02 ocr 2014

Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sis Ae
Quezon City, Metro Manila ‘ i REG)
SIXTEETH CONGRESS ;

Second Regular Session

House Bill No. 5077

Introduced byMAGDALO Party List Representative
Hon. Francisco Ashley L, Acedillo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘This proposed measure seeks to grant Philippine Citizenship to Mr. Ali Maheronnaghsh,
an Iranian national who has been residing in the Philippines since 2003.

Mr. Maheronnaghsh was born on March 27, 1985 in Isfahan, Iran from parents
MostafaMaheronnaghsh and BadrialsadatHasheminejad who are Iranian nationals.Mr.
Maheronnaghsh moved to the Philippines in 2003 andcompleted his degree of Bachelor of
Science in Entrepreneurial Management(BSEM) fromthe University of Asia and the Pacific
(UA&P)in 2008. As a college student, he actively participated in community service and
extracurricular activities as an active member of the International Student Organization (ISO) of
UAQP. He organized cultural activities such the Cultural Exhibit for ISO UA&P in 2005 &
2006. This event served as the liaison between the Iranian Culture Section and the Iranian
community in the Philippines. ‘The ISO was responsible for organizing seminars and cultural
exhibitions for countries such as South Korea, Iran, China, Philippines and United States.

Having lived in the Philippines for the better part of a decade, Mr. Maheronnaghsh has
embraced the Filipino culture, while looking forward to the opportunity to share different
cultures to his young Filipino peers. A highly business-minded person, he has been involved in
his family’s business since the age of nine. His exposure to business at his carly stage of life
developed his competency in financial management. His thesis made a significant impact to the
library of studies and research in the University of Asia and the Pacific and even won the “Best
Business Plan Award” in 2007. Mr. Maheronnaghsh plans to apply this same business acumen
into the country as a citizen of the Philippines.

In 2014, he completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at the
Ateneo Graduate School of Business (AGSB). With his passion in delivering service to the
Filipino community, he served as Project Coordinator of the “Dream A Little Dream”
Fundraising Project in October 2010. The project was able to raise a total amount of Three
Million Pesos (Php 3,000,000) to fund the procurement of X-ray machines for the Pediatric
Section of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH).

Building on his knowledge of leadership, management, and finance, he regularly
conducts free sessions to impart the same to the youth of this country,


With several years of experience in medium-to-large multinational and Philippine
companies, Mr. Maheronnaghsh is eager to further develop his entrepreneurial skills by pursuing
a career in the very dynamic work environment of the Philippines such as business, marketing,
consultancy and business process outsourcing (BPO) industriesHe believes that he can
contribute more to Filipino society and to the country, with his skills and influence to excel in
business to provide better livelihood to Filipinos.

In view of the above-mentionedand consistent with Section 1 (4), Article IV of the 1987
Constitution, the undersigned secks to confer Philippine citizenship to Mr. Ali
Maheronnaghshand to bestow upon him all the rights and corresponding obligations appurtenant
thereto as a Filipino citizen.

In view of the foregoing issues, the immediate approval of this measure is eamestly
requested.

HON,FRANCISCO ASHLEY L. ACEDILLO


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SIXTEETH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House Bill No._90'7'7

Introduced byMAGDALO Party List Representative
Hon, Francisco Ashley L. Acedillo

AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO ALI MAHERONNAGHSH

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

SECTION 1. Ali Maheronnaghsh is hereby granted Philippine citizenship with all
rights, privileges, and duties appurtenant thereto and with the same affects and subject to the
same conditions as provided under the Constitution,

SECTION 2. Upon the taking of the oath of allegiance to the Republic of the
Philippines before the Bureau of Immigration and the issuance to him of the Certificate of
Naturalization, Ali Maheronnaghsh shall enter upon the full employment of Philippine
citizenship.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least
two (2) national newspaper of general circulation,