FOURTEENTH CONGRESS 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session 
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SENATE BILL NO. 35 '{ 6 
Introduced by Senator M. A. Madrigal 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Citizenship refers to a person's membership in a political community. It is 
a legal status that confers civil, political and social rights to a person. Hence, he is 
free to act according to the law and having the right to claim the law's protection. 
Under the present (1987) Philippine Constitution, Philippine citizenship 
can be conferred to an alien through the process of naturalization. Naturalization 
is a process by which a foreigner becomes a citizen of another state. This operates 
either directly or indirectly. By direct operation, citizenship may be acquired 
through a special act of the legislature. 
This bill seeks to confer this privilege of granting Filipino citizenship to 
Mr. Dennis Guy Martin, French national, through a special act of the Philippine 
Congress. 
Mr. Dennis Martin, 51 years old, is a resident of Barangay Hulo, Pililia, 
Rizal and has been in the Philippines for more than eighteen (18) years. Born on 
March 5, 1958 in Nancy, France, he obtained his degree in Technicien Superieur in 
Physics and Chemistry at the AFPA Champs Sur Marne in 1980. In 1984, he 
became an Explosive Engineer at the Institute of Explosive Engineers, United 
Kingdom. He is a father to five Filipino/French children all of whom were 
enrolled in schools duly recognized by the Philippine government where 
Philippine history, government and civics were taught as part of the school 
curriculum and which do not limit its admission to any particular race or 
nationality. He speaks English, French and Filipino. 
Mr. Martin started his career in 1981 by helping Filipino to obtain overseas 
employment on the oil rigs and platforms in the United Arab of Emirates (UAE). 
He provided work and livelihood opportunities to hundreds of Filipinos. From 
1987 to 1991, he worked for an international company where its head office in the 
South East Asia was based in Manila. In 1991, he decided to reside permanently 
in the Philippines and began to embrace Filipino culture, tradition and way of 
life. Upon residing in the Philippines, he started to incorporate his present 
company - Drilling and Blasting Management Group, Inc. In 1992, he applied 
and was subsequently granted by the Bureau of Investment a Special Investor 
Resident Visa (S.I.R.V.). 
At present, Mr. Martin possesses a multiple entry-
indefinite resident visa issued by the Bureau of Immigration. 


Mr. Martin's expertise in the field of explosive engineering has earned him 
the reputation of being the only foreigner given by the Philippine National Police 
(PNP) the license to Possess Explosives from 1996 up to 2005. He shared his 
technical knowledge to his Filipino workers in his company. He taught them 
special skills in the field of drilling equipment maintenance, hydraulic drill 
operation and proper use of explosives. 
Eventually, some of these Filipino 
workers whom he trained were able to find employment abroad. 
Mr. Martin's passion for helping Filipinos, for the past 17 years, is best 
exemplified by his very active participation in the development of his community 
in Pililia, Rizal. He participated in the community's infrastructure development 
by entirely financing a farm-to-market road (Calubcob feeder Road) in Barangay 
Hulo, Pililia, Rizal. In the area of education, he participated in the construction of 
a national school (Hula Elementary School) in Pililia, Rizal by supplying the 
municipality with heavy equipment machinery and shouldering the cost of the 
initial leveling and earthmoving of the land where the school stands. This 
endeavor has benefited some 300 local children in Pililia, Rizal. To maintain the 
community's cleanliness and peace and order, he donated to Barangay Hulo 
some grass cutters, uniforms and other equipments. He also participates in town 
celebration - like fiestas and other happenings - by offering donations and 
organizing activities. 
The generosity and desire of Mr. Martin to help his community extends 
even up to the granting of the use of his personal properties such as but not 
limited to his resort and swimming pool in Pililia, Rizal. He allowed the use of 
the said swimming pool, free of charge, to the local children, municipal 
employees, school teachers and students of Pililia, Rizal. 
These are just some of the worthy contributions of Mr. Martin who 
unselfishly devoted his time, effort and resources to help Filipinos to become a 
self-reliant and self-sufficient. At present, he is testing alternate crops in order to 
disseminate them eventually to Filipinos in his local community. 
For this, he has sought favorably the endorsements and reference of 
Mayor LEANDRO V. MASIKIP, SR. (Municipality of Pililia, Rizal), LT. 
GENERAL HERMOGENES ESPERON, JR., LT. GENERAL DELFIN N. 
BANGIT (Armed Forces Southern Luzon Commander) and other government 
officials. 
Mr. Martin has manifested his desire to live in Philippines, to be fully 
integrated into the home and heart of every Filipino - for the rest of his life - and 
to be a Filipino in all activities, with all the responsibilities and pride of a "Pinoy". 
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By virtue of his invaluable and immense contributions to the development 
of the infrastructure, livelihood and educational aspect of Filipinos, Mr. Martin 
has exemplary proven his worth to be granted the legal status to become a citizen 
of the Philippines. 
In light of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
~.LVL. A. MADRIGAL 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session 
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S.B.NO._u 
Introduced by Senator M. A. Madrigal 
AN ACT 
GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO DENIS GUY MARTIN 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled. 
Section 1. Denis Guy Martin is hereby granted Philippine citizenship with 
all the rights, privileges and prerogatives appurtenant thereto. 
Section 2. Upon the 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 Certificate of Naturalization, Denis Guy Martin shall enter upon the 
full enjoyment of Philippine citizenship. 
Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. 
Approved, 
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