G.R. No. L-21553. April 17, 1968
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION TO BE ADMITTED A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES, JOHN GO CHANG, PETITIONER-APPELLEE, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, OPPOSITOR-APPELLANT.
Decisions / Signed Resolutions April 17, 1968 SANCHEZ, J.:
SANCHEZ, J.:
Appeal by the State from a judgment of the Court of First
Instance of Manila in its Civil Case No. 50717 granting petitioner’s petition
for citizenship.
On one ground alone, namely, that petitioner’s annual income of
P2,400 (bonus excluded[1]),
at the time the petition was filed, is not lucrative,[2]
the appeal must be upheld.
Judgment reversed.
Petition denied. Costs against petitioner.
SO ORDERED.
Reyes, J.B.L., (Acting C.J.), Dizon, Makalintal, Bengzon, J.P., Zaldivar,
Angeles, and Fernando, JJ., concur.
[1]
Po Chu
Sam vs. Republic, L-20812, September
22, 1967.
[2]
Tan vs. Republic, L-22077, February 18, 1967.