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Republic vs. Castaneda, Jr.

THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES and THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA, petitioners, vs. JUDGE MARIANO CASTANEDA, JR., Presiding Judge Branch III, CFI-Pampanga and GERARDA CANLAS, for and as natural mother of the minors Rolando Kok, Alici

G.R. No. L-36769 | 1977-10-28

D E C I S I O N

FERNANDO, J:

A recital of the allegations in this certiorari proceeding to review an order suffices to demonstrate its merit. The order of respondent Judge dated February 28, 1973, assailed by the Republic of the Philippines, directed the Local Civil Registrar of San Fernando, Pampanga to correct the corresponding entries in his registry, the effect of which would be to classify as Filipinos Rolando Koh, Alicia Koh, Jesusa C. Koh, Wilna C. Koh, Gina C. Koh, Jannete C. Koh, and Rommel C. Koh. 1 It was no explicitly decreed in the dispositive portion of such order with respect to each of such person. Private respondent Gerarda...