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In Re: Pehlay Ben vs. Rp.

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF PEH LAY BEN alias LIAO KAY CHAY TO BE ADMITTED A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES, PEH LAY BEN alias LIAO KAY CHAY, petitioner-appellee, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-22314 | 1971-05-29

D E C I S I O N


DIZON, J:

Appeal taken by the State from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila granting appellee's application for citizenship and ordering the issuance of the corresponding certificate of naturalization in his favor upon compliance by him of the requisites imposed by Republic Act No. 530.

Appellee Peh Lay Ben, alias Liao Kay Chay, filed his application for naturalization in the lower court on July 19, 1960. The
Solicitor General, on behalf of the State, filed an opposition thereto, and subsequently appellee filed a reply. Thereafter, the publication required by law having been accomplished, the case was...