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Uy-Belleza vs. Civil Registrar of Tacloban City

SHEILA MARIE G. UY-BELLEZA, PETITIONER, VS. THE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF TACLOBAN CITY, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 218354 | 2021-09-15

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
HERNANDO, J.:
 
This Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assails the March 20, 2015 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA G.R. CV No. 04404, which granted the appeal of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG).

Factual Antecedents:

On July 4, 2008, Sheila Marie G. Uy-Bel!eza (petitioner) filed a Petition for Correction of Entry in the Civil Registry[3] before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Tacloban City, Branch 34 docketed as SR Proc. No. 2008-07-40. The petition sought the correction of the entry in her birth certificate stating that the nationality of her mother...