REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
QUEZON CITY

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

2485

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVES ENRICO A. PINEDA and
MICHAEL ODYLON L. ROMERO, PhD.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to grant Philippine citizenship to Mr. David Loran Sisson, an
American national who has planted his roots and contributed much to the Philippines as
a person of faith.

David Loran Sisson was born on September 24, 1991 to his parents Douglas and
Rebecca Sisson, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America. He and his
family came to the Philippines on September 5, 1996, and established their residence at
Purok 5, Barrio 1, Lagao, General Santos City. In May 1998, his father established a
church to reach out to the people of the said city and help provide for their spiritual needs.
They have established a growing and flourishing ministry that includes reaching over
three thousand five hundred children every Saturday for the past twenty-three years.
David, together with his family, started this ministry with two classes, and now it has
grown into one hundred fifty classes. They also have a PNP Ministry wherein they teach
the trainees Biblical values that helped and guide them and their families toward a
faithful and meaningful life, while imparting to them how to be an honest and productive
citizens. They were allowed to teach in all eight police stations present in the entire
General Santos City.

With the establishment of the church, they have managed to conceive other
ministries which include school ministries, deaf ministry, children ministries, and
ministries for widows. They conducted Annual Youth Camps, reaching over eight
hundred teens, and Annual Pastors’ Conferences that has provided materials for Pastors
all over Mindanao. Moreover, they have established a television ministry, a nightly Bible
Institute and have been successful in establishing a four-year Bible College.

From the time David and his family set foot in our country, his family embraced
the Filipino people and our culture. David, together with his siblings, are fluent Cebuano
speakers, which has enabled them to further reach out to our people and share the values
inscribed on the Holy Bible.

David is married to Ruthie Alonzo Sisson, whose parents are of Filipino descent.
His wife has become a vital part of the ministry, teaching piano to young children, teens
and adults, and led the Children’s and Teen’s Choirs. She likewise spends her time in
teaching music in the Bible College that David and his family has established. David and
Ruthie both completed four years of ministry college training in Lancaster, California,


USA and have chosen to come back to the Philippines to use their learnings to enrich and
help our fellow Filipinos.

Mr. Sisson have considered the Philippines as his home and the place where he
wants to spend his life with, together with his family. Indeed, in his twenty-three years
of fruitful stay in our country, he has decided to become a citizen of the Philippines and
make our country as his permanent home, wherein he shall forever pledge and hold
loyalty, obedience and allegiance, and continue serving our people he has always loved.

In view of Mr. David Loran Sisson’ s wish to become a Filipino citizen, approval of
this bill is earnestly prayed for.

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Lia A. MI )DYLON L. ROMERO, PhD

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
fi HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
QUEZON CITY

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

2485
HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVES ENRICO A. PINEDA and
MICHAEL ODYLON L. ROMERO, PhD.

AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO
DAVID LORAN SISSON

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. David Loran Sisson is hereby granted Philippine citizenship with all the
rights, privileges and prerogatives appurtenant thereto.

Upon the taking and registration of the oath of allegiance to the Republic of the
Philippines, David Loran Sisson shall enter into the full enjoyment of Philippine
citizenship.

SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,