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In Re: Guadalupe Uy Sioco Nacague Tan vs. Republic Of The Philippines

IN THE MATTER OF THE CORRECTION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES IN THE REGISTER OF BIRTHS OF OZAMIS CITY. GUADALUPE UY SIOCO NACAGUE TAN, as natural guardian of LORETA, TERESITA, CORAZON, ALMA, ROSALINDA AND VICTOR, all surnamed NACAGUE TAN, petitioners-appellees, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-19847 | 1966-04-29

D E C I S I O N 


REGALA, J.: 

This is an appeal by the Government directly from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Misamis Occidental, on questions of law. 

Appellees filed in the lower court a petition for the correction of certain entries in the civil register of Ozamis City. Their petition alleged: 

"1. That Guadalupe Uy Sioco Nacague Tan is the mother of the above-named petitioners, and she herself is a citizen of the Philippines as shown by the certificate of the Division of Archives at the City of Manila which is marked as Annex "A" hereof; 

"2. That petitioner Loreta Nacague Tan was born to the...