G.R. No. 221277 - EDUARDO SANTOS, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, judgment is hereby rendered ordering the Local Civil Register of Manila and the National Census and Statistics Office to effect the necessary correction in the entry of the Birth Certificate of EDUARDO SANTOS, as follows: a) to indicate and enter therein the surname of petitioner's mother " SANTOS " as his last name; b) to correct his filiation from "legitimate" to " illegitimate "; c) to correct his nationality from "Chinese" to " Filipino ";and d) to correct the civil status of petitioner's mother from "married" to " single ". The corrected Birth Certificate shall be issued once this Decision has become final and executory and upon payment by petitioners of the requisite legal fees. Let copies of this Decision be furnished the Local Civil Registrar of Manila, the Office of the Solicitor General and the National Statistic Office. SO ORDERED.