Tag: citizenship

— Civil Law, Political Law —

David vs. Agbay G.R. No. 199113 March 18, 2015 Retroactivity of laws, Citizenship, R.A. 9225

August 4, 2018

FACTS: Petitioner migrated to Canada where he became a Canadian citizen by naturalization. Upon retirement, petitioner and his wife returned to the Philippines and purchased a lot along the beach in Oriental Mindoro where they constructed a residential house. However, the portion where they built their house is public land and part of the salvage… Read More David vs. Agbay G.R. No. 199113 March 18, 2015 Retroactivity of laws, Citizenship, R.A. 9225

— Constitutional Law, Political Law —

AASJS vs. DatumanongG.R. No. 160869 May 11, 2007 Citizenship, Dual Allegiance

January 27, 2018

FACTS: This is a petition filed by petitioner ADVOCATES AND ADHERENTS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS AND ALLIED WORKERS against respondent, then Secretary of Justice Simeon Datumanong, the official tasked to implement laws governing citizenship. Petitioner prays that a writ of prohibition be issued to stop respondent from implementing Republic Act No. 9225, entitled “An… Read More AASJS vs. DatumanongG.R. No. 160869 May 11, 2007 Citizenship, Dual Allegiance

— Constitutional Law —

TABASA v. CA G.R. No. 125793 August 29, 2006 Citizenship, Repatriation

January 26, 2018

FACTS:   Petitioner Joevanie Tabasa was a natural-born citizen of the Philippines. When he was seven years old, petitioner acquired American citizenship after his father became a naturalized citizen of the United States. When Petitioner came to the Philippines as a “balikbayan”, he was arrested and detained by an agent of the Bureau of Immigration and… Read More TABASA v. CA G.R. No. 125793 August 29, 2006 Citizenship, Repatriation

— Political Law —

Kilosbayan vs. Ermita, Ong G.R. No. 177721 July 3, 2007 Citizenship, Naturalization

December 4, 2017

FACTS: Respondent announced an appointment in favor of respondent Ong as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to fill up the vacancy created by the of Associate Justice R. J. Callejo, Sr. Petitioners claim that respondent Ong is a Chinese citizen, that this fact is plain and incontestable, and that his own birth certificate indicates… Read More Kilosbayan vs. Ermita, Ong G.R. No. 177721 July 3, 2007 Citizenship, Naturalization