Reactivating The Jurisdiction And Authority Of The Special Committee On Naturalization To Consider And Evaluate Petitions For Naturalization Of Deserving Aliens And To Recommend Action Thereon To The President Of The Philippines

EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 460

REACTIVATING THE JURISDICTION AND AUTHORITY OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON NATURALIZATION TO CONSIDER AND EVALUATE PETITIONS FOR NATURALIZATION OF DESERVING ALIENS AND TO RECOMMEND ACTION THEREON TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

WHEREAS, Letter of Instructions No. 270, as amended by Letters of Instructions Nos. 278, 283, 292, and 491 and by Presidential Decrees Nos. 836 and 1379, the Special Committee on Naturalization was granted jurisdiction and authority to receive, consider and recommend actions on petitions for naturalization of deserving aliens;

WHEREAS, the Memorandum of March 27, 1987 issued by the President Corazon C. Aquino directed the Chairman and Members of the Special Committee on Naturalization "to cease and desist from undertaking any and all proceedings within your functional area of responsibility";

WHEREAS, to date, there are, more or less, 9,000 petitions for naturalization pending with the Special Committee on Naturalization;

WHEREAS, there is a growing clamor among resident-aliens who desire to become Filipinos to acquire Philippine citizenship through administrative proceedings, without going through the tedious and more expensive...

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Reactivating the Jurisdiction and Authority of the Special Committee on Naturalization

- Reactivates the Special Committee on Naturalization to receive, consider, evaluate petitions for naturalization of deserving aliens, and recommend action to the President of the Philippines. (Section 1)
- Authorizes the Solicitor General as Chairman to:
    - Fix fees for application form, docketing, oath-taking, and other necessary fees for processing petitions. (Section 2)
    - Fix honoraria, allowances, and incidental expenses for the Chairman, Members, Secretary, and staff. (Section 3)
- Repeals or modifies conflicting laws, decrees, executive orders, administrative orders, proclamations, rules, and regulations. (Section 4)
- Takes effect immediately. (Section 5)