Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session
HousE BILL No. 8 4 8 1
Introduced by Representative Zaldy "Jecoy" S. Villa
AN ACT
GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO MICHAEL JOHN BUTLHR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
An  Australian  national  who  has  been  residing  in  the  Philippines  for  decades  and  who  is
considered as a development investors because of his real estate development with a heart that
truly belongs to this country.
Mr.  Michael  John Butler ("Mr.  Butler"),  was  born  in  United Kingdom  and  an Australian
national. Despite the fact that he has been accustomed to a life of ease in his country of origin,
he chose to come to the Philippines in the 1980s. Mr. Butler has manifested his intense desire
to become a Filipino citizen and continues to embrace and practice the Filipino culture. In fact,
all of their children were born, studied and finished their education in the Philippines.
Mr. Butler migrated to the Philippines with his business acumen, his personal wealth, and his
dignity.  In the  1980s,  they  put  up their own business  establishment  in the Philippines,  in
particular: the Sam Juan Beach Corporation located in the Province of Siquijor with an initial
capital investment of Two Million Pesos (Php2,000,000.00).
From the time of initial investment going through several financial and political crisis in the
1990s and 2000s  in the Philippines, Mr.  Butler continued his investment and expanded his
businesses in the Philippines. Mr. Butler established the following corporations doing business
in the Philippines, namely: Sam Juan Beach Corporation, Altipeak Holdings, Inc. and Altipeak
Land  Development  Corporation.  Income  from  said  corporations  were  reinvested  in  Coco
Grande Hotel, Coco Grove Beach Resort and Apo Island Beach Resort.
While the country experienced political instability, a plethora of the investor developers fled
to other countries. Mr. Butler continued to venture into economic investments in the country
worth millions. The investments focused on projects that boosted tourism in the country.
It  must be  noted  that  Mr Butler  is  a  prime  advocate  of the  country's  tourism  efforts.  In
particular Coco Grove Resorts and Hotel is the premiere go to hotel in the Province of Siquijor.
This  distinction  even  earned  him  a  recognition  from  the  Province  of  Siquijor  and  the
Municipality of Sam Juan for outstanding achievement in the promotion of tourism and for his
charitable philantrophic actuationst and compassionate dealings in said province.


During the global COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism industry in the Philippines was widely
affected, and while other foreign investors are abandoning the Philippines, Mr. Butler, through
his business activities continued and increased his efforts in assisting the communities where
he operates.
Mr. Butler clearly enjoys character tralts of a true Filipino: loving, generous, respectful, ethical,
loyal, optimistic, preservering, family oriented and eager to help communities, among others.
Having  invested millions of pesos  in this country, providing  livelihood and jobs to  fellow
Filipinos and having shown dedication, loyalty, and love to our beloved country and its people,
hdr. Butler would be a great addition to the Philippines and the Filipino community. It is high
time for the Philippines to show how much we value hdr. Butler's conthbutions by granting
unto him Filipino citizenship by virtue of this Legislative Naturalization.
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session
HOUSEB|LLNo§4&1
AN ACT
GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO NICHAEL JOHN BUTLHR
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of Representatives  Of the  Philippines  in the
c()ngress a\ssembled:
SECTION I. Mr. Michael John Butler 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. Mr.  Michael John Butler 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.
SECTION 3. Upon registration of the Oath of Allegiance, the Bureau of Immigration
shall issue a Certificate of Naturahzation to M. Mchael John Butler who shall thereupon enter
into full enjoyment of philippine Citizenship.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen ( 15) days after its publication in the Q#z.c`z.cz/
G'c!zef/6' or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved.