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In the Matter of Petition for Correction of Entry vs. Republic of the Philippines

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY (CHANGE OF FAMILY NAME IN THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF FELIPE C. ALMOJUELA AS APPEARING IN THE RECORDS OF THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE), FELIPE C. ALMOJUELA, Petitioner, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent. Present: SERENO, CJ., Chairperson, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BERSAMIN, PERLAS-BERNABE, and CAGUIOA, JJ.

G.R. No. 211724 | 2016-08-24

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
RESOLUTION
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Assailed in this petition for review on certiorari1 is the Decision2 dated February 27, 2014 rendered by the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV. No. 98082, which reversed and set aside the Decision3 dated October 6, 2011 and the Order4 dated November 14, 2011 of the Regional Trial Court of Virac, Catanduanes, Branch 43 (RTC) in Spec. Proc. No. 1345 granting the Petition for Correction of Entry in the Certificate of Live Birth filed by petitioner Felipe C. Almojuela (petitioner).
 
The Facts
 
For almost sixty...