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In Re: Manuel Li Kwong Vs. Republic Of The Phil. 099 Phil 439

In the matter of the petition of MANUEL LI KWONG to be admitted a citizen of the Philippines: MANUEL LI KWONG, petitioner-appellant, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondent-appellee.

G.R. No. L-7956 | 1956-06-27

D E C I S I O N


PARAS, J.:

This is an appeal from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Laguna denying the petition for naturalization filed by the petitioner-appellant, Manuel Li Kwong.

The trial court, in denying the petition for naturalization, called attention to the facts (l) that the appellant made a wrong choice of jurisdiction, in that while it was alleged in the petition that the appellant is a resident of Los Baños, the evidence consisting of his marriage certificate, income tax returns, and residence certificate, shows that his residence is in Manila; (2) that while he claimed to be a Catholic, it turned out...