CORPORA
DETERMINATION
The Department of Justice in ts opinion dated
January 19, 1989 ruled that shares belonging
{to corporations or partnerships atleast 60 per-
cent of the capital of which is owned by
Filipino citizens shall be considered as of
Philippine nationality, butf the percentage of
Filipino ownership in the corporation ot
NATIONALITY: METHOD OF
ship sexs than 60% only the munber of shares coespond
ing to mach percentage shall be couied as of Phifppine
_ntionaity. Thus. i 100,000 shares re tegiseced i he
‘name of corporation oparnertipa est 6O% of the cap
{al tock or aptal respectively, of which belong to Flipno
‘zens. allo the sid stares shall be recorded 4 owned by
Fiipoos, Patties than 60% oa oly SO% of he cape
or api ofthe corporction or partnerships, respec.
tively belongs o Filipino citizens, ony $0,000 shares shall
‘becounted a owned by Filipinos snd the ether $0,000 shares
‘hal be recondd as belonging to aliens”
partnership is less than 60 percent, only the athe ight of the foregoing the Commission hereby confizas your view
‘number of shares corresponding te such per- on te mate.
centage shall be counted as of Philippine
ratonatty, ier Pleas be advised accordingly,
Sadan"
“This ees o your fete ated June 20,198, requesting contiemation of
‘our contention tha corporation 70% af he capital stock of whichis ved
1y Sun Miguel Coeporaion (SMC) and 30% by a freign enti, qualiied
‘coeaqir private lanl i the Pippin, (SMC lst 1 70% owned by
‘lipiaes).
In connection therewith, the Commission en Bane, in ks meting of
November 2, 1989, resolved to adopt the method of determining corperste
‘nionality on the basis ofthe pinion ofthe Department of Tustice NOS §
1939, cated Jamsry 19, 1989. The ule the detcemiaaton of cikacarhip of
conporatons with alien equity sates as follows
"Shares belonging tocosporaion or partershipsat least
6% ofthe capital of whichis ened by Filipina cient
stall be considered sof Philippine aaionality. bai the pee
centage of Filipe owner i the corporation cr porter
seep dt So 61, nd ce Brn ed apn Law i ed
=oMETHOD OF DETERMINING CORPORATE
NATIONALITY
‘Shares belonging to corporations or partner-
‘ships at least 60% of the capital of which Is
‘owned by Filipino citizens shall be considered
{as of Philippine nationality.
sir?
“This reer to your lena dated December 8, 1989, requesting guiance
and interpretation ofthe “grandfather ric” as applied wo the following cor
porate srucime oF ownership.
‘There are wo @) domestic eorportions,
"B* Comp, bth with 60% Filipino and 40% Furelgn par-
Aicipntion. “B" Corp. proposes to acquire the equivalent of
4% ofthe shares of "A Corp nd 40% t come from the
of Filipino stockholders. The evuling sharsholding
rp. will tbs be follows
40% Foreign ladividuals)
20% Origine Fipino nciviuals)
40% °B" Comp. (lipino Corp. with 40% Foreign and 60%
+ corp.and
Filipino equity)
Please be vied that dhe Commission en Bani its meeting of Novem-
bor 1989 resolved io adopt the meld of determining corporate natonalily
‘on the basi ofthe Opinion a the Depart of lustice No 18,3, 1989, ted
‘January 19,1989. Toe rule inthe determination of iizensbip of crporations
‘Wit alien cquity stats as follows:
“Shares belonging iocorporations or partaeship at ast
{60% ofthe capital of which ix owned by Filiping citizens
shullheconsdeceds of Piippincnasionlty. bur he per-
‘entage of Filipino ownership in the corporation or parner-
et Omen 18 ay, Mane Sa Poet
‘Aaa my hon Cone Rate. Sete
Ship es than 605% only the number of sre corespond-
ing 1 such percentage stall be comned a8 of Puilppine
“ronal. Ths. 100,00 sharesareregiserdin he are