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Antonio Qua vs. Republic Of The Phil.122 Phil. 1078

ANTONIO QUA alias QUA ENG KIANG, petitioner, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor.

G.R. No. L-21418 | 1965-12-31

D E C I S I O N 


BARRERA, J.: 

A petition for naturalization was filed by Antonio Qua, alias Qua Eng Kiang on May 25, 1960, in the Court of First Instance of Albay, alleging that he was born in Legazpi City on March 15, 1936, and a permanent resident of Tabaco, Albay; he was married to Aurora P. Sy, a Filipino citizen; a second year medical student at the University of Santo Tomas; and speaks and writes English, Tagalog and Bicol dialects. The Provincial Fiscal of Albay, in representation of the Solicitor General, opposed the petition on the ground that petitioner does not own real estate worth P5,000.00, nor has he a known...