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Chang Kim Timoteo Vergel De Dios Vs. Republic Of The Phil. 101 Phil 555

Petition for Naturalization of CHANG KIM TIMOTEO VERGEL DE DIOS, petitioner-appellant, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellee.

G.R. No. L-9656 | 1957-05-23

D E C I S I O N


MONTEMAYOR, J.:

On March 1, 1954, Chang Kim Timoteo Vergel de Dios filed an amended petition for naturalization in the Court of First Instance of Bulacan. After hearing, the trial court denied the petition on the ground that applicant had failed to establish to its satisfaction that he could speak and write English or Spanish. Petitioner is now appealing from that decision to us.

The evidence shows the following facts. Petitioner was born in Amoy, China on December 11, 1910 and came to the Philippines on October 1, 1925 and since then had resided continuously in the Philippines up to the present time. On October 20,...