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Yap vs. Rp.

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF ENG SIONG ONG alias LORENZO ONG TO BE ADMITTED A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES. ADELA YAP, petitioner-appellee, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-27430 | 1972-05-17

D E C I S I O N


ZALDIVAR, J:

Adela Yap, the legal wife of Eng Siong Ong alias Lorenzo Ong who is a naturalized Filipino citizen, filed a petition for a judicial declaration that she has all the qualifications and none of the disqualifications to become a Filipino citizen under Section 15 of Commonwealth Act No. 473 The petition was filed in the case entitled "In the Matter of the Petition of Eng Siong Ong, alias Lorenzo Ong, to be admitted a Citizen of the Philippines", docketed as Naturalization Case No. 445 of the Court of First Instance of Cebu, which is the same case where the petition for naturalization of her husband was granted....