4/14/2021 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly Naturalization may be either administrative, judicial, or legislative. As the name implies, administrative naturalization is the grant of Filipino citizenship to aliens via administrative proceedings and is currently governed by Republic Act No. 9139.[68] Judicial naturalization grants Filipino citizenship through a judicial decree and is governed by Commonwealth Act No. 423 or the Revised Naturalization Law, as amended.[69] Lastly, legislative naturalization bestows Filipino citizenship through a statute enacted by Congress.[70] It is undisputed that Winston Brian, Christopher Troy, and Jon Nicholas' father, Lao Kian Ben, applied for naturalization under Letter of Instructions No. 270, and his application was granted under Presidential Decree No. 923. Presidential Decree No. 923 provided for the same rights, privileges, duties, and obligations as well as conditions and effects of naturalization as those provided in Presidential Decree No. 836. The pertinent provisions of Letter of Instructions No. 270 and Presidential Decree No. 836 are as follows: LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 270 TO : Solicitor General Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Director General NISA SUBJECT : Naturalization of Deserving Aliens by Decree In order that aliens permanently residing in this country who, having developed and demonstrated love for and loyalty to the Philippines and affinity to the customs, traditions and ideals of the Filipino people, as well as contributed to the economic, social and cultural development of our country, may be integrated into the national fabric by the grant of Philippine citizenship, you are hereby directed as follows: 1. That you shall constitute yourself as a Committee, with the Solicitor General as Chairman, to receive, and consider and submit recommendations on, applications for naturalization by decree from aliens with the following qualifications and none of the following disqualifications: Qualifications: a. He must not be less than 21 years of age on the date of the filing of his petition; b. If born in a foreign country, he must have been legally admitted into the Philippines either as an immigrant or a non-immigrant; c. He must have had a continuous residence in the Philippines of ten years, which period shall be reduced https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/66236 10/20