NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC ) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. 2532
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24 FEB-6 P2S4
RECEiVEDBV
Introduced by Sen. Juan Miguel F. Zubiri
AN ACT
GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO LUIS FABREGAS KHO
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This bill seeks to grant Philippine citizenship to Mr. Luis Fabregas Kho, giving him all 
the rights and privileges as well as the duties and obligations thereto under our 
Constitution and existing laws.
Mr. Kho is a 37-year-old Chinese national from Fujian, China, who has been residing 
in the Philippines since 2006. He has roots in the Philippines, through his grandfather 
who is a Filipino based in Isabela.
As Director General of Friends of the Philippines Foundation, a non-profit civil 
organization founded by The Kho Group, Mr. Kho has continuously worked to 
maintain a harmonious relationship between the Philippines and other ASEAN 
countries. Following the 2010 Rizal Park hostage-taking incident which resulted in the 
death of eight Hong Kong tourists and seriously injured seven more, Mr. Kho and his 
Foundation actively worked to help improve the strained relationship between the 
two countries by helping the Philippine government to finally conclude the incident 
and end the sanctions that were imposed on the country as a result of the incident. 
Mr. Kho also made significant contributions, through the Foundation, in the 
construction of the Northern Mindanao Wellness and Reintegration Center, a modern 
rehabilitation center in Malaybalay, Bukidnon. This facility aims to provide livelihood 
and technical skill development training for drug dependents, medical staff, health 
workers and volunteers. As a result of this, the Founder of the Foundation, Jose Kho, 
was conferred the Order of Lapu-Lapu Award Rank of Kamagi by then President 
Rodrigo Roa Duterte during a ceremony at the Malacahang Palace on 28 May 2018. 
As part of his charity work, Mr. Kho also donated a large number of urgently needed 
medical supplies such as test kits and personal protective equipment to the country 
at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr. Kho envisions providing an affordable and decent housing for low to middle- 
income households through his project "The New Manila Bay - City of Pearl." Said 
project is set to build more than 300,000 housing units in Metro Manila, and help 
relieve the city of congestion, subsequently aiding the city government in its efforts 
toward urban regeneration. Aside from this, he plans to bring in more investments in 
the future, which will surely bring economic growth and employment opportunities to 
more Filipinos.
Mr. Luis Fabregas Kho has spent almost twenty years of his life in the Philippines, 
during which he has contributed greatly to and impacted the lives of countless 
Filipinos. His love for the country is evident not only in the contributions he has made


in the past, but more so by his pians of providing better iives and opportunities for 
our peopie.
In view of the foregoing, approvai of this biil is earnestly sought.
IAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES
Second Regular Session
SENATE
S.B. No. 2532
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Introduced by Sen. Juan Miguel F. Zubiri
AN ACT
GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO LUIS FABREGAS KHO
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Mr. Luis Fabregas Kho is hereby granted Philippine citizenship
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with all the rights, privileges and prerogatives, as well as the duties and obligations
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appurtenant thereto under the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of the
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Philippines.
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Sec. 2. Upon taking 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. Luis Fabregas Kho 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. Luis Fabregas Kho his Certificate of 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,