List of naturalized Filipino citizens
The following is a list of notable Filipinos who have acquired Philippine citizenship through naturalization. In contrast, natural-born Filipinos, are individuals who have one or both parents who were Philippine citizens at the time of the birth of that individual.[1][2]
List[edit]
The following is a list of people who acquired Filipino citizenship through naturalization.
| Name | Born | Origin nation | Naturalized | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andray Blatche | 1986 |  United States |
2014 (Republic Act No. 10636) |
American-born player who played for the Philippines men's national basketball team. |
| Chip Engelland | 1961 | United States |
– | American-born coach who was a member of the Philippine national basketball team under the sponsorship of Northern Cement Corporation that captured the 1985 Jones Cup Championship. |
| Francis Burton Harrison | 1873 |  United States |
1936 (Commonwealth Act No. 79) |
Former Governor-General of the Philippines and U.S. House of Representatives member. |
| Jessie Lichauco | 1912 |  Cuba United States |
2013 (Republic Act No. 10356) |
Cuban-born American philanthropist. |
| Marcus Douthit | 1980 | United States |
2011 (Republic Act No. 10148) |
American-born player who played for the Philippines men's national basketball team.[3] |
| Hans Smit | 1958 |  Indonesia |
2016 (Republic Act No. 10914) |
Football coach who was born in Indonesia but grew up in the Philippines.[4] |
| Bruce McTavish | 1939/1940 |  New Zealand |
2018 (Republic Act No. 11161) |
New Zealand-born boxing referee. |
| Ronnie Nathanielsz | 1935 |  Sri Lanka |
1973 (Presidential Decree No. 192) |
Sri Lankan-born sports journalist, commentator and analyst[5] |
| George J. Willmann | 1897 | United States |
1975 (Presidential Decree No. 740) |
American Jesuit priest who had resided in the Philippines since 1936.[6] |
| Basel Manadil | 1993 |  Syria |
2019 | Syrian vlogger who runs the YouTube channel The Hungry Syrian Wanderer which documents his experiences in the Philippines.[7] |
| Angelo Kouame | 1997 |  Senegal |
2021 (Republic Act No. 11543) |
Senegal-born player who played for the Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball team and plays for the Philippines men's national basketball team.[8][9] |
| Akiko Thomson | 1985 | United States |
1985 (Presidential Decree No. 1983) |
American-born swimmer who grew up in the Philippines and took part in the Summer Olympics.[10] |
| Bienvenido Marañón | 1986 |  Spain |
2021 (Republic Act No. 11570) |
Spanish-born footballer.[11][12] |
| Peter Leslie Wallace | 1939 |  Australia |
2015 (Republic Act No. 10685) |
Australian born Businessman.[13][14] |
| Justin Brownlee | 1988 |  United States
|
2023 (Republic Act No. 11937) |
American-born player who played for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association. |
| Kyle Jennermann (Kulas) | — |  Canada
|
2023 (Republic Act No. 11955) |
Canadian-born vlogger who often covers Filipino travel and culture content. |
| Tomas Morato | 1887 | Spain
|
1899 (Treaty of Paris) |
Spanish-born businessman and politician |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Who are natural-born Filipinos?". Embassy of the Philippines in Norway. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "The Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". 1987. Article IV, Section 1 – via Official Gazette of the Philippine Government.
- ^ "Douthit now a naturalized Filipino". ABS-CBNNews.com. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
- ^ "Indon football coach gets Filipino citizenship". Manila Bulletin. July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ "Presidential Decree No. 192 : Granting Philippine Citizenship to Ronald Fredrick William Nathanielsz". The LawPhil Project. Arellano Law Foundation. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ Ocampo, Yen (July 31, 2014). "Cause for naturalized Filipino priest ongoing". CBCP News. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Severo, Jan Milo (June 17, 2021). "Vlogger 'The Hungry Syrian Wanderer' is now a proud Filipino citizen". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Ange Kouame's naturalization now official". ABS-CBN News. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO KAKOU ANGE FRANCK WILLIAMS KOUAME (PDF) (act RA-11543). Republic of the Philippines, Congress of the Philippines, Metro Manila, Eighteenth Congress, Second Regular Session. May 18, 2021.
- ^ Carandang, Justin Kenneth (June 7, 2023). "Why Akiko Thomson chose to compete for the Philippines". GMA News. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ Lopez, Virgil (July 7, 2021). "Duterte signs law granting Filipino citizenship to football player Bienvenido Marañon". GMA News. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (July 7, 2021). "Bienvenido Maranon becomes a Filipino citizen". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "Peter Wallace now a full-fledged Filipino". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 4, 2015.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 10685". officialgazette.gov.ph. September 28, 2015.