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In Re: Joseph C. Go Yanko vs. Republic Of The Phil.

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF JOSEPH C. GO YANKO TO BE ADMITTED A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES. JOSEPH C. GO YANKO, petitioner-appellant, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellee.

G.R. No. L-21542 | 1967-08-10

D E C I S I O N 


BENGZON, J.P., J.: 

Joseph C. Go Yanko filed on May 7, 1956 a petition for naturalization in the Court of First Instance of Cebu. 

Among other things, he presented during the trial evidence to show the following: That he was born on December 24, 1924 in Chuanchiu, China and is at present a citizen of Nationalist China; that he migrated to the Philippines on December 1, 1931 and at present resides at Blanco Hospital Compound, No. 135-A Gen. Sepulveda St., Cebu City, Philippines; that he is married to a Filipina, Epifania de la Cruz, with whom he has five children; that he is part owner of the Aeroplane Shoe...