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In Re: Antonio Go vs. Republic Of The Phil. 116 Phil. 678

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION TO BECOME CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES. ANTONIO GO, petitioner-appellee, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-18068 | 1962-10-30

D E C I S I O N 


CONCEPCION, J.: 

This is an appeal by the Government from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Misamis Oriental, granting the petition for naturalization of Antonio Go despite the opposition thereto of the Solicitor General. The grounds relied upon by appellant in urging the reversal of said decision may be summed up as follows: (1) noncompliance with Section 9 of Commonwealth Act No. 473, as amended; (2) appellee's character witnesses are neither competent nor credible; and (3) petitioner's lack of the requisite qualifications. 

In view of our opinion concerning the last two (2) issues, we find it...