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imposed this obligation upon myself voluntarily without

mental reservation or purpose of evasion."

Natural born citizens of the Philippines who, after the

effectivity of this Act, become citizens of a foreign country

shall retain their Philippine citizenship upon taking the

aforesaid oath.

Section 4. Derivative Citizenship — The unmarried

child, whether legitimate, illegitimate or adopted, below

eighteen (18) years of age, of those who re-acquire

Philippine citizenship upon effectivity of this Act shall be

deemed citizenship of the Philippines.

Section 5. Civil and Political Rights and Liabilities —

Those who retain or re-acquire Philippine citizenship

under this Act shall enjoy full civil and political rights and

be subject to all attendant liabilities and responsibilities

under existing laws of the Philippines and the following

conditions:

(1) Those intending to exercise their right of suffrage

must Meet the requirements under Section 1, Article V of

the Constitution, Republic Act No. 9189, otherwise known

as "The Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003" and other

existing laws;

(2) Those seeking elective public in the Philippines

shall meet the qualification for holding such public office

as required by the Constitution and existing laws and, at

the time of the filing of the certificate of candidacy, make

a personal and sworn renunciation of any and all foreign

citizenship

before

any

public

officer

authorized

to

administer an oath;

(3)

Those

appointed

to

any

public

office

shall

subscribe and swear to an oath of allegiance to the

Republic of the Philippines and its duly constituted

authorities prior to their assumption of office: Provided ,

That they renounce their oath of allegiance to the country

where they took that oath;

(4) Those intending to practice their profession in the

Philippines shall apply with the proper authority for a

license or permit to engage in such practice; and

(5) That right to vote or be elected or appointed to any

public office in the Philippines cannot be exercised by, or

extended to, those who:

(a) are candidates for or are occupying any public

office

in the country of which they are naturalized

citizens; and/or

(b)

are

in

active

service

as

commissioned

or

non-commissioned officers in the armed forces of the

country which they are naturalized citizens.

Section 6. Separability Clause — If any section or

provision of this Act is held unconstitutional or invalid, any

other section or provision not affected thereby shall

remain valid and effective.

Section 7. Repealing Clause — All laws, decrees,

orders,

rules

and

regulations

inconsistent

with

the

provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified

accordingly.

Section 8. Effectivity Clause — This Act shall take

effect after fifteen (15) days following its publication in the

Official

Gazette

or

two

(2)

newspaper

of

general

circulation.

RA No 10366 | Accessible Polling for

PWDs and Senior Citizens

[IRR] RA 10366 Accessible Voting of PWDs and Senior

Citizens

AN

ACT

AUTHORIZING

THE

COMMISSION

ON

ELECTIONS TO ESTABLISH PRECINCTS ASSIGNED TO

ACCESSIBLE

POLLING

PLACES

EXCLUSIVELY

FOR

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND SENIOR CITIZENS

Be

it

enacted

by

the

Senate

and

House

of

Representatives

of

the

Philippines

in

Congress

assembled:

Section 1. Section Declaration of Policy. — The State

shall ensure that persons with disabilities and senior

citizens

are

able

to

exercise

their

right

to political

participation

without

discrimination

or

restrictions.

Towards this end, the State shall design systems and

procedures that will enable persons with disabilities and

senior citizens to register and vote by themselves.

Section 2. Section Definition of Terms. — As used in

this Act, the term:

(a)

Commission

refers

to

the

Commission

on

Elections.

(b) Persons with Disabilities refer to qualified voters

who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or

sensory impairments which in interaction with various

barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in

the electoral processes on an equal basis with others.

(c) Senior Citizens refer to qualified voters who are

sixty (60) years or older.

(d)

Electoral

Processes

refer

to

election-related

activities

and

proceedings

including

registration,

candidacy, campaign, voter education and casting of

vote.

(e) Assistance refers to any support or aid that may be

extended to persons with disabilities and senior citizens

for them to meaningfully and effectively participate in the

electoral processes.

(f) Discrimination on the basis of disability means any

distinction,

exclusion

or

restriction

on

the

basis

of

disability which has the effect of impairing or nullifying

the recognition, enjoyment, or exercise, on an equal basis

with

others,

of

all

human

rights

and

fundamental

freedoms,

including

denial

of

reasonable

accommodation.

(g) Universal design means the design of products,

environments, programs and services, to be usable by all

people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need

for adaptation or specialized design but shall not exclude

assistive devices for particular groups of persons with

disabilities where this is needed.

(h)

Satellite

registration

refers

to

registration

conducted by an Election Officer in established satellite

offices located in a public place within his or her area of

jurisdiction. It accepts application for registration, transfer

or transfer with reactivation, reactivation of registration

records, change or correction of entries and validation of

registration from all registrants or voters residing within

the Election Officer’s territorial jurisdiction.

(i)

Special

registration

refers

to

registration

conducted in established satellite offices by a special

registration

team

designated

by the Commission. It

exclusively caters to first time person with disability and

senior citizen registrants residing outside the area of

jurisdiction of the regular Election Officer conducting the

satellite registration.

(j) Accessible polling place refers to the venue where

the

Board

of

Election

Inspectors

(BEIs)

conducts

election-related proceedings and where the voters cast

their votes. The accessible polling place shall he located at

the ground floor, preferably near the entrance of the

building, and is free of any physical barriers and provided

with necessary services, including assistive devices.

Section 3. Section Right to Participation in Electoral

Processes. — The State shall guarantee the political rights

of persons with disabilities and senior citizens, in line with

the concept of universal design, by:

(a) Ensuring that voting procedures, facilities and

materials

are

appropriate,

accessible,

and

easy

to

understand and use;

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