4/14/2021 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly reasons shown, shall be considered prima facie evidence of failure to bona fide enroll in Philippine schools. .... 5. The Special Committee may cancel certificates of naturalization issued under this decree in the following cases: (a) If it finds that the naturalized person or his duly authorized representative made any false statement or misrepresentation or committed any violation of law, rules and regulations in connection with the petition for naturalization, or if he otherwise obtains Philippine citizenship fraudulently or illegally, the certificate of naturalization shall be cancelled; (b) If the naturalized person or his wife, or any of his minor children who acquire Filipino citizenship by virtue of his naturalization shall, within five (5) years next following the grant of Philippine citizenship, establish permanent residence in a foreign country, that individual's certificate of naturalization or acquired citizenship shall be cancelled or revoked; provided that the fact of such person's remaining for more than one year in his country of origin, or two years in any other foreign country, shall be considered prima facie evidence of intent to permanently reside therein; (c) If the naturalized person or his wife or child with acquired citizenship allows himself or herself to be used as a dummy in violation of any constitutional or legal provision requiring Philippine citizenship as a condition for the exercise, use, or enjoyment of a right, franchise, or privilege, the certificate of naturalization or acquired citizenship shall be cancelled or revoked; (d) If the naturalized person or his wife or child with acquired citizenship commits any act inimical to national security, the certificate of naturalization or acquired citizenship shall be cancelled or revoked. On the other hand, Presidential Decree No. 923 partly provides: PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 923 https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/66236 14/20

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