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Sison, Danilo Ibarra, et al. Vs. Republic of the Phils., et al.

IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH, DANILO IBARRA SISON and JOSEPHINE IBARRA SISON, petitioners, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, HON. BUENAVENTURA J. GUERRERO, Judge, Court of First Instance of Rizal, respondents.

G.R. No. L-58087 | 1982-12-27

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

This Petition for Review on Certiorari seeks the reversal of the Decision of the Court of First Instance of Rizal, Branch XXIV, dismissing an Amended Petition (Sp. Procs. Case No. 8934) for correction of surname in records of birth.

On February 6, 1979, petitioners, assisted by their grandmother, Gertrudes Reyes, so they were minors, submitted an Amended Petition to respondent Court for correction of their surnames from "de la Cruz", as entered in their respective Birth Certificates, to "Sison". A copy of this Amended Petition was served on the Solicitor General on February 20, 1979.

On February...