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Barcelote vs. Republic of the Philippines

IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATES OF LIVE BIRTH OF YUHARES JAN BARCELOTE TINITIGAN AND AVEE KYNNA NOELLE BARCELOTE TINITIGAN JONNA KARLA BAGUIO BARCELOTE, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RICKY O. TINITIGAN, AND LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR, DAVAO CITY, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 222095 | 2017-08-07

 
D E C I S I O N
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
The Case

This petition for review[1] assails the 5 March 2015 Decision[2] and the 3 December 2015 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 03223-MIN reversing the 28 February 2013 Decision[4] of the Regional Trial Court of Davao City, Branch 15 (RTC) in SPC. PROC. No. 12,007-12.
 
The Facts

In an Amended Petition[5] dated 20 September 2012 filed before the RTC, petitioner Jonna Karla Baguio Barcelote (Barcelote) stated the following facts:

On 24 June 2008, she bore a child out of wedlock with a married man named Ricky O. Tinitigan (Tinitigan) in her...