February 20, 1997
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8266
AN ACT TO GRANT FILIPINO CITIZENSHIP TO REV. FR. PAUL VAN PARIJS, CICM
SECTION 1. Rev. Fr. Paul Van Parijs, a Belgian citizen and a Roman Catholic Priest of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM), is hereby granted Filipino citizenship: Provided, that he subscribe to the appropriate oath of allegiance as a Filipino citizen. cdt
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: February 20, 1997
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 93 No. 18 page 2772 on May 5, 1997.