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Rep. Of the Phil. Vs. Segundo M. Zosa

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. HON. SEGUNDO M. ZOSA, Judge of the Court of First Instance of Samar, Catbalogan, Samar, Branch I, and LEE KING SING, respondents.

G.R. No. L-48762 | 1988-09-12

D E C I S I O N


BIDIN, J.:

The Republic of the Philippines appealed from the order dated July 20, 1978 of the former Court of First Instance of Samar granting the petition of respondent Lee King Sing for change of his name to Antonio C. Lee and ordering the civil registrar of Samar to enter in the civil registry record the said name.

The facts of the case are as follows:

On February 10, 1977, respondent Lee King Sing filed a petition with the CFI of Samar for change of name. For clarity, the said petition docketed as Special Proceeding No. 5634 is reproduced herein as follows:

"IN RE: PETITION FOR

CHANGE OF NAME, SPEC. PROC. NO....