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In Re: Lim Eng Yu vs. Republic Of The Phil.

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION AS CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES. LIM ENG YU, petitioner-appellee, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-20809 | 1966-08-31

D E C I S I O N 


ZALDIVAR, J.: 
This is an appeal from the decision rendered by the Court of First Instance of Negros Occidental on August 10, 1962, granting the petition of herein petitioner-appellee, Lim Eng Yu, for Philippine citizenship.
 
On May 4, 1961, petitioner filed a petition for naturalization (Civil Case No. 6149, accompanied by the affidavits of two witnesses, Francisco Arias and Antonio L. Tijam. The notice of hearing was published in the Official Gazette and the "Negros Clarion." During the trial, evidence was presented to establish, among others, that petitioner Lim Eng Yu was born in Chai Po, Amoy, Fookien,...