RULE II : RIGHTS OF FORMER NATURAL BORN FILIPINOS TO ENGAGE IN RETAIL TRADE

Section 1. Rights of Former Natural born Filipinos. - Any natural born Filipino citizen who has lost his Philippine citizenship and who has legal capacity to enter into a contract under Philippine laws may be allowed to engage in retail trade, provided that he resides in the Philippines.

Sec. 2. Documentary Evidences. – Any person who meets the requirements provided for under the preceding paragraph shall be considered as a Filipino citizen for purposes of this Act, upon showing any of the following documents:

1. Copy of birth certificate (i) certified by the local civil registrar or the National Statistics Office; or (ii) for those born abroad, certificate of birth from the appropriate government agency of the country where the birth is recorded showing the father or mother to be a Filipino at the time of birth or if the citizenship of the parents is not indicated, additional proof that the parent/s is a Filipino citizen or has not lost his/her Filipino citizenship at the time of the applicant’s birth; or (iii) those born before 17 January 1973 of Filipino mothers must additionally submit all of the following: certified true copies of his/her sworn statement of election of Filipino citizenship, oath of allegiance from the civil registrar where the documents were filed and/or forwarded, and identification certificate issued by the Bureau of Immigration;

2. In case of loss and/or destruction of the record of birth or non-registration of birth, a (i) Certificate of non-availability of birth certificate on account of loss and/or destruction of birth record from the local civil registrar and/or appropriate government agency if birth was registered abroad; or (ii) copy of birth certificate of mother or father certified by the local civil registrar or the NSO; and (iii) affidavit of two (2) disinterested persons attesting to their personal knowledge that at the time of the applicant’s birth, the child was born of a Filipino mother or father.

Any document executed or issued abroad must be authenticated by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate having jurisdiction over the place of execution or issuance of the document.