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Phua, Carpio, et al. Vs. Board of Commissioners

CARPIO PHUA, TAN SIN TEE, PUA CHING TOO and PUA SHING SHING, the last two represented by CARPIO PHUA, petitioners-appellees, vs. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS of the Bureau of Immigration, respondent-appellant.

G.R. No. L-26969 | 1984-12-19

D E C I S I O N


AQUINO, J.:

This case is about the exclusion from this country of Tan Sin Tee and her two minor children, Pua Ching Too and Pua Shing Shing, on the ground that they were not properly documented.

The three arrived in the Philippines from Hongkong on November 7, 1961 documented as Filipino citizens and holders of certificates of registration and identity issued on November 2, 1961 by the Philippine Consulate. It should be noted that the signature of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs on the cablegram authorizing their documentation as Filipino citizens was a forgery.

Upon their arrival, their admission was referred to a...