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Department of Justice Secretary Raul M. Gonzalez, et al. Vs. Michael Alfio Pennisi

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SECRETARY RAUL M. GONZALEZ, BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION COMMISSIONER and BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CHAIRMAN ALIPIO F. FERNANDEZ, JR., and IMMIGRATION ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS and BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEMBERS ARTHEL B. CARONONGAN, TEODORO B. DELARMENTE, JOSE D.L. CABOCHAN, and FRANKLIN Z. LITTUA, Petitioners, versus MICHAEL ALFIO PENNISI, Respondent.

G.R. No. 169958 | 2010-03-05

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

Before the Court is a petition for review[1] assailing the 30 September 2005 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 87271.

The Antecedent Facts

The facts, gathered from the Court of Appeals' decision, are as follows:

Michael Alfio Pennisi (respondent) was born on 13 March 1975 in Queensland, Australia to Alfio Pennisi, an Australian national, and Anita T. Quintos (Quintos), allegedly a Filipino citizen. In March 1999, respondent filed a petition for recognition as Filipino citizen before the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Respondent submitted the following documents before the BI:

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