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Kwan Kwock How vs. Republic Of The Phil.119 Phil. 291

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION TO BE ADMITTED A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES. KWAN KWOCK HOW, petitioner-appellee, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-18521 | 1964-01-30

D E C I S I O N 


REYES, J.B.L., J.: 

Appeal by the Government from a judgment of the Court of First Instance of Tarlac, Fourth Judicial District (in its Naturalization Case No. 65), declaring petitioner Kwan Kwock How entitled to be admitted as a citizen of the Philippines. 

The principal controversy centers on the sufficiency of the allegations in the petition and the affidavits of the supporting witnesses. Telesforo G. Espinosa and Justito M. Lenon. The government insists that the allegations are insufficient to justify the Court's acting on the petition. 

With regard to the supporting witnesses, their joint affidavit...