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In Re: Tanpa Ong vs. Republic Of The Phil.

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF TANPA ONG alias PEDRO TAN TO BE ADMITTED A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES. TANPA ONG alias PEDRO TAN, petitioner-appellee, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-20605 | 1966-06-30

D E C I S I O N 


REGALA, J.: 

The Government appeals from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Cagayan granting Philippine citizenship to Tanpa Ong. 

On October 26, 1958, the petitioner, a citizen of Nationalist China, married, with 7 children, filed with the lower court a petition for naturalization. Although no formal opposition was filed against the application for naturalization, the provincial fiscal, during the hearing, appeared in behalf of the Solicitor General for the government and cross-examined the witness for the petitioner. On March 9, 1960, the lower court rendered judgment in favor of the applicant,...