People vs. Manayao 78 Phil. 721 (1947)
People vs. Manayao 78 Phil. 721 (1947) 4 Treason and Citizenship People vs. Manayao 78 Phil. 721 (1947) Retrieve from: https://lexaequitas.blogspot.com/2018/09/people-vs-manayao-78-phil-721-1947.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR1GBlT5obcXgdBw4Dy_aFA85-g_dfYMqoiGmaA2LcCke6RR6vKCk1-GvsE Facts: Pedro Manayao , being a Makapili, considered himself a member of the Japanese armed forces. He contended that he thereby lost his Filipino citizenship under paragraphs 3, 4 and 6 of Sec. 1 of Commonwealth Act No. 63 providing: "... a Filipino may lose his citizenship; by accepting commission in the military, naval or air service of a foreign country….." Issue: Whether or not appellant had lost his Philippine citizenship and was therefore not amenable to the Philippine law of treason Held: No. Ratio: Constitutional provision covers both time of peace and time of war, but it is brou...
