Title
Santos vs. Republic
Case
G.R. No. 221277
Decision Date
Mar 18, 2021
Eduardo Santos sought to correct his birth certificate, changing his surname, nationality, filiation, and mother’s civil status. The Supreme Court dismissed his petition, ruling substantial changes require adversary proceedings and proper parties must be impleaded, but allowed refiling for surname change.
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