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In re: Tion San vs. Republic of the Phil.

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

G.R. No. L-35382 G.R. No. L-35382 | 1974-05-30

D E C I S I O N

ANTONIO, J:

Appeal by the Republic of the Philippines, from the order dated September 8, 1971 of the Court of First Instance. of Zamboanga City, 16th Judicial District, in Naturalization Case No. 196, granting the motion of petitioner Ong Tion San to take the oath of allegiance as a citizen of the Philippines, and from the order dated November 16, 1971 denying the motion for reconsideration of said order of September 8, 1971.

Petitioner-appellee Ong Tion San was born on November 4, 1940 of Chinese parents named Tion Pioc and Tan Siu Ha, in Zamboanga City, Philippines, which he considers as his permanent residence, 1 and...