Facts:

• The case involves Yu Chuan, also known as Macario Yu Chuan, as the petitioner-appellee against the Republic of the Philippines, the oppositor-appellant.
• Yu Chuan filed a petition for naturalization on July 20, 1965.
• The Republic opposed the petition, citing Yu Chuan's failure to register his seven minor children with the Bureau of Immigration as required by the Alien Registration Act.
• Yu Chuan had been administratively fined seven times for the late registration of his children.
• The lower court granted Yu Chuan's petition on July 7, 1966, accepting his explanation that his children were sickly at birth.
• The court relied on the precedent from Chay Guan Tan v. Republic, suggesting that such omissions did not disqualify an applicant.
• The Republic contested the lower court's decision, arguing it failed to consider Yu Chuan's repeated non-compliance with the law.

Issue:

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Ruling:

• The Supreme Court reversed the lower court's decision granting Yu Chuan's petition for naturalization.
• The Court determined that Yu Chuan's repeated failures to comply with registrati...(Unlock)

Ratio:

• The Supreme Court emphasized that Filipino citizenship is a privilege reserved for individuals who demonstrate deserving conduct.
• Yu Chuan's failure to register his children constituted a violation of the law, undermining his claim to proper conduct during his residency in the Philippines.
• The precedent from Chay Guan Tan was deemed abandoned in late...continue reading