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Republic of the Philippines Vs. Azucena Saavedra Batuigas

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, vs. AZUCENA SAAVEDRA BATUIGAS, Respondent

G.R. No. 183110 | 2013-10-07

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION

DEL CASTILLO, J.;

" It is universally accepted that a State, in extending the privilege of citizenship to an alien wife  of one of its citizens could have no other objective than to maintain a unity of allegiance among the members of the family"1

This petition for Review on Certiorari assails the May 23, 2008 Decision of the Court of Appeals (CA)in CA G.R. CV No.00523, which affirmed the January 31, 2005 Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 29 Zamboanga del Sur that granted the Petition for Naturalization of respondent Azucena Saavedra Batuigas (Azucena).

Factual Antecedents

On December 2, 2002,...