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Republic Of The Phil. Vs. Court Of Appeals

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and MAXIMO WONG, respondents.

G.R. No. 97906 | 1992-05-21

D E C I S I O N


REGALADO, J.:

Petitioner seeks to set aside the judgment of respondent Court of Appeals 1 in affirmance of the decision of the court a quo 2 granting the petition filed by herein private respondent Maximo Wong for the change of his name to Maximo Alcala, Jr. which was his name prior to his adoption by Hoong Wong and Concepcion Ty Wong.

The facts are undisputed. Private respondent Maximo Wong is the legitimate son of Maximo Alcala, Sr. and Segundina Y. Alcala. When he was but two and a half years old and then known as Maximo Alcala, Jr., and his sister Margaret Alcala, was then nine years old, they were, with the consent...