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In Re: Teofilo Yap vs. Republic Of The Phil.

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF TEOFILO YAP TO BE ADMITTED A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES. TEOFILO YAP, petitioner-appellee, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-23656 | 1967-05-15

D E C I S I O N 


CONCEPCION, J.: 

Appeal by the Solicitor General from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Zamboanga City, holding that petitioner Teofilo Yap is eligible for naturalization as citizen of the Philippines. 

Upon a review of the record, we find that the appeal is well taken. To begin with, the notice of the filing of the petition herein was published in the "Clarion" which, according to the lower court, is of general circulation in the city of Zamboanga. Section 9 of the Naturalization Law provides, however, that said notice be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the province, 1 and the...