REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

FIFTH JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH 1, NAGA CITY

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITON

FOR NATURALIZATION OF Sp. Proc No. 34435
MARK CHEN,
Petitioner.
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PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION

Petitioner, and unto this Honorable Court, respectfully avers that:

1. Petitioner’s full name is Mark Chen;

2. His present place of residence is Naga City, Camarines Sur;

3. He was born on March 14, 1990, in Chuansio, Chinkiang, China

under whose laws Filipinos may become naturalized citizens or
subjects thereof;

4. He is married to Maria Maganda, and is the father of one (1)

child;

5. His wife Maria Maganda is 24 years old, having been born on

April 1, 1995 in Naga City, Camarines Sur;

6. His son Marco Chen is only 9 months old, having been born on
February 14, 2019 at Mother Seton Hospital Naga City.

7. That he arrived in the Philippines from Chuansio, Chinkiang,

China on March 14, 1998.

8. He has resided continuously in the Philippines for not less than

10 years as a permanent resident immediately preceding the date of
this petition;

9. He speaks and writes English, Tagalog and Bicol

10. His income amounted to P700,000.00 annually, he being

employed at the Central Manufacturing Corporation since March 7,
2016.

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12. That he believes in the principles underlying the Philippine
Constitution; is of good moral character and had conducted himself in
a proper and irreproachable manner during the entire period of his
residence in the Philippines in his relations with the constituted
government as well as with the community in which he lives; has
mingled socially with the Filipinos, and has evinced a genuine desire
to learn and embrace the customs, traditions and ideas of the
Filipinos;

13. He is not opposed to organized government or affiliated with

any association or group of persons who uphold and teach doctrines
opposing all organized government; that he does not defend or teach
the necessity or propriety of violence, personal assault or
assassination for the success and predominance of their ideas; that
he is not a polygamist or a believer in polygamy or in the practice of
polygamy, that he has never been convicted of any crime involving
moral turpitude, that he is not suffering from mental alienation or
incurable contagious disease; and that he is not a citizen or subject
of a nation at war with the Philippines;

14. He has complied with the requirements of the Naturalization

Law (CA No. 473) regarding the filing with the Office of the Solicitor-
General of his bona fide intention to become a citizen of the
Philippines;

15. It is his intention in good faith to become a citizen of the

Philippines and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and
fidelity to any foreign state or sovereignty, if this petition is granted
and particularly to China of which at this time he is a citizen or
subject and he will reside continuously in the Philippines from the
date of the filing of this petition up to the time of his admission to
Philippine Citizenship;

16. He has not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any

court;

17. Pedro Masipag, of legal age, residing at Naga City and Palito
Magalang, of legal age, residing at Naga City, who are Filipino
citizens, will appear and testify as witnesses at the hearing of this
petition;

18. Attached hereto and made integral part of this petition are: (a)
Affidavit of witnesses (Annex “A”); (b) a signed copy of petitioners’
declaration of intention to become a citizen of the Philippines (Annex
“B”); (c) petitioner’s certificate of arrival, signed and issued by the

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Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (Annex
“C”); and (d) two (2) photographs of petitioner, duly autographed
and signed (Annexes “D” and “E”).

WHEREFORE, your petitioner prays that he be admitted a

citizen of the Philippines.

Naga City, September 22, 2019

(Sgd) Counsel for Petitioner

Naga City, Camarines Sur
Roll of Attorney 23234
IBP no. 45654; 1/2/19; Naga City
PTR no. 45654; 1/2/19; Naga City
MCLE Compliance no. 12345

VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION

Republic of the Philippines …………)

Naga City……………………………) S. S.

I, MARK CHEN; Chinese, of legal age residing at Naga City,

Camarines Sur, after being sworn to in accordance with law, deposes
and say that:

1. I am the plaintiff in the above-entitled case;

2. The facts stated above in the complaint are true and correct to
the best of my knowledge and based on authentic records;

3. I have not commenced any action or filed any claim involving

the same issues in any court, tribunal or quasi-judicial agency
and to the best of my knowledge, no such other action or claim
is pending in them; and

4. If I should learn that the same or similar action or claim has

been filed or is pending after its filing, I shall report that fact
within five (5) days from notice to the court or where the
complaint or initiatory pleading has been filed.

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this instrument on
September 22, 2019.

(Sgd) MARK CHEN

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me, this 22st day of

September 2019, in the City of Naga, the affiant exhibiting to me his
Chinese Passport 55567 issued on January 1, 1998 at China.

NOTARY PUBLIC
Commission Serial No. 5678
Until Dec 31, 2019
Roll of Attorney 23234
IBP no. 45654; 1/2/19; Naga City
PTR no. 45654; 1/2/19; Naga City
MCLE Compliance no. 12345
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