Section 11Sec./Art. 11

Section 8 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 12 and is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 12. Requirements for Registration. - Every Filipino registrant shall be required to furnish the following documents:

"(a) A valid Philippine passport. In the absence of a valid passport, a certification of the DFA that it has reviewed the appropriate documents submitted by the applicant and has found them sufficient to warrant the issuance of a passport, or that the applicant is a holder of a valid passport but is unable to produce the same for a valid reason;

"(b) Accomplished registration form prescribed by the Commission; and

"(c) Applicants who availed themselves of the 'Citizen Retention and Reacquisition Act' (Republic Act No. 9225) shall present the original or certified true copy of the order of approval of their application to retain or reacquire their Filipino citizenship issued by the post or their identification certificate issued by the Bureau of Immigration.

"The Commission may also require, additional data to facilitate registration and recording.1wphi1 No information other than those necessary to establish the identity and qualification of the applicant shall be required.

"All applications for registration and/or certification as an overseas voter shall be considered as applications to vote overseas. An overseas voter is presumed to be abroad until she/he applies for transfer of her/his registration records or requests that her/his name be cancelled from the NROV."