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Simeon Tan Lim Vs. Republic Of The Phil. 103 Phil 736

SIMEON TAN LIM, petitioner-appellee, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-10704 | 1958-05-23

D E C I S I O N


FELIX, J.:

The Government has appealed to this Court from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Davao, granting the petition for citizenship pf Simeon Tan Lim. There is no dispute as to the facts of the case which are summarized by the lower Court as follows:

"In compliance with the Naturalization Law, the petitioner Simeon Tan Lim had filed with the Solicitor General his declaration of intention to become a Filipino citizen on January 22, 1954, one year before he filed this petition on January 25, 1955 (which was published in the Official Gazette and newspaper in accordance with the provisions of law).

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