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GIL GO vs. RP

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME. GIL GO, petitioner-appellee, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-31760 | 1977-05-25

AQUINO, J.:

This is a special proceeding for change of name. A summary of petitioner's evidence is as follows:

Gil Go was born in Tacloban City on September 1, 1942. His name in the civil register is Gil Co. He was registered as the legitimate son of Co Beng Chiong and Ong Sun Ti (mother) During liberation (Commonwealth, according to petitioner's counsel), Co Beng Chiong, following a Chinese custom, allegedly adopted the surname Yao of his godfather and changed his name to Yao Ka Sin. No documentary evidence was presented on this point.

When Gil Go was baptized, he was allegedly given the name Gil Yao Eng Hua. His baptismal certificate...