Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
House Bill No.
9537
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Alexander  Sergeyevich   Korovin is  a   Russian pair  skater.   He  was   born   in
Pervouralsk, Russia on 15 February 1994.
He  began  learning  to  skate  in  1999.  He  switched  from single  skating to pairs in
2010.  From 2014 to 2018, he represented Russia with his second figure skating partner,
Alisa  Efimova.  The  pair won  several  prestigious  competitions  including  one  Grand  Prix
medal, a silver at the 2018 Skate America, and five medals on the ISU Challenger Series,
including  gold  at the 2018  CS  Nebelhorn  Trophy and 2018  CS  Golden  Spin  of Zagreb.
The pair later went their separate ways. After a couple of years, Korovin teamed up with
lsabella Gamez in 2021.
The  Korovin/Gamez  pair  made  their  debut  at  the 2022  CS .Finlandia  Trophy,
placing  ninth.   On their next competition as a pair, the two achieved a historic milestone
for  the Philippines  as  they  won  the  first-ever  medal  for  Philippine  pairs  skating  in  an
international  competition,  a  silver medal  at the Trophee  M6tropole  Nice  C6te d'Azur in
Nice,  France.     Gamez/Korovin  continued the  season to  become the first  Senior Pairs
team  to  win Philippine  Figure  Skating  Championships bringing  awareness  to  the  pairs
discipline in the tropical country as the only competitors in  December 2022.     Following
the Challenge Cup in Tilburg,  Netherlands,  Korovin/Gamez became the first Southeast
Asian    and    Philippine   pairs   team   to   qualify   for   the2023   World    Figure   Skating
Championships in Saitama, Japan.
Although  figure  skating   is  not  as  popular  as  basketball,   it  is  nevertheless  a
fascinating  sport,  and  figure  skaters  are  subject to  the  same  rigors  and  discipline  as
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Korovin and Gamez have reaped many honors but sadly are unable to represent
the  Philippines  as  a  pair  in  the  Olympics,  perhaps  the  most  prestigious  international
sporting event.  This bill granting  Korovin  Philippine citizenship, which  he so desires, will
address this problem.
In view of the above, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.


Republic Of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon Cfty, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
Hous®BiiiNo.     9537
lNTRODuCED BY REP. FAUSTINO MICHAEL T. DY Ill
AN ACT
GfRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO
ALEXANDER SERGEYEVICH KOROVIN
Be it enacted by the Senate and  the House Of Representatives  of the  Philippines  in
Congress assembled :
SECTION   1.   Alexander  Sergeyevich   Korovin   is   hereby  granted   Philippine
citizenship with  all  the  rights,  privileges  and  prerogatives,  as well  as the duties  and
obligations appurtenant thereto under the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of
the Philippines.
SECTION 2.  Alexander Sergeyevich Korovin  shall take the oath of allegiance to
the Republic of the Philippines before an ofrlcer duly authorized to administer the same.
The Oath of Allegiance shall be registered with the Bureau of Immigration.
SECTION 3.  The Bureau of Immigration shall issue a Certificate Of Naturalization
and   Alexander Sergeyevich  Korovin shall enter upon the full enjoyment of Philippine
citizenship.
SECTION  4.  This Act shall  take  effect  15  days  after  its  publication  in  two  (2)
newspapers of general circulation or in the Crmcial Gazette.
Approved,