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Tenth Congress
Second Regular Session

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8266, February 20, 1997 ]

AN ACT TO GRANT FILIPINO CITIZENSHIP TO REV. FR. PAUL VAN PARIJS, CICM

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

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.1aшphi1

Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, February 20, 1997.

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