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In Re: Milagros Llerena telmo vs.Republic of the Phil.

In the Matter of the Change of Name of Milagros Llerena Telmo. MILAGROS LLERENA TELMO, petitioner-appellee, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-28549 | 1976-09-23

D E C I S I O N

AQUINO, J:

Milagros Llerena was admitted to the bar in 1923. In her attorney's oath dated September 30, 1946 (on file in the Bar Confidant's office) she used the name Milagros Llerena-Telmo. In 1930 or 1931 she married Pedro M. Telmo. They begot four sons, now all of age, who were baptized with the surname "Telmo" but who since kindergarten days have been using the surname "Thelmo".

When the Telmo spouses sojourned in the United States, Pedro M. Telmo, following the American style, changed the spelling of his name to "Thelmo". In his diploma as mechanical and marine engineer issued by the University of Michigan, his...