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Go Yu Tak Wai vs. Vivo [DECISION]

GO YU TAK WAI, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MARTINIANO P. VIVO, VIRGILIO GASTON and MARCIAL RANOLA, in their capacity as Commissioner and Associate Commissioners, respectively, composing the Board of Commissioners of the Bureau of Immigration, respondents-appellants.

G.R. No. L-22257 | 1977-05-25

D E C I S I O N
 
AQUINO, J.:
 
The Commissioners of Immigration appealed from the judgment of the Court of First Instance of Manila, holding that their decision excluding Go Yu Tak Wai for having abandoned her permanent residence was void because it was allegedly promulgated after the expiration of the statutory one-year period.
 
The lower court sustained the decision of the Board of Special Inquiry that Go YuTak Wai could be admitted as a returning resident in spite of her twenty-year absence. The Solicitor General in his notice of appeal indicated that the lower court's decision is contrary to...