REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

7TH JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH 8

In the matter of Naturalization of

Vincent Roel Douthit
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Sp. Proc. No. 12345

Petitioner, and unto this Honorable Court, respectfully avers:

1.
2.
City;

That petitioners full name is Vincent Roel Douthit;

That his present place of residence is Villa Saint Joseph, Basak Pardo, Cebu

3. Tha his former places of residence were: Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City, Basak
San Nicolas Cebu City;
4. That he was born on April 5, 1980 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA under whose
laws Filipinos may become naturalized citizens or subject thereof;
5. That he is married to Ma. Gabriellen Douthit and is the father of Aileen Douthit
and Kaye Douthit;
6. That his wife Ma. Gabriellen Douthit is 34 years old, having been born on April
4, 1980 in Agusan del Sur;
7. That the names, sex, date and place of birth and the residence of each of his
children are as follows
Name of Children
Aileen Douthit
Kaye Douthit
8.

Name of School
University of San Carlos Girls High
University of San Carlos Girls High

That he arrived in the Philippines from Alabama, USA on January 1, 2003;

9. That he has resided continuously in the Philippines for not less than 10 years as a
permanent resident immediately preceding the date of this petition.
10. That he speaks and writes English, Tagalog and Cebuano.

11. That his trade or profession is an Engineer which has been engaged since 2002
and from which he derives an average annual income of P 800, 000;
12. That he is the owner of real estate, situated in Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City,
worth not less than five thousand pesos (P5,000)
13. That he has enrolled his minor children of school age in the following schools
recognized by the Government, where Philippine history, government and civics are
taught as part of the school curriculum, said enrollment having lasted during the entire
period of his required residence in the Philippines:
Name of Children
Aileen Douthit
Kaye Douthit

Name of School
University of San Carlos Girls High
University of San Carlos Girls High

14. That he believes in the principles underlying the Philippine Constitution; is of

good moral character and had conducted himself in a proper manner during the entire
period of his residence in the Philippines in his relations with the constituted government
as well as with the community in which he lives; has mingled socially with the Filipinos,
and has evinced a genuine desire to learn and embrace the customs, traditions and ideas
of the Filipinos;
15. That he is not opposed to organized government or affiliated with any
association or group of persons who uphold and teach doctrines opposing all organized
government; that he does not defend or teach the necessity or propriety of violence ,
personal assault, or assassination for the success and predominance of their ideas; that he
is not a polygamist or a believer in polygamy or in the practice of polygamy, that he has
never been convicted of any crime involvin moral turpitude, that he is not suffering from
mental alienation or incurable contegious disease; and that he is not a citizen or subject of
a nation at war with the Philippines;
16. That he has complied with the requirements of the Naturalization Law(CA No.
473) regarding the filing with the office of solicitor general of his bona fide intention to
become a citizen of the Philippines;
17. That it his intention in good faith to become a citizen of the Philippinesand to
renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign state or
sovereignty, if this petition is granted, and particularly to the petitioner of which at this
time he is a citizen or subject and that he will reside continuously in the Philippines from
the date of the filing of this petition up to the time of his admission to Philippine
citizenship;
18. That he has not heretofore made petition for citizenship to any court;
19. That Carrie Emerald Lim of legal age, residing at Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City

and Vermar berungan of legal age, residing at Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City, who are
Filipino citizens, will appear and testify as witnesses at the hearing of this petition;
20. That attached hereto and made integral parts of this petition are: (a) Affidavit of
witnesses(Annex A); (b) signed copy of the petitioners declaration of intention to
become a citizen of the Philippines(Annex B); (c) petitioners certificate of arrival, signed
and issued by the commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation(Annex
C); and (d) two(2) photographs of petitioner, duly autographed and signed (Annexes D
and E);
WHEREFORE, your petitioner prays that he be admitted a citizen of the Philippines.
Cebu City, March 13, 2015
(Verification, Certification)