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right to vote, the right to hold public office and the right to
petition the government for redress of grievance.
Same Naturalization No less than the 1987 Constitution
enumerates who are Filipino citizens. Among those listed are
citizens by naturalization, which refers to the legal act of adopting
an alien and clothing him with the privilege of a nativeborn
citizen.No less than the 1987 Constitution enumerates who are
Filipino citizens. Among those listed are citizens by
naturalization, which refers to the legal act of adopting an alien
and clothing him with the privilege of a nativeborn citizen.
Under the present laws, the process of naturalization can be
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WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Petition of DENNIS
L. GO for Naturalization as a Filipino Citizen is hereby
GRANTED. Upon finality of this Decision, before a Certificate of
Naturalization may be issued to him pursuant to the provisions of
Republic Act 530, Petitioner must take his oath of allegiance and
fidelity to the Republic of the Philippines.
SO ORDERED.12
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petition, but did not. The OSG may not file a motion for the
purpose of reopening the case on a piecemeal basis on the
pretext that the government could, at all stages of the
proceedings, raise the issue of noncompliance with
naturalization laws. In any case, the background
investigation by the BOI yielded no reasonable ground to
deny the petition for naturalization because the citizenship
of his parents had nothing to do with it. The RTC decision
contained an exhaustive discussion showing that he
possessed all the qualifications and none of the
disqualifications provided for by law.
In its assailed decision, the CA reversed and set aside
the RTC decision and dismissed, without prejudice, the
petition for naturalization. According to the CA, while
there was sufficient evidence from which petitioners ability
to write English or any of the principal Philippine
languages, may be inferred, he failed to adduce evidence to
prove that his witnesses were credible. He was not able to
prove that the persons he presented in court had good
standing in the community, known to be honest and
upright, reputed to be trustworthy and reliable, and that
their word could be taken at face value, as a good warranty
of his worthiness.
Hence, this petition.
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