SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
Third Regular Session )

House of Representatives
8860

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative Doy C. Leachon

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The privilege of being considered as a citizen of the Philippines is
enshrined in the 1987 Constitution. Unfortunately, the same is not
afforded to anyone. For instance, those born of Filipino mothers at
the time the 1935 Constitution was in place, had to elect Philippine
citizenship upon reaching the age of majority to become one.

Roderick Cameron McMicking Hall was born on 07 November 1932, at the
Hospital Espafiol de Santiago in Makati, then a part of Rizal province. His
family had deep connections with the Philippines. His mother, a Filipina,
was born in Manila on 20 November 1909. Both his grandparents were also
born in the Philippines. Hall’s grandfather, Jose McMicking, was born in
Iloilo on 07 November 1877. His grandmother, Angelina Anisia Rico
Ynchausti, was born in Manila in 1888. His uncle, Alfred McMicking, who
was an officer in the 41* Division of the Philippine Army, was captured as
prisoner, and later became among those subjected to the Death March.

Mr. Hall holds strong memories and deep affection for the land where his
family lived, and where they now rest in an unknown tomb. During the
Japanese occupation, Mr. Hall lived with his grandparents at 740 Dakota
Street (now Adriatico Street) in Manila. On 20 January 1945, Japanese
troops entered their home, and after a through search, took everyone to
their headquarters at the Masonic Temple in Taft Avenue. At the end of the
day, a list was called out, and the servants, he and his brother, were
released. The rest of his family, his mother, grandmother, uncle Alfred, and


aunt Helen, and others, were kept as prisoners. His family was never seen
again. No bodies were ever found.

His experiences during the war has driven him to build a memorial, and to
all who perished in the Battle for Manila. Mr. Hall was one of the three
founders of Memorare-Manila 1945 Foundation, a private, non-profit
organization founded by the civilian survivors of the Battle of Manila and
their descendants. The foundation built the Memorare — Manila 1945
Monument in Intramuros, Manila, which is meant to commemorate the
lives lost during the battle for the liberation of Manila, waged by Filipino
and American forces against Imperial Japanese troops from 03 February
1945 to 03 March1945.

Mr. Hall had been working hard over the past twenty five years to collect
as much data, personal histories, and official reports on what happened in
the Philippines during World War II. He had given his collection to the
Filipinas Heritage Library in Makati City. It includes more than three
hundred memoirs written by Japanese soldiers about their experiences in
the Philippines, and is considered the most important collection on the war
in the Philippines. In San Francisco, California, Hall and his sister were
early supporters of the Bataan Legacy Historical Society, which had put in
efforts to include in all California textbooks the history of Bataan and
Corregidor and the bravery of the Filipino troops.

Mr. Hall is also engaged in studying oral histories of native tribes, including
that of the Manobo of Mindanao, the tribes of Panay and the Kalinga of
Northern Luzon.

Mr. Hall’s efforts over these past years evince his strong desire to be a
Filipino citizen.He has demonstrated that he is committed to the country
and will remain to be so.

For these considerations, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

DOY EACHON


SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
Third Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

House Bill No. arco

Introduced by Representative Doy C. Leachon

AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO
RODERICK MCMICKING HALL

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

SECTION 1. Mr. Roderick Cameron Mcmicking Hall is hereby
granted Philippine citizenship with all the rights, privileges, prerogatives,
duties and obligations appurtenant thereto under the Constitution and the
laws of the Republic of the Philippines.

SECTION 2. After the taking by Mr. Roderick Cameron
Mcmicking Hall of his Oath of Allegiance before an officer duly authorized
for the purpose, and the registration of the same with the Bureau of
Immigration, Mr. Roderick Mcmicking Hall shall enter upon the full
enjoyment of his Philippine citizenship.

SECTION 3. Upon registration of the Oath of Allegiance, the
Bureau of Immigration shall forthwith issue Mr. Roderick Cameron
Mcmicking Hall's Certificate of Naturalization. 7

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general
circulation.

Approved,


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FACT SHEET

House Bill No, __ 8860

AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO
RODERICK MCMICKING HALL

OBJECTIVE :

To grant Philippine citizenship to Mr. Roderick Mcmicking Hall, aBritish
national, in recognition of his effort for the past twenty-five years to
document and preservememories of the events that transpired in the
Philippines during World War II, among others:

e Mr. Roderick McMicking Hall was born on 07 November 1932, at the
Hospital Espafiol de Santiago in Makati, then a part of Rizal province.
His family had deep connections with the Philippines. His mother, a
Filipina, was born in Manila on 20 November 1909. Both his
grandparents were also born in the Philippines. Hall's grandfather,
Jose McMicking, was born in Iloilo on 07 November 1877. His
grandmother, Angelina Anisia Rico Ynchausti, was born in Manila in
1888. His uncle, Alfred McMicking, who was an officer in the 41*
Division of the Philippine Army, was captured as prisoner, and later
became among those subjected to the Death March.

e Mr. Hall holds strong memories and deep affection for the land where
his family lived, and where they now rest in an unknown tomb.
During the Japanese occupation, Mr. Hall lived with his grandparents
at 740 Dakota Street (now Adriatico Street) in Manila. On 20 January
1945, Japanese troops entered their home, and after a through


search, took everyone to their headquarters at the Masonic Temple in
Taft Avenue. At the end of the day, a list was called out, and the
servants, he and his brother, were released. The rest of his family,
his mother, grandmother, uncle Alfred, and aunt Helen, and others,
were kept as prisoners. His family was never seen again. No bodies
were ever found.

His experiences during the war has driven him to build a memorial,
and to all who perished in the Battle for Manila. Mr. Hall was one of
the three founders of Memorare-Manila 1945 Foundation, a private,
non-profit organization founded by the civilian survivors of the Battle
of Manila and their descendants. The foundation built the Memorare
— Manila 1945 Monument in Intramuros, Manila, which is meant to
commemorate the lives lost during the battle for the liberation of
Manila, waged by Filipino and American forces against Imperial
Japanese troops from 03 February 1945 to 03 March1945.

Mr. Hall has been working hard over the past twenty five years to
collect as much data, personal histories, and official reports on what
happened in the Philippines during World War II. He had given his
collection to the Filipinas Heritage Library in Makati City. It includes
more than three hundred memoirs written by Japanese soldiers
about their experiences in the Philippines, and is considered the most
important collection on the war in the Philippines. In San Francisco,
California, Hall and his sister were early supporters of the Bataan
Legacy Historical Society, which had put in efforts to include in all
California textbooks the history of Bataan and Corregidor and the
bravery of the Filipino troops.

Mr. Hall is also engaged in studying oral histories of native tribes,
including that of the Manobo of Mindanao, the tribes of Panay and
the Kalinga of Northern Luzon.

Hall’s efforts over these past years evince his strong desire to be a
Filipino citizen.He has demonstrated that he is committed to the
country and will remain to be so.


In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this bill is hereby
sought.

KEY PROVISIONS :

* Grant Philippine citizenship to Mr. Roderick McMicking Hall, with all
the rights, privileges, duties and prerogatives appurtenant thereto.

Provide that upon taking the oath of allegiance to the Republic of the
Philippine and its registration before the Bureau of Immigration and the
issuance of hisCertificate of Naturalization, Mr. Roderick McMicking Hall
shall enter upon the


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