Twenty-six newly naturalized Filipino citizens took their oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines at the Office of the Solicitor General in Amorsolo, Makati City today, October 25, 2011.

The affair was presided over by Solicitor General Jose Anselmo Cadiz together with Assistant Solicitor General Roman Del Rosario and Department of Foreign Affairs Special Assistant to Undersecretary for Administration Atty. Noemi T. Diaz. The newly-naturalized Filipinos include:

1. Maria Luisa Ong Pielago
2. Linda Carolyn Sia Tan
3. Amit Kumar Vishamber Badlani
4. John Albert Chua Tan
5. Haresh Satram Budhrani
6. Conchita Chua Uy
7. Arnel Lim Ang
8. Aizel Jane Chua Lim
9. Nataline Shani Chua Lim
10. Nelson Lui Uy
11. Bhupinder Kaur Girn
12. Alfonso Chua Tiu
13. Jay Shanker Khemani
14. Steve Ong Lim Siy
15. Thelma Tio Uy
16. Michael Benzon Lim
17. Sirwinston Tan Lim
18. Sundeep Kaur Dhillon Bhatal
19. Bryan Benjamin Go Chan
20. Diana Tanpin Xu
21. Joseph Chan Tanbuntiong
22. Hatesh Haresh Mahtani
23. William Chao Yao, Jr.
24. Aimee Chang Tan
25. Leonard Eric Tan Cheng
26. Rudy Chan Lim

Also present were members of the Federation of the Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) including President Tan Ching, Executive Vice President  Guilberto Go, Vice President Domingo Yap and Henry Lim Bon Liong, among others. From the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (Phil.) Inc, present were Chairman Ram Sitaldas, President Ramesh Dargani and Treasurer Frankie Gangwani.

The Special Committee on Naturalization was created pursuant to Republic Act No. 9139 or the Administrative Naturalization Law of 2000 and has the primary responsibility to approve or deny applications for naturalization. The said committee is presently under the Office of the Solicitor General.