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In Re: Kumala Salim Wing vs. Ahmad Abubakar, et al.

IN THE MATTER FOR THE CORRECTION OF AN ENTRY IN THE CIVIL REGISTER OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF JOLO AFFECTING THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF MINOR BIO HEONG WING, KUMALA SALIM WING, petitioner-appellee, vs. AHMAD ABUBAKAR, Civil Registrar of the Municipality of Jolo; THE COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION, MANILA, and THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents-appellants.

G.R. No. L-25168 | 1981-01-31

D E C I S I O N


FERNANDO, C.J.:

A reversal of a lower court decision is sought by appellant Civil Registrar on the allegation that a grave procedural defect was committed. The judgment ordered the "Civil Registrar of Jolo, Sulu, Philippines, to make the necessary correction in the certificate of live birth of minor Bio Heong Wing by changing the letter 'M' appearing on the space for sex 'F' to mean female which is the true sex of said minor child . . ." 1 It is contended that to justify the correction of such an entry in the Civil Registry, there must be an adversary proceeding, not one summary in nature.

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