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Republic of the Philippines vs. Carlito I. Kho

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus CARLITO I. KHO, MICHAEL KHO, MERCY NONA KHO-FORTUN, HEDDY MOIRA KHO-SERRANO, KEVIN DOGMOC KHO (Minor), and KELLY DOGMOC KHO (Minor), Respondents.

G.R. No. 170340 | 2007-06-29

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
 
CARPIO MORALES, J.: 
 
Challenged via petition for review on certiorari is the October 27, 2005 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 78124 which affirmed the September 4, 2002 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Butuan City, Branch 5 granting the prayer of respondents Carlito I. Kho (Carlito), Michael Kho, Mercy Nona Kho-Fortun, and Heddy Moira Kho-Serrano for the correction of entries in their birth certificates as well as those of Carlito's minor children Kevin and Kelly Dogmoc Kho. 
 
The undisputed facts are as follows: 
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