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Lorenzo Lim, Et Al vs. Francisco De La Rosa 119 Phil. 808

LORENZO LIM and JUANA ALVAREZ LIM, petitioners-appellees, vs. FRANCISCO DE LA ROSA, as Asst. Commissioner of Immigration and JOVITO PALATTAO, as Alien Control Officer, Zamboanga City, respondents-appellants.

G.R. No. L-17790 | 1964-03-31

D E C I S I O N 


PADILLA, J.: 

Claiming to be citizens of the Philippines, the spouses Lorenzo Lim and Juana Alvarez filed a petition in the Court of First Instance of Manila to enjoin Francisco de la Rosa, Assistant Commissioner of Immigration, and Jovito Palattao, Alien Control Officer stationed at Zamboanga City, from requiring or compelling them (the spouses) to register as aliens. A writ of preliminary injunction prayed for was issued upon the filing of a bond. 

The answer of the respondents is that the petitioner Lorenzo Lim alias Lam Shun Hock is not a citizen of the Philippines, as ruled by the Department of Justice in...