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G.R. No. L-5477 April 12, 1954 - QUING v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHIL.
094 Phil 736:
094 Phil 736:
EN BANC
[G.R. No. L-5477. April 12, 1954.]
En el asunto de la solicitud de QUING KU CHAY para ser admitido ciudadano de Filipinas. QUING KU CHAY, solicitante y apelado, contra La Republica de Filipinas, opositora y apelante.
D. Silvestre Br. Bello en representaci on del apelado.
El Procurador General Sr. Juan P. Liwag y el Procurador Sr. Meliton G. Soliman en presentacion del gobierno.
SYLLABUS
EXTRANJEROS; NATURALIZATION. — La matriculaci on prescrita en alguna escuela p ublica o privada reconocida por la Oficina de Educaci on Privada de Filipinas, donde se enseñan o prescriben como parte de la enseñansa historia filipina, gobierno y civismo durante el per iodo entero de residencia requerido es importante porque el hijo menor adquiere ipso acto el privilegio de la ciudadan ia filipina al naturalizarse el padre, y es la pol itica de la Rep ublica que los nuevos ciudadanos tengan aprendidas y embebidas las costumbres, tradiciones y aspiraciones de los filipinos y sus formas democr aticas de gobierno. No es v alida excusa el que el hijo del solicitante est a fuera del pa is; debe traerlo para cumplir con el requisito. Ni la muerte del hijo o su mayor ia de edad, durante la epoca escolar requerida sin haberlo matriculado como se requiere, excusa el incumplimiento anterior del requisito. El cumplimiento del p arrafo 6. � del art. 2 no es sol o para que el menor esté preparado a ser buen ciudadano filipino, sino es tambi en una calificaci on requerida del solicitante pera merecer la naturalizaci on, y en armon ia con estos prop ositos debe leerse el art iculo 15.
D E C I S I O N
DIOKNO, M. :
El apelado solicit o y el Juzgado a quo le concedi o la ciudadan ia filipina por naturalizaci on, no obstante tener un hijo menor de edad nacido en Amoy, China, en 1934 que no ha pisado jam as tierra filipina.
El articulo 2 de la Ley del Commonwealth No. 473 dice:jgc:chanrobles.com.ph
"Sec. 2. Qualifications — Subject to section four of this Act any person having the following qualifications may become a citizen of the Philippines by naturalization:jgc:chanrobles.com.ph
"First. He must be not less than twenty-one years of age on the day of the hearing of the petition;
"Second. He must have resided in the Philippines for a continuous period of not less than ten years;
"Third. He must be of good moral character and believes in the principles underlying the Philippine Constitution, and must have conducted himself in a proper and irreproachable manner during the entire period of his residence in the Philippines in his relation with the constituted government as well as with the community in which he is living;
"Fourth. He must own real estate in the Philippines worth not less than five thousand pesos, Philippine currency, or must have some known lucrative trade, profession, or lawful occupation;
"Fifth. He must be able to speak and write English or Spanish and any of the principal Philippine languages; and
"Sixth. He must have enrolled his minor children of school age, in any of the public schools or private schools recognized by the Office of Private Education of the Philippines where Philippine history, government and civics are taught or prescribed as part of the school curriculum, during the entire period of the residence in the Philippines required of him prior to the hearing of his petition for naturalization as Philippine citizen."cralaw virtua1aw library
El articulo 15 de la misma ley dice:jgc:chanrobles.com.ph
"Sec. 15. Effect of the naturalization on wife and children. - Any woman who is now or may hereafter be married to a citizen of the Philippines, and who might herself be lawfully naturalized shall be deemed a citizen of the Philippines.
"Minor children of persons naturalized undar this law who have been born in the Philippines shall be considered citizens therefor.
"A foreign-born minor child, if dwelling in the Philippines at the time of the naturalization of the parent, shall automatically bacome a Philippine citizen, and a foreign-born minor child, who is not in the Philippines at the time the parent is naturalized, shall be deemed a Philippine citizen only during his minority, unless he begins to reside permanently in the Philippines when still a minor, in which case, he will continue to be a Philippine citizen even after becoming of age.
"A child born outside of the Philippines after the naturalization of his parent, shall be considered a Philippine citizen, unless within one year after reaching the age of majority, he fails to register himself as a Philippine citizen at the American Consulate of the country where he resides, and to take the necessary oath of allegiance."cralaw virtua1aw library
La matriculaci on prescrita en alguna escuela publica o privada reconocida por la Oficina de Educaci on Privada y de Filipinas, donde se enseñan o prescriben como parte de la enseñanza historia filipina, gobierno y civismo durante el per iodo entero de residencia requerido es importante porque el hijo menor adquiere ipso facto el privilegio de la ciudadan ia filipina al naturalizarse el padre, y es la pol itica de la Rep ublica que los nuevos ciudadanos tengan aprendidas y embebidas las costumbres, tradiciones y aspiraciones de los filipinos y sus formas democr aticas de gobierno. (Hao Lian Chu v. Rep. of the Phil., 48 Off. Gaz., 1780; Lim Lian Hong v. Rep. of the Phil., G. R. No. L-3575, Dec. 26, 1950; Tan Hi v. Rep. of the Phil., 88 Phil., 117; Francisco Chan Su Hok v. Rep. of the Phil., 90 Phil., 415; Ang Yee Koe Sengkee v. Rep. of the Phil., 90 Phil., 594; Bangon Du contra Rep. de Filipinas, 92 Phil., 519. No es v alida excusa el que el hijo est a fuera del pa is; debe traerlo para cumplir con el requisito. Ni la muerte del hijo o su mayor ia de edad, durante la epoca escolar requerida sin haberlo matriculado como se requiere, excusa el incumplimiento anterior del requisito.) El cumplimiento del parrafo 6. � del art. 2 no es solo para que el menor esté preparado a ser buen ciudadano filipino, sino es también una calificaci on requerida del solicitante para merecer la naturalizaci on, y en armon ia con estos prop ositos debe leerse el art. 15.
En el presente caso debe observarse adem as que el solicitante pudo haber tra ido a su hijo antes del 17 de Octubre de 1949, en que las tropas del gobierno nacionalista evacu o Amoy (China Handbook 1953-1954, pag. 454).
Se revoca la decision apelada y se deniega la solicitud de naturalizacion del apelado, con las costas, en ambas instancias. Asi se ordena.
Paras, Pres., Pablo, Montemayor, Reyes, Jugo, Bautista. Angelo, Labrador y Concepci on, MM., estan conformes.
El articulo 2 de la Ley del Commonwealth No. 473 dice:jgc:chanrobles.com.ph
"Sec. 2. Qualifications — Subject to section four of this Act any person having the following qualifications may become a citizen of the Philippines by naturalization:jgc:chanrobles.com.ph
"First. He must be not less than twenty-one years of age on the day of the hearing of the petition;
"Second. He must have resided in the Philippines for a continuous period of not less than ten years;
"Third. He must be of good moral character and believes in the principles underlying the Philippine Constitution, and must have conducted himself in a proper and irreproachable manner during the entire period of his residence in the Philippines in his relation with the constituted government as well as with the community in which he is living;
"Fourth. He must own real estate in the Philippines worth not less than five thousand pesos, Philippine currency, or must have some known lucrative trade, profession, or lawful occupation;
"Fifth. He must be able to speak and write English or Spanish and any of the principal Philippine languages; and
"Sixth. He must have enrolled his minor children of school age, in any of the public schools or private schools recognized by the Office of Private Education of the Philippines where Philippine history, government and civics are taught or prescribed as part of the school curriculum, during the entire period of the residence in the Philippines required of him prior to the hearing of his petition for naturalization as Philippine citizen."cralaw virtua1aw library
El articulo 15 de la misma ley dice:jgc:chanrobles.com.ph
"Sec. 15. Effect of the naturalization on wife and children. - Any woman who is now or may hereafter be married to a citizen of the Philippines, and who might herself be lawfully naturalized shall be deemed a citizen of the Philippines.
"Minor children of persons naturalized undar this law who have been born in the Philippines shall be considered citizens therefor.
"A foreign-born minor child, if dwelling in the Philippines at the time of the naturalization of the parent, shall automatically bacome a Philippine citizen, and a foreign-born minor child, who is not in the Philippines at the time the parent is naturalized, shall be deemed a Philippine citizen only during his minority, unless he begins to reside permanently in the Philippines when still a minor, in which case, he will continue to be a Philippine citizen even after becoming of age.
"A child born outside of the Philippines after the naturalization of his parent, shall be considered a Philippine citizen, unless within one year after reaching the age of majority, he fails to register himself as a Philippine citizen at the American Consulate of the country where he resides, and to take the necessary oath of allegiance."cralaw virtua1aw library
La matriculaci on prescrita en alguna escuela publica o privada reconocida por la Oficina de Educaci on Privada y de Filipinas, donde se enseñan o prescriben como parte de la enseñanza historia filipina, gobierno y civismo durante el per iodo entero de residencia requerido es importante porque el hijo menor adquiere ipso facto el privilegio de la ciudadan ia filipina al naturalizarse el padre, y es la pol itica de la Rep ublica que los nuevos ciudadanos tengan aprendidas y embebidas las costumbres, tradiciones y aspiraciones de los filipinos y sus formas democr aticas de gobierno. (Hao Lian Chu v. Rep. of the Phil., 48 Off. Gaz., 1780; Lim Lian Hong v. Rep. of the Phil., G. R. No. L-3575, Dec. 26, 1950; Tan Hi v. Rep. of the Phil., 88 Phil., 117; Francisco Chan Su Hok v. Rep. of the Phil., 90 Phil., 415; Ang Yee Koe Sengkee v. Rep. of the Phil., 90 Phil., 594; Bangon Du contra Rep. de Filipinas, 92 Phil., 519. No es v alida excusa el que el hijo est a fuera del pa is; debe traerlo para cumplir con el requisito. Ni la muerte del hijo o su mayor ia de edad, durante la epoca escolar requerida sin haberlo matriculado como se requiere, excusa el incumplimiento anterior del requisito.) El cumplimiento del parrafo 6. � del art. 2 no es solo para que el menor esté preparado a ser buen ciudadano filipino, sino es también una calificaci on requerida del solicitante para merecer la naturalizaci on, y en armon ia con estos prop ositos debe leerse el art. 15.
En el presente caso debe observarse adem as que el solicitante pudo haber tra ido a su hijo antes del 17 de Octubre de 1949, en que las tropas del gobierno nacionalista evacu o Amoy (China Handbook 1953-1954, pag. 454).
Se revoca la decision apelada y se deniega la solicitud de naturalizacion del apelado, con las costas, en ambas instancias. Asi se ordena.
Paras, Pres., Pablo, Montemayor, Reyes, Jugo, Bautista. Angelo, Labrador y Concepci on, MM., estan conformes.
