An Act Providing the Manner in which the Option to Elect Philippine Citizenship shall be Declared by a Person whose Mother is a Filipino Citizen
Commonwealth Act No. 625, enacted on June 7, 1941, outlines the process for individuals whose mothers are Filipino citizens to declare their option for Philippine citizenship. This declaration must be made through a signed and sworn statement submitted to the nearest civil registry, accompanied by an oath of allegiance to the Philippine Constitution and Government. If the individual is outside the Philippines, they can make this declaration before a U.S. government officer and send it to the Civil Registry of Manila. A filing fee of ten pesos is required, and penalties, including imprisonment or fines, apply for any fraudulent statements. The Act took effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 625
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 7, 1941
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 625
AN ACT PROVIDING THE MANNER IN WHICH THE OPTION TO ELECT PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP SHALL BE DECLARED BY A PERSON WHOSE MOTHER IS A FILIPINO CITIZEN
SECTION 1. The option to elect Philippine citizenship in accordance with subsection (4), section 1, Article IV, of the Constitution shall be expressed in a statement to be signed and sworn to by the party concerned before any officer authorized to administer oaths, and shall be filed with the nearest civil registry. The said party shall accompany the aforesaid statement with the oath of allegiance to the Constitution and the Government of the Philippines. DTcASE
SECTION 2. If the party concerned is absent from the Philippines, he may make the statement herein authorized before any officer of the Government of the United States authorized to administer oaths, and he shall forward such statement together with his oath of allegiance, to the Civil Registry of Manila.
SECTION 3. The civil registrar shall collect as filing fees of the statement, the amount of ten pesos.
SECTION 4. The penalty of prisión correccional, or a fine not exceeding ten thousand pesos, or both, shall be imposed on anyone found guilty of fraud or falsehood in making the statement herein prescribed.
SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, June 7, 1941.
Cite This Law
An Act Providing the Manner in which the Option to Elect Philippine Citizenship shall be Declared by a Person whose Mother is a Filipino Citizen, Commonwealth Act No. 625, Jun 7, 1941 (Philippines)
An Act Providing the Manner in which the Option to Elect Philippine Citizenship shall be Declared by a Person whose Mother is a Filipino Citizen, Commonwealth Act No. 625 (Phil. 1941)
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