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Virginia Ansaldo Vs. Rep. Of The Phil.

VIRGINIA ANSALDO, petitioner-appellant, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellee.

G.R. No. L-10226 | 1958-02-14

D E C I S I O N


MONTEMAYOR, J.:

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of First Instance of Manila, dated September 13, 1955, denying the petition of appellant Virginia Ansaldo to correct the birth certificate of her son, James A. Wang, under the provisions of Article 412 of the New Civil Code, which reads as follows:

"ART. 412. To entry in a civil register shall be changed or corrected, without a judicial order."

The facts are simple and undisputed. On April 5, 1954, a baby was born to Virginia Ansaldo, a Filipina, and Henry H. Wang, a Chinese, both single. The following day, the parents of the baby gave to the Chief Nurse of...