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
The following is a list of people who acquired Filipino citizenship through naturalization.
| Name | Born | Origin nation | Naturalized | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andray Blatche | 1986 | .png){kind=small} United States | 2014 (Republic Act No. 10636) | American-born player who played for the Philippines men's national basketball team. |
| 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. |
| Marcus Douthit | 1980 | United States | 2011 (Republic Act No. 10148) | American-born player who played for the Philippines men's national basketball team.[3] |
| 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} United States | 1936 (Commonwealth Act No. 79)[4] | 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. |
| Aleksandr Korovin | 1994 |  Russia | 2024 (Republic Act No. 12115) | Russian-born pair figure-skater; partner of Isabella Gamez |
| 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.[5][6] |
| Kulas (Kyle Jennermann) | 1987/1988 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 2023 (Republic Act No. 11955) | Canadian-born vlogger who often covers Filipino travel and culture content. |
| Basel Manadil | 1993 | .svg.png){kind=small} Syria | 2019 | Syrian vlogger who runs the YouTube channel The Hungry Syrian Wanderer which documents his experiences in the Philippines.[7] |
| Bienvenido Marañón | 1986 |  Spain | 2021 (Republic Act No. 11570) | Spanish-born footballer.[8][9] |
| 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[10] |
| Hans Smit | 1958 |  Indonesia | 2016 (Republic Act No. 10914) | Football coach who was born in Indonesia but grew up in the Philippines.[11] |
| 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.[12] |
| Peter Leslie Wallace | 1939 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia | 2015 (Republic Act No. 10685) | Australian born Businessman.[13][14] |
| George J. Willmann | 1897 | United States | 1975 (Presidential Decree No. 740) | American Jesuit priest who had resided in the Philippines since 1936.[15] |
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "An Act Declaring the Honorable Francis Burton Harrison, Former Governor-General of the Philippines, a Citizen of the Philippines, and Conferring Upon Him All the Rights, Duties, Privileges and Prerogatives of Filipino Citizenship". Commonwealth of the Philippines. October 26, 1936. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Severo, Jan Milo (June 17, 2021). "Vlogger 'The Hungry Syrian Wanderer' is now a proud Filipino citizen". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Presidential Decree No. 192 : Granting Philippine Citizenship to Ronald Fredrick William Nathanielsz". The LawPhil Project. Arellano Law Foundation. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "Indon football coach gets Filipino citizenship". Manila Bulletin. July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ Carandang, Justin Kenneth (June 7, 2023). "Why Akiko Thomson chose to compete for the Philippines". GMA News. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Peter Wallace now a full-fledged Filipino". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 4, 2015.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 10685". officialgazette.gov.ph. September 28, 2015.
- ^ 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.