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In re: Po Soon Tek vs. Republic of the Phil.

PETITION TO BE ADMITTED A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES. PO SOON TEK, petitioner-appellee, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-32408 | 1974-09-30

D E C I S I O N

ANTONIO, J:

This is a denaturalization proceeding. The Republic of the Philippines appealed from the order of Judge Guardson R. Lood of the Court of First Instance of Rizal, Pasig Branch, dated December 19, 1969, denying its motion for the cancellation of the naturalization certificate which was issued to Po Soon Tek (Naturalization Case No. 327). The record discloses the following facts.

Po Soon Tek was born on January 10, 1911 in Lamoa, China. He arrived in Manila on board the SS Java Line on December 29, 1929. He returned to China in 1936, 1941, 1946 and 1948. He married Go Pek Giok in China. They have two children...