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Republic vs. Uy
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Republic vs. Uy
PERALTA,J.:
Assailed in this petition for review on certiorari under
Rule 45 of the Rules of Court are the Court of Appeals
(CA)1 Decision2 dated February 18, 2011 and Resolution3
dated July 27, 2011 in CAG.R. CV No. 00238MIN. The
assailed decision dismissed the appeal filed by petitioner
Republic of the Philippines and, consequently, affirmed in
toto the June 28, 2004 Order4 of the Regional Trial Court
(RTC), Branch 27, Gingoog City in Special Proceedings No.
2302004 granting the Petition for Correction of Entry of
Certificate of Live Birth filed by respondent Dr. Norma S.
Lugsanay Uy while the assailed resolution denied
petitioners motion for reconsideration.
The facts of the case are as follows:
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1Mindanao Station, Cagayan de Oro City.
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14Id.
15Id., at pp. 2829.
16Id., at pp. 2728.
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17Rollo, p. 15.
18Id., at p. 20.
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19Emphasis supplied.
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20225 Phil. 408 141 SCRA 462 (1986).
21Republic v. Valencia, supra, at p. 416 pp. 468469.
433
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22Id. (Citation omitted italics in the original)
23G.R. No. 170340, June 29, 2007, 526 SCRA 177.
24503 Phil. 451 465 SCRA 495 (2005).
25465 Phil. 39 420 SCRA 162 (2004).
26Supra note 23.
27Republic v. Kho, supra note 23, at p. 191.
28Supra note 24.
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indispensable parties.
In this case, it was only the Local Civil Registrar of
Gingoog City who was impleaded as respondent in the
petition below. This, notwithstanding, the RTC granted her
petition and allowed the correction sought by respondent,
which decision was affirmed in toto by the CA.
We do not agree with the RTC and the CA.
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29Alba v. Court of Appeals, supra note 24, at p. 460 p. 507.
30Supra note 25.
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31G.R. No. 189476, February 2, 2011, 641 SCRA 533.
32513 Phil. 237 477 SCRA 134 (2005).
33250 Phil. 300 168 SCRA 294 (1988).
34Supra note 31.
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35Supra note 32.
36Supra note 33.
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37LabayoRowe v. Republic, supra note 33, at p. 301.
38Republic v. CosetengMagpayo, supra note 31, at p. 543.
39Ceruila v. Delantar, supra note 32, at p. 252 p. 148.
40Id.
41Republic v. Kho, supra note 23, at p. 193.
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42Barco v. Court of Appeals, supra note 25, at p. 172 p. 178.
43Republic v. CosetengMagpayo, supra note 31, at p. 545.
44Id., at p. 546.
45LabayoRowe v. Republic, supra note 33, at p. 307 p. 300.
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