Case Digest (G.R. No. L-26327)
Facts:
- Feliciano T. Tan filed a petition for naturalization on June 16, 1961, in the Court of First Instance of Oriental Negros.
- He is a Chinese citizen born on June 9, 1931, in Larena, Oriental Negros.
- Tan claimed to have resided in the Philippines for at least thirty years prior to his petition.
- At the time of filing, he was single and employed as a salesman in Manila, earning a monthly salary of two hundred pesos.
- He asserted that he met all qualifications for naturalization and had no disqualifications, claiming exemption from filing a declaration of intention.
- Two Filipino citizens, Esperidion G. Heceta and Cornelio Padayhag, provided affidavits supporting his character.
- The Republic of the Philippines appealed the lower court's decision that granted Tan's petition, citing several errors.
Issue:
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Ruling:
- The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Republic of the Philippines, reversing the lower court's decision and dismissing Feliciano T. Tan's petition for naturalization.
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Ratio:
- The Supreme Court's decision was based on the legal requirements for naturalization as outlined in the Revised Naturalization Law.
- The court emphasized that jurisdiction to hear a naturalization petition lies exclusively with the Court of First Instance of the province where the petitioner has resided for at least one year immediately preceding the filing.
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Case Digest (G.R. No. L-26327)
Facts:
The case involves Feliciano T. Tan as the petitioner and the Republic of the Philippines as the oppositor. The petition for naturalization was filed on June 16, 1961, in the Court of First Instance of Oriental Negros. Feliciano T. Tan, a Chinese citizen born on June 9, 1931, in Larena, Oriental Negros, claimed that he had resided in the Philippines for at least thirty years prior to his petition. At the time of filing, he was single and employed as a salesman at Motor Supply in Manila, earning a monthly salary of two hundred pesos. He asserted that he met all qualifications for naturalization and had no disqualifications, and he was exempt from filing a declaration of intention. Two Filipino citizens, Esperidion G. Heceta and Cornelio Padayhag, provided affidavits to support his character. The Republic of the Philippines appealed the decision of the lower court, which had granted Tan's petition, citing several errors: (1) the court's assumption of jurisdiction despite Tan's lack of one year of residence in Oriental Negros before filing; (2) the allowance of witnesses not listed in the petition to testify; (3) the failure to dismiss the petition due to Tan's omission of all former residences; and (4) the finding that Tan did not have a lucrative income.
Issue:
- D...