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Jose Pidelo Vs. Republic Of The Phils.

In the matter of the petition of JOSE PIDELO to be admitted a citizen of the Philippines, JOSE PIDELO, petitioner-appellee, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-7796 | 1955-09-29

D E C I S I O N


CONCEPCION, J.:

This is an appeal, taken by the Office of the Solicitor General, from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Davao, granting, over the former's opposition, the application for naturalization, as citizen of the Philippines, of petitioner Jose Pidelo.

Upon a review of the record, we are of the opinion, and so hold, that the decision appealed from is untenable for the following reasons, namely:

1. Petitioner claims to have been born in the City of Cebu on September 3, 1918 and, seemingly, for this reason, among others, he has not filed the declaration of intention required in section 5 of...