Caasi v CA.docx

Caasi vs. Comelec (EN BANC, G.R. No. 88831 November 8, 1990)Facts: Merito Miguel wa oug!t to be "i#uali$ie" $or t!e %oitio& o$mu&i'i%alma(oro$Boli&ao,)a&gai&a&, tow!i'!!ewaele'te"i&t!elo'alele'tio&o$ 18 *a&uar( 1988, u&"er+e'tio&,8 o$t!e-m&ibuEle'tio& Co"e,a&" o& t!e grou&" t!at !e i a gree& 'ar" !ol"er, !e&'e, a %erma&e&t rei"e&t o$t!e.&ite"+tateo$Ameri'a,&oto$Boli&ao.Miguela"mitte"t!at!e!ol"agree& 'ar" iue" to !im b( t!e .+ /mmigratio& +ervi'e, but !e "e&ie" t!at !e ia %erma&e&t rei"e&t o$ t!e .&ite" +tate. 0e allege"l( obtai&e" t!e gree& 'ar"$or 'o&ve&ie&'ei&or"er t!at !ema($reel(e&ter t!e.&ite"+tate $or !i%erio"i' me"i'al e1ami&atio& a&" to viit !i '!il"re& t!ere. 0e allege" t!at !e ia %erma&e&t rei"e&t o$ Boli&ao, )a&gai&a&, t!at !e vote"i&all %reviouele'tio&, i&'lu"i&g t!e %lebi'ite o& 2 3ebruar( 1984 $or t!e rati$i'atio& o$ t!e1984 Co&titutio&, a&" t!e 'o&greio&al ele'tio& o& 18 Ma( 1984. 5!eC-ME6EC wit! t!e e1'e%tio& o$ Commiio&er A&a'leto Ba"o(, *r. !el" t!at t!e%oeio& o$ a gree& 'ar" b( Miguel "oe &ot u$$i'ie&tl( etabli! t!at !e !aaba&"o&e" !i rei"e&'e i& t!e )!ili%%i&e.Issue: 7!et!er a gree& 'ar" i %roo$ t!at t!e !ol"er i a %erma&e&t rei"e&t o$t!e .&ite" +tateHeld:Miguel8 immigratio& to t!e .&ite" +tate i& 1989 'o&titute" a&aba&"o&me&t o$ !i "omi'ile a&" rei"e&'e i& t!e )!ili%%i&e. 3or !e "i" &ot goto t!e .&ite" +tate merel( to viit !i '!il"re& or !i "o'tor t!ere: !e e&tere" t!elimite" +tate wit! t!e i&te&tio& to !ave t!ere %erma&e&tl( a evi"e&'e" b( !ia%%li'atio&$ora&immigra&t8(&otaviitor8ortourit8)via. Bae"o&t!ata%%li'atio& o$ !i, !e wa iue" b( t!e ..+. Gover&me&t t!e re#uiite gree& 'ar"or aut!orit( to rei"e t!ere %erma&e&tl( (+ee ;uetio& 21 o$ Miguel8a%%li'atio&). 5o be