Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

House Bill No." 5151

Introduced by Representative Ferdinand L. Hernandez

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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 has 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, was an officer in the 41** Division of the Philippine Army,
was captured as prisoner, and later was one of those subected 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, Hall lived with his grandparents at 740 Dakota Street (today Adriatico
St) 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 have driven him to build a memorial to their
memory, 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 has 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 has 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 beso.

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



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

House Bill NoS251

Introduced by Representative Ferdinand L. Hernandez

AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO RODERICK
MCMICKING HALL

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

SECTION 1. Mr. Roderick McMicking Hall is hereby granted Philippine
citizenship with all the rights, privileges and prerogatives, and is likewise vested

with the duties and obligations appurtenant thereto.

SEC. 2. Mr. Roderick McMicking Halll 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.

SEC. 3. Upon registration of the Oath of Allegiance, the Bureau of
Immigration shall issue a Certificate of Naturalization to Mr. Hall who shall

thereupon enter into the full enjoyment of Philippine citizenship.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the

Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,