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THIRD DIVISION

JOSE ANSELMO I. CADIZ, G.R. No. 178941

LEONARD S. DE VERA, ROMULO

A. RIVERA, DANTE G. ILAYA,

PURA ANGELICA Y. SANTIAGO,

ROSARIO T. SETIAS-REYES, JOSE

VICENTE B. SALAZAR, MANUEL M.

MONZON, IMMANUEL L. SODUSTA,

CARLOS L. VALDEZ, JR., !"

LYDIA A. NAVARRO,

P#$%$%o!#&',

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THE HONORABLE PRESIDING

JUDGE, BR. 48, RTC-PUERTO P&o*)+$#"

PRINCESA !" GLENN C. GACOTT,

R#'o!"#!$'. A&%+ /7, /011

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DECISION

ABAD, J.

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HEREORE, $2# Co)&$ GRANTS $2# #$%$%o!, SETS ASIDE $2#

"#6%'%o! "$#" D#6#*3#& /9, /00 !" 'o+)$%o! "$#" J)+5 1/, /007 o$2# Co)&$ o A#+' %! CA-G.R. SP 949/, !" ORDERS $2# 6o*+%!$ o&"*#' %+#" 35 'o!"#!$ G+#!! C. G6o$$ %!'$ #$%$%o!#&' Jo'#

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M!)#+ M. Mo!;o!, I**!)#+ L. So")'$, C&+o' L. V+"#;, J&., !" L5"%A. N(&&o %! C%(%+ C'# 409 o $2# R#%o!+ T&%+ Co)&$ o P)#&$o P&%!6#'C%$5, P+!, DISMISSED o& %+) $o '$$# 6)'# o 6$%o!.

SO ORDERED.

R)+# 7.01

888 MELING 888

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SUPREME COURT

M!%+

EN BANC

BAR MATTER No. 914 October 1, 1999

RE: APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE PHILIPPINE BAR,

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VICENTE D. CHIN, +%6!$.

R E S O L U T I O N

!APUNAN, J.:

C! +#%$%*$# 62%+" 3o&! )!"#& $2# 19: Co!'$%$)$%o! o %+%%!o

*o$2#& !" ! +%#! $2#& (+%"+5 #+#6$ P2%+%%!# 6%$%;#!'2% o)&$##!


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6%$%;#!'2%.

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1998, $2# o++o%! "o6)*#!$'

1. C#&$%%6$%o!, "$#" 9 J)!# 198, %'')#" 35 $2# Bo&" o

A66o)!$!65 o $2# P&o#''%o!+ R#)+$%o!' Co**%''%o!

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The filing of s!orn state"ent or for"al declaration is a

re&uire"ent for those !ho still have to elect citi$enship.

For those already Filipinos !hen the ti"e to elect ca"e up%

there are acts of deliberate choice !hich cannot be less

binding. E!$#&%! &o#''%o! o#! o!+5 $o %+%%!o',

'#&(%! %! )3+%6 o%6# 2# 6%$%;#!'2% %' @)+%%6$%o!,

(o$%! ")&%! #+#6$%o! $%*#, &)!!%! o& )3+%6 o%6#, !"

o$2#& 6$#o&%6+ 6$' o '%*%+& !$) $2#*'#+(#'

o&*+ *!%#'$$%o!' o& $2#'# #&'o!'.

n election of #hilippine citi$enship presupposes that the

person electing is an alien. O& 2%' '$$)' %' "o)3$)+

3#6)'# 2# %' !$%o!+ o $o 6o)!$&%#'. T2# %' !o

"o)3$ %! $2%' 6'# 3o)$ M&. O!' 3#%! %+%%!o 2#! 2#

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SEVERINO . MARTINE', #$ %$%o!#&.

BEN'ON, C.J.:

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#*%!$%o! %! $2%' Co)&$, 2#


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EN BANC

B.M. No. 44 Febr(#r) "4, 199"

EUFROSINA *. TAN, 6o*+%!!$,

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NICOLAS EL. SABANDAL, 'o!"#!$.

SBC No. %+9 Febr(#r) "4, 199"

MOISES B. BOUIA, 6o*+%!!$,

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SBC No. %1% Febr(#r) "4, 199"

HERVE DAPIN, 6o*+%!!$,('.


9elbert T) #aculan for respondent)

Moises *) *o&uia for hi"self and Herve (agpin)

R E S O L U T I O N

MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

O! /9 No(#*3#& 198:, $2%' Co)&$ ')'$%!#" $2# 62&# o )!)$2o&%;#"

&6$%6# o + %+#" %!'$ 'o!"#!$ S3!"+ !" 66o&"%!+5 "#!%#"

$2# +$$#&' #$%$%o! $o 3# ++o#" $o $# $2# o$2 ' *#*3#& o $2#

P2%+%%!# B& !" $o '%! $2# Ro++ o A$$o&!#5'.

&o* 1984-1988, S3!"+ %+#" Mo$%o!' o& R#6o!'%"#&$%o! o $2#

o'%" R#'o+)$%o!, ++ o 2%62 # #%$2#& "#!%#" o& No$#" %$2o)$

6$%o!. T2# Co)&$, 2o#(#&, o! 10 #3&)&5 1989, $#& 6o!'%"#&%! 2%'

+# o& *#&65 !" o&%(#!#'', 2%' %++%!!#'' $o o&* !" $2# '#(#&+

$#'$%*o!%+' $$#'$%! $o 2%' oo" *o&+ 62&6$#& !" 6%(%6 6o!'6%o)'!#'',

o!'%"#" %$' #&+%#& R#'o+)$%o! !" %!++5 ++o#" 2%* $o $# $2#

+5#&' o$2 %$2 $2# Co)&$ 3%!"%! 2%* $o 2%' '')&!6# $2$ 2# '2++

'$&%6$+5 3%"# 35 !" "2# $o $2# +!)#, *#!%! !" '%&%$ o $2#

L5#&' O$2 !" $2# 2%2#'$ '$!"&"' o $2# +#+ &o#''%o!


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Mo$%o! o& R#6o!'%"#&$%o! ' C#&$%%6$%o!, "$#" /4

#3&)&5 1989, '%!#" 35 $2# IBP Z*3o! "#+ No&$#

C2$#& P'%"#!$, A$$5. No&3#&$o L. N)#(', '$$%! $2$

$2# '#!$ Bo&" o O%6#&' %$2 $2# )!"#&'%!#" '

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oo" *o&+ 62&6$#& !" 6%(%6 6o!'6%o)'!#'' o M&. N%6o+'

S3!"+.

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'o!"#!$ '$$#' $2$ $2# IBP $#'$%*o!%+ #&" $o 35

Co*+%!!$ T! *)'$ 2(# 3##! $2$ '%!#" 35 $2#

o&*#& IBP Z*3o! "#+ No&$# C2$#& P'%"#!$, A$$5.

S#!#! O. A!#+#', ""''#" $o $2# C2%# J)'$%6#, "$#" /9

D#6#*3#& 198, !" $2$ 2# 2%*'#+ 2" !o$ ')3*%$$#" $o

$2# Co)&$ !5 6#&$%%6$%o! &o* $2# IBP Z*3o! "#+

No&$# C2$#& Bo&" o O%6#&' o 1988-1989.

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@)% $2# '#!$ Bo&" o O%6#&' o $2# IBP,

Z*3o! "#+ No&$# C2$#&, $o MANIEST 2#$2#& o&

!o$ %$ %' %++%! $o %(# $#'$%*o!%+ 6#&$%5%! $o

'o!"#!$' oo" *o&+ 62&6$#& ' $o #!$%$+# 2%* $o $#

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"#+ No&$# %' +%#%'# @)%" $o ')3*%$ COMMENT o!

'o!"#!$' *o&+ %$!#'' $o 3# *#*3#& o $2# B&.

Co*+%!6# 2#%$2 %' @)%" %$2%! $#! %

Inc)% for Cancellation of Title and?or Reversion pending in

this Court in !hich said respondent% per co"plaint filed by

the @ffice of the Solicitor -eneral% is alleged to have

secured a free patent and later a certificate of title to a

parcel of land !hich% upon investigation% turned out to be

a s!a"pland and not susceptible of ac&uisition under a

free patent% and !hich he later "ortgaged to the Rural

*an8 of #inan = Inc) The "ortgage !as later foreclosed and the land sold at public auction and respondent has not

redee"ed the land until the present .


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"#'6&%3%! 2%' 6$)$%o!' %! C%(%+ C'# :747 ' *!%)+$%(# !"

')&$%$%o)'. T2%' 6o**#!$ ' No$#" %! $2# R#'o+)$%o! o // M5 1990.

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6o*+%!!$ T! %! B& M$$#& 44, %!o&*#" $2# Co)&$ $2$ 2#& +$%o!'2%

%$2 S3!"+ 2' +"5 3##! '$o", ' 2# 2" '#" o&%(#!#''

o& 2$ 2' 3##! "o!# $o 2#& !" $2$ '2# %!"' !o !#6#''%$5 %! )&')%!

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)&$2#& 'o! $o oo'# 2%' "*%''%o! $o $2# B& ' 2# 2" '2o! '%!6#

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3#6o*# *#*3#& o $2# P2%+%%!# B&. I! (%# o $2%' "#(#+o*#!$, $2#

+#$$#& '$$#", # 2%2+5 o**#!" 2%* o& "*%''%o! $o $2# +#+

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$%*# *o'$ 6o!(#!%#!$. T2%' +#$$#& ' No$#" %! $2# R#'o+)$%o! o /

O6$o3#& 1990, 2%62 +'o @)%" 6o**#!$ o! T!' +#$$#& &o*

6o*+%!!$' Bo@)% !" D%!.

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"$#" No(#*3#& 1990, '$$#" $2)'

E)&o'%! Y T!' +#$$#& "$#" 1 A))'$ 1990 %'

&%($# #&'o!+ "%'o'%$%o! 2%62 &%'#' $2# @)#'$%o!

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S)*# Co)&$' 'o+)$%o!' %! $2#'# 6'#'. . . .

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"%'6$%o! o !5 &$5 $o 62!# o& *#!" '%" %!+

'o+)$%o!' 2%62 +"5 res Audicata. V%##" %! $2#

+%2$ o $2# oo%! %!+ !" ##6)$o&5 'o+)$%o!', $2#'#

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!5$2%! 2%62 %' ')3F#6$ !" ')3'#&(%#!$ $o $2# 62!%!

*oo"' !" "%'o'%$%o!' o $2# &$%#', "#(o%" o !5

#&*!#!65 o& %!+%$5. R#'o!"#!$' '62#*%! 62!# %!

$6$%6' !" '$&$#5 6o)+" !o$ %*&o(# 2%' 6'#.

T2# 3o(# ' No$#" %! $2# R#'o+)$%o! o /9 No(#*3#& 1990.

I! 6o*+%!6# %$2 $2# R#'o+)$%o! o / O6$o3#& 1990, J)"# P6%%6o M.

G&6%, R#%o!+ T&%+ Co)&$ J)"# o B&!62 8, D%o+o C%$5


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o&*$%o!, o 2%' #!$!6# %$2 '$%$)$%o! o $2# &%2$' o

6o*+%!!$' 2# (%o+$#", !" $2$ $2# %' !o *o 'o! $o oo'# 2%'

"*%''%o! $o $2# B&. T2%' ' No$#" %! $2# R#'o+)$%o! o /4 S#$#*3#&

1991.

I! M!%#'$$%o!, "$#" D#6#*3#& 1991, S3!"+ %$#&$#' 2%' +#

$o 3# ++o#" $o $# $2# L5#&' O$2.

H%' +# *)'$ 3# DENIED.

I! o)& R#'o+)$%o! o 10 #3&)&5 1989, S3!"+ ' ++o#" $o $# $2#

o$2, $#!


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%! 2o!#'$5 !" %& "#+%!. T2# Co)&$ !" $2# +%6#!'#"

+5#&' $2#*'#+(#' (%$++5 %!$#'$#" %! ##%! $2%'

2%2 '$!"&" !" o!# o $2# 5' o 62%#(%! $2%' #!" %'

$o "*%$ $o $2# &6$%6# o $2%' !o3+# &o#''%o! o!+5 $2o'#

#&'o!' 2o !o! $o 3# 2o!#'$ !" $o o''#'' oo"

*o&+ 62&6$#&. . . .

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