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Uy vs. Republic of the Phil.

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION AS CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES. JOSE UY, petitioner-appellee, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-25700 | 1971-01-30

D E C I S I O N


MAKASIAR, J:

The Solicitor General appealed from the decision dated December 8, 1965 of the Court of First Instance of Negros Occidental granting the petition for naturalization filed by petitioner-appellee Jose Uy, on the grounds that petitioner did not have a lucrative income and that his character witnesses failed to prove that petitioner possesses all the qualifications and none of the disqualifications for Philippine citizenship.

On November 25, 1964, petitioner-appellee filed his petition for naturalization, which does not state his six-year residence from 1951-56 in Dumaguete City where he finished his high...