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Establishing the Refugee and Stateless Status Determination Procedure

ESTABLISHING THE REFUGEE AND STATELESS STATUS DETERMINATION PROCEDURE

DOJ Department Circular No. 058 | 2012-10-18

Republika ng Pilipinas
KAGAWARAN NG KATARUNGAN
Department of Justice
Manila
 
DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR No. 058
 
ESTABLISHING THE REFUGEE AND STATELESS STATUS DETERMINATION PROCEDURE

Whereas, the Republic of the Philippines has acceded to the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1954 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons;

Whereas, Section 47(b) of Commonwealth Act No. 613, as amended, otherwise known as "the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940", allows the admission of aliens "for humanitarian reasons, and...