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In Re: Tan Khe Shing vs. Republic Of The Phil.

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF NATURALIZATION OF TAN KHE SHING alias TAN KEE SING. PAN KHE SHING alias TAN KEE SING, petitioner-appellee, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-22390 | 1968-02-29

D E C I S I O N 


MAKALINTAL, J.: 

Appeal taken by the Solicitor General from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Marinduque granting the petition of Tan Khe Shing alias Tan Kee Sing to be admitted as citizen of the Philippines. 

The petitioner, a citizen of the Republic of China, was born on August 31, 1925 in Fukien, China. He arrived at the port of Manila on November 19, 1929, on board the vessel SS SUSANA. He was in Manila for one week, then proceeded to Mogpog, Marinduque, where he stayed for another week and finally went to Boac, Marinduque, where he established his legal residence. He finished his primary...