Commonwealth Acts


Commonwealth Act No. 647: An Act to Grant Maternity Leave to Married Women Who are in the Service of the Government or of any of its Instrumentalities

Commonwealth Act No. 647: An Act to Grant Maternity Leave to Married Women Who are in the Service of the Government or of any of its Instrumentalities AN ACT TO GRANT MATERNITY LEAVE TO MARRIED WOMEN WHO ARE IN THE SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT OR OF ANY OF ITS INSTRUMENTALITIES. Section 1. Married women who are permanently or temporarily appointed in the service of the Government, or in any of its branches, subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities, including the corporations and enterprises owned or controlled by the Government, shall, in addition to the vacation and sick leave which they may enjoy ...

Commonwealth Act No. 625: An Act Providing the Manner in Which the Option to Elect Philippine Citizenship Shall be Declared by a Person Whose Mother is a Filipino Citizen

Commonwealth Act No. 625: An Act Providing the Manner in Which the Option to Elect Philippine Citizenship Shall be Declared by a Person Whose Mother is a Filipino Citizen “AN ACT PROVIDING THE MANNER IN WHICH THE OPTION TO ELECT PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP SHALL BE DECLARED BY A PERSON WHOSE MOTHER IS A FILIPINO CITIZEN“ Section 1. The option to elect Philippine citizenship in accordance with subsection (4), Section 1, Article IV, of the Constitution shall be expressed in a statement to be signed and sworn to by the party concerned before any officer authorized to administer oaths, and shall be ...

Commonwealth Act No. 613: The Philippine Immigration Act of 1940

Commonwealth Act No. 613: The Philippine Immigration Act of 1940 Section 1. This Act shall be known as “The Philippine Immigration Act of 1940.” BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION Sec. 2. Officials. – A Bureau of Immigration [now Commission on Immigration and Deportation] is established under a Commissioner of Immigration, who shall have two assistants, a First Deputy Commissioner of Immigration [now Associate Commissioner of Immigration] and a Second Deputy Commissioner of Immigration [now Associate Commissioner of Immigration]. For administrative purposes, the Bureau of Immigration [now Commission on Immigration and Deportation] shall be under the supervision and control of the Department of ...

Commonwealth Act No. 473: Revised Naturalization Law

Commonwealth Act No. 473: Revised Naturalization Law AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP BY NATURALIZATION, AND TO REPEAL ACTS NUMBERED TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN AND THIRTY-FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT Sec. 1. Title of Act. – This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “Revised Naturalization Law.” Sec. 2. Qualifications. – Subject to Section four of this Act, any person having the following qualifications may become a citizen of the Philippines by naturalization: First. He must be not less than twenty-one years of age on the day of the hearing of the petition; Second ...