A naturalization proceeding is not a judicial adversary proceeding, and the decision rendered therein

does not constitute res judicata. A certificate of naturalization may be cancelled if it is subsequently
discovered that the applicant obtained it by misleading the court upon any material fact. Law and
jurisprudence even authorize the cancellation of a certificate of naturalization upon grounds or
conditions arising subsequent to the granting of the certificate of naturalization.
She ran for Mayor in her hometown of Caba, La Union in 2007 elections but lost her bid. She ran again and won in
the May 2010 elections, this time for position of Vice-Mayor, and took her oath on May 13, 2010. However, private
respondents Luis M. Bautista, et al., all registered voters of Caba, La Union, filed separate petitions for quo
warranto questioning her eligibility before the RTC on the issue of her dual citizenship and that she failed to execute