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IN MATTER OF PETITION FOR ADMISSION AS CITIZEN OF PHILIPPINES. COSME GO TIAN AN v. REPUBLIC

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GR No. 152154
2003-07-15
REPUBLIC v. SANDIGANBAYAN
CORONA, J.
But even assuming for the sake of argument that laches had already set in, the doctrine of estoppel or laches does not apply when the government sues as a sovereign or asserts governmental rights.[73] Nor can estoppel validate an act that contravenes law or public policy.[74]