WHEREAS, Ronald Ian Laing, a subject of Great Britain, has
manifested his desire to become a Philippine citizen;
WHEREAS, Ronald Ian Laing was born on June 19, 1915, in
Manila and has continuously resided in the Philippines since then;
WHEREAS, he was conferred a Presidential Service Award on
June 11, 1977, for his special services to the Government of the Philippines and
the Filipino people;
WHEREAS, he has mingled socially with our people, embraced
our customs, traditions and ideals and learned to speak one of our dialects;
and
WHEREAS, by virtue of his exceptional service and
contributions to the betterment of our people and country, Ronald Ian Laing has
proven himself worthy of all the rights, privileges and prerogatives of a
citizen of this country.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President/Prime
Minister of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in
me by the Constitution, do hereby grant Philippine citizenship to RONALD IAN
LAING with all the rights, privileges and prerogatives appurtenant thereto.
This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of June in the year of Our Lord,
nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President/Prime
Minister
By the Prime Minister:
(Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE
Presidential Executive
Assistant