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Emperatriz Labayo-Rowe vs. Republic of the Philippines 168 SCRA 294

EMPERATRIZ LABAYO-ROWE, petitioners, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. L-53417 | 1988-12-08

D E C I S I O N

GANCAYCO, J.:

At issue in this petition is the nature of the proceedings required in order to effect correction of entries in the civil registry involving the correct spelling of the surname as well as the civil status of the mother at the time of the birth of her child.

On November 18, 1970, Emperatriz Labayo-Rowe, petitioner below, filed through counsel 1 a petition for the correction of entries in the civil registry with the then Court of First Instance of Pampanga. 2 She asked the court to order the Local Civil Registrar of San Fernando, Pampanga to correct the entries in the birth certificates of her children Vicente L....