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Republic of the Philippines vs. Manda

THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, V. ARTHUR TAN MANDA, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 200102 | 2019-09-18

D E C I S I O N
 
J. REYES, JR., J.:
 
Assailed in this Petition for Review on Certiorari is the January 4, 2012 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals-Cebu City (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 00026. The assailed decision dismissed the appeal filed by Republic of the Philippines (Petitioner) and consequently affirmed the January 15, 2004 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court, Cebu City, Branch 6 (RTC), in SP. PROC. No. 12146-CEB granting the Petition for Correction of Entry in the Birth Certificate of Arthur Tan Manda (Respondent).
 
The Antecedents
 
Respondent alleged that he was born to spouses Siok Ting Tan Manda...