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Photo by the Embassy of the United States in the Philippines, from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Img_3009_5895102655_o.jpg This image is a work of a United States Department of State employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain per 17 U.S.C. § 101 and § 105 and the Department Copyright Information.

Emilio Yap (1925 - 2014)
Emilio Yap was a Chinese-Filipino business tycoon and philanthropist. He was the chairman of the board of the Manila Bulletin. Wikipedia
Lou Gopal; "Mr. Albert Awad"; Manila Nostalgia; 28 January 2016; http://www.lougopal.com/manila/?p=3699

Henry Brimo (1913 - c.2009)
He was one of the leading figures in Philippine mining. He co-founded Philex Mining Corporation in 1955. In the 1950s to 1960s, he was president of the Philippine Gold Producers Association. In 1978, h...
Photo from https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=890262399122996&set=pb.100044177316571.-2207520000&type=3

Basel Manadil
Basel Manadil, also known as The Hungry Syrian Wanderer, is a Syrian-born Filipino vlogger and content creator, noted for his positive views on the Philippines and work to provide aid to victims of nat...
Photo from El Renacimiento (5 September 1903, p. 1): https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/sea/newspapers/renc19030905-01.1.1 Original file: https://ibb.co/XVhTCdS or https://imgbox.com/vzewDwQi or https://pixhost.to/show/253/452000493_jose-eduardo-alemany-y-gruet.jpg Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jos%C3%A9_Eduardo_Alemany_y_Gruet.jpg This work was first published in the Philippines and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. The work meets one of the following criteria: It is an anonymous or pseudonymous work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication It is an audiovisual or photographic work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication It is a work of applied art and 25 years have passed since the year of its publication It is another kind of work, and 50 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author) Important note: Works of foreign (non-U.S.) origin must be out of copyright or freely licensed in both their home country and the United States in order to be accepted on Commons. Works of Philippine origin that have entered the public domain in the U.S. due to certain circumstances (such as publication in noncompliance with U.S. copyright formalities) may have had their U.S. copyright restored under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) if the work was under copyright in its country of origin on the date that the URAA took effect in that country. (For the Philippines, the URAA took effect on January 1, 1996.) This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

José E. Alemany (1867 - aft.1938)
José E. Alemany was a Spanish-born Filipino physician. Philippine Biographical Directory (1908, p. 8) Birth Marriage information G.R. No. L-1403 (October 27, 1905)
Joaquín Miguel Elizalde (1896 - 1965)
Joaquín Miguel Elizalde y Díaz was a Filipino diplomat and businessman. Sources: accessed on 8/15/2019

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"Apply For Passports Early To Avoid Delays". Puso Ng Pamilyang Pilipino, 2015. Web: https://bit.ly/2OpXS4r. Accessed 15 July 2020.

This sub-project aims to organize genealogical data on notable foreign-born individuals who became the naturalized citizens of the Philippines. Find more at the master project page, Philippines Portal.

Australia

Peter Leslie Wallace (b. 1939), Australian born businessman | 28 September 2015 (Republic Act No. 10685)

China

Dee C. Chuan (1888-1940), businessman, philanthropist, and activist
Ricardo Po Sr. (1932-2021), businessman
Henry Sy (1924-2019), business magnate, investor, and philanthropist; founder of SM Prime Holdings
Andrew Tan (b. 1952), businessman
Lucio Tan (b. 1934), businessman
Dennis Anthony Uy (b. 1966), businessman
Emilio Yap (1925-2014), businessman
Tan Yu (1927-2002), philanthropist and businessman

Cuba

Jessie Lichauco (1912-2021), philanthropist | 9 January 2013 (Republic Act No. 10356)

Hong Kong

George Ty (1932-2018), banker and business magnate; founder of Metrobank

Indonesia

Hans Smit (b. 1958), football manager | 21 July 2016 (Republic Act No. 10914)

Ivory Coast

Ange Kouame (b. 1997), basketball player | 18 May 2021 (Republic Act No. 11543)

Lebanon

Henry Brimo (1913-c. 2009), businessman | c. 10 May 1928

New Zealand

Bruce McTavish (b. 1940), boxing referee and philanthropist | 14 December 2018 (Republic Act No. 11161)

Spain

José E. Alemany (1867-after 1938), physician | 11 April 1899 (Treaty of Paris)
Joaquín Miguel Elizalde (1893-1965), diplomat and businessman | 1933
Bienvenido Marañón (b. 1986), footballer | 2 July 2021 (Republic Act No. 11570)
Amadeo Matute (c. 1883-1955), merchant | 1921 (Civil Case No. 373)
Tomas Morato (1887-1965), politician; first Mayor of Quezon City from 9 November 1939 to 19 July 1942 | 11 April 1899 (Treaty of Paris)

Sri Lanka

Ronnie Nathanielsz (1935-2016), sports journalist, commentator and analyst | 14 May 1973 (Presidential Decree No. 192, s. 1973)

Syria

Basel Manadil aka The Hungry Syrian Wanderer (b. 1993), vlogger | 2019

Ukraine

Naftali Plattring (1878-1942), merchant | 1922 (revoked in 1926)

United States

Andray Blatche (b. 1986), professional basketball player | 11 June 2014 (Republic Act No. 10636)
Justin Brownlee (b. 1988), professional basketball player | 12 January 2023 (Republic Act No. 11937)
Hyacinth Gabriel Connon (1911-1978), Lasallian Brother; President of De La Salle University from 1950 to 1959 and 1966 to 1978 | 10 August 1970 (Republic Act No. 6131)
Chip Engelland (b. 1961), basketball coach and former professional basketball player | 1980's
Marcus Douthit (b. 1980), professional basketball player | 12 March 2011 (Republic Act No. 10148)
Francis Burton Harrison (1873-1957) - statesman; Governor-General of the Philippines from 6 October 1913 to 5 March 1921 | 26 October 1936 (Commonwealth Act No. 79)
James Reuter, Jesuit Priest, theatre, journalist, television director, educator and writer
John N. Schumacher (1927-2014), Jesuit historian and educator | 1977
William Henry Scott (1921-1993), historian
Akiko Thomson (b. 1974) - swimmer, television host and journalist | 19 July 1985 (Presidential Decree No. 1983, s. 1985)
George J. Willmann - Jesuit priest | 1 July 1975 (Presidential Decree No. 740, s. 1975)

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"Naturalized citizens of the Philippines" Wikipedia, 2019. Date accessed: 22 October 2019.

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