EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Third Regular Session
SENATE 
S.B. No. 2403
RECEIVED
Introduced by Sen. Juan Miguel F. Zubiri
AN ACT
GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO 
ZIBIN "DEREK" LIANG
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This measure seeks to grant Philippine citizenship to Zibin "Derek" Liang, giving 
him all the rights and privileges as well as the duties and obligations appurtenant 
thereto under the Constitution and the laws of the land.
Mr. Liang is a Hong Kong national with numerous business investments in the 
Philippines. His company, Tianyi Capital Limited has forty percent ownership in 
Golden TW Realty and Development Corporation, a Philippine company with a paid- 
up capital amounting to more than 1.6 billion pesos, with various properties in 
Tagaytay and Boracay, as well as several other business ventures in the country. He 
is currently serving as the only director of Tianyi Capital Limited. Prior to this, Mr. 
Liang worked in various finance companies in places like the USA, China, and Hong 
Kong.
Mr. Liang completed his degree in Finance at the Indiana University - Kelley 
School of Business in Indiana, USA. He then pursued graduate studies in business 
and finance, completing a Master in Business Administration degree at the George 
Washington University - School of Business in Washington DC, USA.
Aside from his business engagements, Mr. Liang is also deeply involved in 
philanthropic work in the country. Throughout the years, he has helped many 
Filipinos in need of assistance. He has extended financial aid to victims of Typhoon 
Yolanda, and has helped the displaced residents of Marawi City through the Bakwit 
Village Phase 2 Project. Located in Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur, the Bakwit Village Phase 
2 Project consists of one hundred thirty (130) housing units, twenty (20) livelihood 
stalls, and two (2) educational buildings. The project was completed in 2019, and Mr. 
Liang continues to support it by paying for the community's utilities to this day. Mr. 
Liang has also extended assistance to various local governments especially during 
this time of pandemic, helping the city of Paranaque, where he currently resides, as 
well as other neighboring cities such as Makati and Muntinlupa. Furthermore, Mr. 
Liang has been a long-time supporter and donor of Batang Munti Foundation, Inc., a 
non-governmental organization that helps the indigent children and out-of-school 
youth of Muntinlupa.
Mr. Liang's businesses have provided employment to many Filipinos, and his 
charitable work has uplifted the lives of countless more. This shows his genuine love


for our country and its people, thus making him worthy of the privilege to be granted 
Filipino citizenship.
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
IGUEL F. ZUBIRI


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Third Regular Session
SENATE 
S.B. No. 2403
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Introduced by Sen. Juan Miguel F. Zubiri
AN ACT
GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO 
ZIBIN "DEREK" LIANG
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Mr. Zibin "Derek" Liang 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. Zibin "Derek" Liang 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. Zibin "Derek" Liang 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,