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2014-07-02 |
MENDOZA, J. |
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| In vouching for the good moral character of the applicant for citizenship, a witness, for purposes of naturalization, must be a "credible" person as he becomes an insurer of the character of the candidate.[22] The Court, in Ong, explained:a "credible" person is, to our mind, not only an individual who has not been previously convicted of a crime; who is not a police character and has no police record; who has not perjured in the past; or whose "affidavit" or testimony is not incredible. What must be "credible" is not the declaration made, but the person making it. This implies that such person must have a good standing in the community; that he is known to be honest and upright; that he is reputed to be trustworthy and reliable; and that his word may be taken on its face value, as a good warranty of the worthiness of the petitioner. | |||||