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Republic of the Phil., vs. Aquino, et al

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. HON. FLORENDO P. AQUINO, Judge of the Court of First Instance of Nueva Ecija and JOHN LI KAN WA, respondents.

G.R. No. L-32779 | 1979-05-25

D E C I S I O N

DE CASTRO, J:

This is a petition for review of the decision dated September 9, 1970 of the Court of First Instance of Nueva Ecija, Cabanatuan City, granting the petition of John Li Kan Wa for change of name.

Records disclose that John Li Kan Wa filed a petition for change of his name to John Sotto, alleging (a) change of his status from Chinese to Filipino as a result of his election of Filipino Citizenship; and (b) the previous confusion resulting from being registered as John Li Kan Wa and using a different name since childhood which is John Sotto. Finding the petition sufficient in substance, the court issued an order...