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Liong vs. Rp

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

G.R. No. L-23544 | 1970-07-31

D E C I S I O N 


ZALDIVAR, J: 

Appeal by the Republic of the Philippines from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila, in Naturalization Case No. 48376, granting the petition for naturalization of Ong Siao Liong. 

On August 17, 1961, Ong Siao Liong filed with the Court of First Instance of Manila, a petition for naturalization, alleging: that he was born on the 26th day of May, 1936, in Kulangsu, China; that he emigrated to the Philippines from Amoy, China, on or about the 9th day of February 1939, and arrived at the port of Manila, Philippines, on board the vessel "Tjinegara"; that he has resided continuously in...