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Alanis III vs. CA, Cagayan De Oro City and De La Peña III

ANACLETO BALLAHO ALANIS HI, PETITIONER, V. COURT OF APPEALS, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, AND HON. GREGORIO Y. DE LA PENA III, PRESIDING JUDGE, BR. 12, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF ZAMBOANGA CITY, RESPONDENTS

G.R. No. 216425 | 2020-11-11

THIRD DIVISION
 

D E C I S I O N
 
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Reading Article 364 of the Civil Code together with the State's declared policy to ensure the fundamental equality of women and men before the law,[1] a legitimate child is entitled to use the surname of either parent as a last name.

This Court resolves the Petition for Certiorari[2] assailing the Decision[3] and Resolution[4] of the Court of Appeals, which affirmed the Regional Trial Court Orders[5] denying Anacleto Ballaho Alanis Ill's appeal to change his name to Abdulhamid Ballaho.

Petitioner filed a Petition before the Regional Trial Court...