REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11247, March 22, 2019

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11247, March 22, 2019 ]

AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO HANS GUENTER SCHOOF

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Mr. Hans Guenter Schoof is hereby granted Philippine citizenship with all the rights, privileges and prerogatives, as well as the duties and obligations appurtenant thereto under the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of the Philippines.

SEC. 2, Mr. Hans Guenter Schoof shall take the Oath of Allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines before an officer duly authorized to administer the same. The Oath of Allegiance shall be registered with the Bureau of Immigration.

SEC. 3. Upon registration of the Oath of Allegiance, the Bureau of Immigration shall issue a Certificate of Naturalization to Mr. Hans Guenter Schoof who shall thereupon enter into the full enjoyment of Philippine citizenship.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate

(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representative and the Senate on November 26, 2018 and January 21, 2019, respectively.

(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate

(SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING Acting Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: MAR 22 2019

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Philippines