Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Batasan Hills, Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

2088,

HOUSE BILL No.

Introduced by HONORABLE BERNARDO M. VERGARA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to grant Philippine citizenship to Mr. Gulshan (Shean) Bedi. It was
first filed by Honorables MAURICIO G. DOMOGAN and ERIC D. SINGSON as House Bill
No. 5837 during the 14" Congress.

Bom in Delhi, India in 1964, he had his early schooling at the St. Anselm's School
and at the Maheshwari Public School at Jaipur, India from 1970 to 1981. He finished his
college studies at Agarwal College and training at the Rajasthan Flying School in the above-
said city in 1983. After graduation, he immediately came to the Philippines to try his luck in
the field of business marketing management.

From 1983 he started as an Assistant Manager for exports with Ferms International
Inc., Philippines. For about a year at Singapore he became an International Trade Coordinator
with the Interworld Industries. Coming back to the Philippines in 1986, he rose to the rank of
Marketing Manager with the Goldphil Garments Exports (Philippines). Joining the Fil-Estate
Group of Companies in 1988, he worked as a real-estate agent, the was promoted as a unit
manager rising to the rank of Branch Manager, Area Sales Director, Assistant Vice President
for Sales and finally as Vice President for Marketing Support and Bank Financing in said
company. Presently, he is the Senior Vice President-Marketing, Sales and Public Relations
officer of the Camp John Hay Development Corporation and the Senior Vice-President for
Strategic Marketing with the Fil-Estate Urban Development Corporation.

One may notice that his specialization of work is in the field of Marketing
Management and he performs such specialized work in close coordination with the
Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Tourism and Bureau of Investments.

Mr. Bedi's membership in sports organizations is in the line of Golf. He is a Team
Captain, Director for nomination and election committee of the Camp John Hay Golf Club;
Director for Special Projects, Chairman of the Sports and Games Committee and Team
Captain of the Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club. Previously, from 1996 to 2002,
he occupied similar positions with Forest Hills Golf and Country Club.



‘This affable gentleman is married to Teresita Briones Bedi of Sagay, Negros
Occidental with whom he has three children, the eldest of the three being 20 years old and the
youngest 10 years of age. We may note here that he has grown to love the Philippines and
would love to stay here and raise his family in this country. He is happy to continue giving
his share in the socio-economic enhancement of our country and its people through his
multifarious talents, expertise, knowledge and skills in the field of developmental marketing
management. In fact, in attitude and quite a number of ways, he is more Filipino that many
Filipino nationalists.

Considering the foregoing, it is urgently requested that he be given Filipino
citizenship.

vA ERNARDO M. VERGARA.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Batasan Hills, Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No._2088

Introduced by HONORABLE BERNARDO M. VERGARA

AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO GULSHAN BEDI

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
Assembled:

Section 1. - MR. GULSHA BEDI is hereby granted Philippine citizenship with all the
rights, privileges and prerogatives appurtenant thereto and with the same effects and
subject to the same conditions as provided under the Constitution.

Section 2. - Upon taking and registration of the oath of allegiance to the Republic of
the Philippines, before the Bureau of Immigration and the issuance to him of the
Cettificate of Naturalization, Mr. Gulsham Bedi shall enter the full enjoyment of the
Philippine citizenship.

Section 3. - This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved.