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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES,</b> Petitioner, vs. NISAIDA SUMERA NISHINA, represented by ZENAIDA SUMERA WATANABE, Respondent.

Republic of the Philippines vs. Nasaida Sumera Nishina, et al.

G.R. No. 186053 | 2010-11-15



Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila


THIRD DIVISION


G.R. No. 186053               November 15, 2010


REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner,

vs.

NISAIDA SUMERA NISHINA, represented by ZENAIDA SUMERA WATANABE, Respondent.


D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:


Nisaida Sumera Nishina (respondent), represented by her mother Zenaida Sumera Watanabe (Zenaida), filed before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Malolos, Bulacan a verified petition for cancellation of birth record and change of surname in the civil registry of Malolos, Bulacan, docketed as Special Proceedings No. 106-M-2007.1


In her petition,...