PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 616, December 19, 1974

GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO TWELVE JESUIT MISSIONARIES

Presidential Decrees December 19, 1974
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WHEREAS, the following Jesuit missionaries have manifested
their desire to become Philippine citizen:

1.
Andechega, Juan
7.
  McCarthy, Charles
2.
Barbero, Maximo
8.
  Papilla, Louis
3.
Calle, Jose
9.
  Parisi, Francis
4.
Caycedo, Jose
10.
  Ricard, Albert
5.
Clifford, Daniel
11.
  Tritz, Pierre
6.
Kaufmann, Joseph
12.
  Zuloaga, Ismael

WHEREAS, these missionaries have mingled socially with the
Filipino people, embraced their customs, traditions and ideals, and
learned to speak one of the Philippine dialects; and,

WHEREAS, by virtue of their long and invaluable service to
the Filipino people, these missionaries have proven themselves worthy of
all the rights, privileges and prerogatives of citizens of this
country;

WHEREAS, their superiors strongly recommend the grant of
citizenship to them and the proper officials of the Philippine
Government have recommended such grant of citizenship to them:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution,
do hereby grant Philippine Citizenship to:

1.
Andechega, Juan
7.
  McCarthy, Charles
2.
Barbero, Maximo
8.
  Papilla, Louis
3.
Calle, Jose
9.
  Parisi, Francis
4.
Caycedo, Jose
10.
  Ricard, Albert
5.
Clifford, Daniel
11.
  Tritz, Pierre
6.
Kaufmann, Joseph
12.
  Zuloaga, Ismael

This Decree is made part of the law of the land and shall take
effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 19th day of December, in the year
of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.

   
   
 
(Sgd.)
  FERDINAND E. MARCOS
  President of the Philippines
     

 

By the President:  
     
(Sgd.)
  ALEJANDRO MELCHOR  
  Executive Secretary