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Cipriano King Vs. Republic Of The Phil. 089 Phil 4

CIPRIANO KING, petitioner-appellee, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-1687 | 1951-05-23

D E C I S I O N


PADILLA, J.:

This is an appeal from a decree granting the petition of Cipriano King to become a citizen of the Philippines under the provisions of Commonwealth Act No. 473, as amended by Commonwealth Act No. 535.

Cipriano King was born of Chinese parents in the municipality of Victoria, province of Tarlac, on 16 September 1925 (Exhibit A). With the exception of two visits to China for three and four or five months when he was 7 and 9 years of age, respectively, he has resided continuously in the Philippines. He completed his elementary education at the Victoria Elementary School in Tarlac (Exhibit C), enrolled at the...