Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City’

Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session

House Bill No, 2317

Introduced by Representative JOEY SARTE SALCEDA

AN ACT
GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO KUO-WEI SU

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘A Taiwanese national who have been residing in the Philippines for decades now who are
deemed to be highly qualified as development investors because their hearts are inclined towards
this country.

Mr. KUO-WEI SU, was born in Taiwan, or the Republic of China. Despite the fact that
they have been accustomed to a life of ease in Taiwan, they chose to come to the Philippines in
1994, Mr. Su has manifested their intense desire to become Filipino citizens and have learned to
embrace and practice Filipino culture. In fact. all of their children studied their education in the
Philippines.

He migrated to the Philippines, with their business acumen, their personal wealth, and their
dignity. In 1994, they put up their first business establishment in the Philippines: the New Formosa
Shabu-Shabu Restaurant in Mabini Street, Malate, Manila, with an initial capital investment of
Two Million Pesos.

At the height of the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997, the brothers. undeterred by the risk of
sinking, invested another Twenty-Five Million Pesos worth of a new restaurant in Quezon City.

While the rest of the Southeast Asian countries were still experiencing the drawbacks of
the crisis and the Philippines was just surviving a political turmoil, the brothers continued to
venture into economic investments in the country worth millions and billions of pesos. such as the
Sung Yueh Construction in 2003; the MSK Group in 2005-2010; and the Weishin Subic Bay
Corporation in 2007. The investments focused on infrastructure projects that created buildings and
houses for the Filipino people. In the years that followed the brothers created four more companies

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that caused other foreign entities to invest in the country. also in billions of pesos thereby creating
more jobs and uplifting the lives of the people.

It would be unfair, however, to equate the efforts of the development investors as merely
for profit, because the brothers proved to be great philanthropists themselves when they created
the Ermita-Malate Fire and Rescue Volunteer Association with Three Million Pesos donation.

It must be noted that the associate development investors are prime advocates of the
country’s green recovery program aimed at restoring our forest cover, protecting our endemic
species, and ensuring environmental protection and climate change adaptation. This was proven
by their support during the: a) 2017 LMP National Roll-Out of the Training Workshop on the
Formulation of Local Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP) in the Philippines; b) Federalism
Malasakit at Pagbabago (under the League of Municipalities of the Philippines, Office of the 2nd
District of Albay, Local Climate Change Adaptation for Development (LCCAD) in collaboration
with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Climate Change Commission
(CCC), Philippine Information Agency (PIA), and the University of the Philippines Resilience
Institute (UPRI), and the City Government of Legazpi. Their advocacy lies in the ability of the
national and local governments to sustainably manage our natural resources and. better
environmental governance with support from the private sector. The initiative is to empower our
communities to come together and cooperate.

Amidst the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, and while other foreign investors are
abandoning the Philippines. the loyal brothers. through their companies continued and increased
their efforts in assisting the communities where they operate. Such efforts include: a) repair.
beautification, installation of solar lights in the abandoned Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation,
(APEC) Villas that generated jobs for residents of Subic and other provinces: b) donated laptops
to interns of the Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Training Institute (AT!) for their online
classes: c) through the MSK Group Work Inc. donated numerous face masks to the City of
Olongapo and other LGUs: d) donated 150 electric fans to the quarantine and isolation facilities
of the PNP front liners who were victims of COVID -19: e) donated One hundred Fifty thousand
Pesos to the New Cabalan National High School; f) constructed a covered court and school fences
in Pastolan Elementary School; and_g) donated 19 vehicles (SUVs/trucks) for maintenance of
peace, security and safety of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone and neighbors.

Mr. Kuo-Wei Su clearly holds character traits of a true Filipino: loving, generous,
respectful, ethical, loyal, optimistic, persevering and eager to help communities, among others.

Having invested billions of pesos to this country, providing livelihood and jobs to our
fellow Filipinos and having shown dedication. loyalty. and love to our beloved country and
people, the associate brothers would be of great addition to the Philippines and the Filipino
community. It is high time for the Philippines to show how much we value KUO-WE! SU's,
contributions by granting unto them Filipino citizenships by virtue of this Legislative
Naturalization,

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In view of the foregoing, the approval of this measure is urgently sought,
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E SALCEDA

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 1317

Introduced by Representative JOEY SARTE SALCEDA

AN ACT
GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO KUO-WEI SU

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled.

SECTION 1. Mr. Kuo-Wei Su 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.

SEC. 2. Mr. Kuo-Wei Su shall take the Oath of Allegiance to the Republic of the

Philippines before an officer duly authorized to administer the same. The Oath of Allegiance shall

be registered with the Bureau of Immigration.
SEC. 3. Upon registration of the Oath of Allegiance. the Bureau of Immigration shall issue
a Certificate of Naturalization to Mr. Kuo-Wei Su who shall thereupon enter into the full

enjoyment of Philippine citizenship.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official

Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation,

Approved,

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