EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
S E N A T E
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Introduced by Sen. Juan Miguel F. Zubiri
AN ACT
GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO ROBERT WALY LOPEZ MENDY
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This measure seeks to grant Philippine citizenship to Robert Waly Lopez Mendy, 
giving him all the rights and privileges as well as the duties and obligations 
appurtenant thereto under the Constitution and the laws of the land.
Robert Waly Lopez Mendy was born in Dakar, Republic of Senegal on 23 February 
1987. He acquired his college degree of Literature and Language, Major in French 
Language from College Sacre Coeur in Dakar, Senegal.
He moved to the Philippines on 13 August 2013 when he started playing as an 
import for the Philippines Football League (PFL), a Filipino professional association 
football league sanctioned by the Philippine Football Association. He is currently 
employed as a football player of the Ceres Negros Football Club, one of the teams 
playing in the PFL, with registered office address at Ayala Northpoint in Bacolod City, 
Negros Occidental.
During his stint as import in the PFL, Mr. Mendy also participated in Asian Football 
Confederation games as a member of the Philippine team. He dreams to become part 
of the Philippine National Soccer Team and contribute in bringing honor and glory to 
the Philippines as it joins more international competitions in the future.
Mr. Mendy married Maebel "Ameera" Ybera Lacastesantos, a Filipina, on 17 July 
2016. Together with his wife and son, he engages in community work every 
Christmas and end of Ramadan to give back to the people that has embraced him 
over the years. He has learned to love the country and its people, who he admires for 
their warmth, resilience, and their special characteristic of giving primacy to family 
over everything else.
Mr. Mendy envisions a Philippines that is known not only in the worlds of 
basketball and boxing. It is his desire to play an integral part in developing football in 
the country and helping mold the youth to become competitive and at the same time 
teach them to uphold the ideals of sportsmanship and fair play.
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
UEL F. ZUBIRI


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
S E N A T E
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S.B. No.
Introduced by Sen. Juan Miguel F. Zubiri
AN ACT
GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO ROBERT WALY LOPEZ MENDY
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Mr. Robert Waly Lopez Mendy is hereby granted Philippine
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citizenship with all the rights, privileges and prerogatives, as well as the duties and
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obligations appurtenant thereto under the Constitution and the laws of the
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Republic of the Philippines.
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Sec. 2. Upon talcing his Oath of Allegiance before an officer duly authorized
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for this purpose, and the registration of the same with the Bureau of Immigration,
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Mr. Robert Waly Lopez Mendy shall enter upon the full enjoyment of his Philippine
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citizenship.
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Sec. 3. Upon registration of the Oath of Allegiance, the Bureau of
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Immigration shall issue Mr. 
Robert Waly Lopez Mendy his Certificate of
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Naturalization.
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Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect immediately upon publication in at least
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two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,