August 1980 - Philippine Supreme Court Decisions/Resolutions

Philippine Supreme Court Jurisprudence


Philippine Supreme Court Jurisprudence > Year 1980 > August 1980 Decisions > G.R. No. L-22204 August 21, 1980 - SANTIAGO CHENG v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHIL.:




PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

SECOND DIVISION

[G.R. No. L-22204. August 21, 1980.]

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF SANTIAGO CHENG alias SANTIAGO CHENG UN TO BE ADMITTED AS A CITIZEN OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.

SANTIAGO CHENG alias SANTIAGO CHENG UN, Petitioner-Appellee, v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Oppositor-Appellant.


D E C I S I O N


FERNANDO, C.J.:


At present pending before this Court is an appeal by the Republic of the Philippines, the oppositor in the application for Filipino citizenship filed by petitioner Santiago Cheng alias Santiago Cheng Un. The decision under review held that petitioner-appellee had all the qualifications prescribed by law and none of the disqualifications therein specified. The main ground was the failure to establish by sufficient evidence that his character witnesses are "credible persons within the contemplation of the Act." 1 The brief for the petitioner-appellee alleged that there is no basis for such an allegation. At any rate, under date of August 15, 1980, a Manifestation and Motion was filed by the Solicitor General, 2 setting forth the following: "1. The Republic of the Philippines has appealed to this Honorable Court the decision of the Court of First Instance of Iloilo dated July 11, 1963 granting Philippine citizenship to Santiago Cheng, alias Santiago Cheng Un; 2. During the pendency of the appeal, said Santiago Cheng filed an application for naturalization under Letter of Instructions No. 270, and upon recommendation of the Special Committee on Naturalization, he was granted Philippine citizenship on November 22, 1977 pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1220. Copies of his Oath of Allegiance and Certificate of Naturalization are hereto attached as Annexes ‘1’ and ‘2’, respectively." 3 A xeroxed copy of his oath of allegiance and his certificate of naturalization were, as stated in such manifestation, included the prayer for the dismissal of the appeal for being moot and academic.chanrobles virtualawlibrary chanrobles.com:chanrobles.com.ph

WHEREFORE, the appeal is dismissed for being moot and academic.

Barredo, Aquino, Concepcion Jr., Guerrero and De Castro, JJ., concur.

Abad Santos, J., is on leave.

Endnotes:


1. Cf. Record on Appeal, 42-60.

2. Solicitor General Estelito P. Mendoza was assisted by Assistant Solicitor General Santiago M. Kapunan and Solicitor Oswaldo D. Agcaoili.

3. Manifestation and Motion, 1-2.




Back to Home | Back to Main




















chanrobles.com





ChanRobles On-Line Bar Review

ChanRobles Internet Bar Review : www.chanroblesbar.com

ChanRobles MCLE On-line

ChanRobles Lawnet Inc. - ChanRobles MCLE On-line : www.chanroblesmcleonline.com






August-1980 Jurisprudence                 

  • G.R. No. L-24733 August 5, 1980 - JOSE ROSELLO, ET AL. v. PASTOR P. REYES, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-37851 August 5, 1980 - LUZON GENERAL MERCHANDISING COMPANY, ET AL. v. COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, ET AL.

  • A.M. No. 1255-CTJ August 6, 1980 - ESTEBAN UBONGEN v. TORIBIO S. MAYO

  • A.M. No. P-1313 August 6, 1980 - JOSEFINA ALMALEL VDA. DE HERBER v. LEODY MANUEL

  • A.C. No. 1343 August 6, 1980 - PAUL T. NAIDAS v. VALENTIN C. GUANIO, ET AL.

  • A.M. No. P-2391 August 6, 1980 - ANTONIO P. PAREDES v. LEONARDO D. MORENO

  • G.R. No. L-31979 August 6, 1980 - FILOMENA G. PIZARRO, ET AL. v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-45017 August 6, 1980 - ELINO A. VILLAFLOR v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHIL., ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-48883 August 6, 1980 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. ALBERTO V. SENERIS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-49933 August 6, 1980 - DOMINGA GABAS DE VELAYO, ET AL. v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 51919 August 6, 1980 - ESTELITA T. CORLETO, ET AL. v. JOSE P. ARRO, ET AL.

  • A.C. No. 1098 August 21, 1980 - FILOTEO VILLANUEVA v. FLORANTE C. DE LA CRUZ

  • A.M. No. 1129-MJ August 21, 1980 - ROLANDO S. DAPLAS v. BELENITA TOLEDO ARQUIZA

  • A.M. No. 1237-CAR August 21, 1980 - FELICIDAD CASTRO v. ARTURO MALAZO

  • A.C. No. 1753 August 21, 1980 - MARCIAL A. EDILLON v. JESUS P. NARVIOS

  • A.C. No. 1842 August 21, 1980 - AMANDO L. DE LA TORRE v. JERRY D. BANARES

  • A.M. No. P-1846 August 21, 1980 - PEDRO PABIA v. TEOFILO A. CABAÑERO

  • A.M. No. P-2282 August 21, 1980 - NELIA GELLA-SAGUN v. MARIA FLOR F. FRAGA, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-22204 August 21, 1980 - SANTIAGO CHENG v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHIL.

  • G.R. No. L-25294 August 21, 1980 - RICE AND CORN ADMINISTRATION v. ISIDORO G. SILAO, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-25747 August 21, 1980 - BUENO INDUSTRIAL AND DEV’T. CORP., ET AL. v. R. C. AQUINO TIMBER AND PLYWOOD CO., INC., ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-45539 August 21, 1980 - ALBERTO SALAS v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHIL.

  • G.R. No. L-45896 August 21, 1980 - MARIA LACSON v. SECRETARY OF LABOR, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-47296 August 21, 1980 - FELICIDAD MANGALI, ET AL. v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-48678 August 21, 1980 - ARNEDO S. LUCAS, ET AL. v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-49755 August 21, 1980 - FERMIN CAYCO, ET AL. v. EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-50025 August 21, 1980 - ALFONSO YU, ET AL. v. REYNALDO P. HONRADO, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-50083 August 21, 1980 - ATANACIA FERNANDEZ v. BLAS F. OPLE, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-50086 August 21, 1980 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. WILLY LAT

  • G.R. No. L-51479 August 21, 1980 - MD TRANSIT & TAXI CO., INC., ET AL. v. FRANCISCO L. ESTRELLA, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-52200 August 21, 1980 - ERNESTO D. CO v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-53372 August 21, 1980 - RODRIGO CONTRERAS v. ROLANDO R. VILLARAZA, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-53856 August 21, 1980 - OSCAR VENTANILLA ENTERPRISES CORPORATION v. ALFREDO M. LAZARO, ET AL.

  • A.M. No. 107-MJ August 27, 1980 - LEONILA S. SALOSA v. FELIZARDO PACETE

  • G.R. No. L-30634 August 27, 1980 - BRENDA J. DEBUQUE, ET AL. v. RAFAEL CLIMACO, ET AL.

  • A.M. No. 770-MJ August 29, 1980 - SANDRA DUGGER VASQUEZ v. EMMANUEL FLORES

  • A.M. No. P-1592 August 29, 1980 - ESPERANZA ESQUIROS v. MIGUEL G. BERNARDO, ET AL.

  • A.M. No. P-2184 August 29, 1980 - DIMAS BALOD, ET AL. v. VICTORIANO RODRIGUEZ

  • G.R. No. L-26559 August 29, 1980 - REPARATIONS COMMISSION v. GUILLERMO SANTOS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-29271 August 29, 1980 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. ADELINO BARDAJE

  • G.R. No. L-30070 August 29, 1980 - FEDERICO DECANO v. ROMEO F. EDU, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-30832 August 29, 1980 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. SIMPLICIO REALON, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-36154 August 29, 1980 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. ROMEO V. CARREON

  • G.R. No. L-36157 August 29, 1980 - HADJI SHARIF RADJID ABIRIN v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, ET AL.

  • G.R. Nos. L-36721-27 August 29, 1980 - COMMUNICATIONS INSURANCE COMPANY, INCORPORATED v. ONOFRE A. VILLALUZ, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-39450 August 29, 1980 - CRESENCIO CANTILLANA, ET AL. v. HEIRS OF FRANK D. SCOTT

  • G.R. No. L-41795 August 29, 1980 - PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS v. JUAN F. ECHIVERRI, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-42276 August 29, 1980 - MANUEL D. TABAS v. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, ET AL.

  • G.R. Nos. L-43753-56 & L-50991 August 29, 1980 - FILOMENO SOBERANO, ET AL. v. SECRETARY OF LABOR, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-49007 August 29, 1980 - SOUTHERN MOTORS, INC. v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-50236 August 29, 1980 - RODOLFO YABUT LEE, ET AL. v. FLORENCIO P. PUNZALAN

  • G.R. No. L-50917 August 29, 1980 - TAS WORLD SHIPPING COMPANY, LTD., ET AL. v. BLAS F. OPLE, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. L-52762 August 29, 1980 - HERMINIGILDO BASE, ET AL. v. OSCAR LEVISTE, ET AL.