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Practice question: Cancellation or Correction of Civil Registry Entries (Rule 108)

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Practice question

Who must be made parties under Rule 108 section 3?
  1. Only the petitioner’s lawyer.
  2. Only the newspaper publisher.
  3. The civil registrar and all persons with or claiming an interest affected by the correction.
  4. Only the police chief.
  5. No respondent is needed in any case.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_72-109_proceedings.html — Rule 108 sections 1–7: petition, parties, notice, publication and hearing.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2014/feb2014/gr_189538_2014.html — Republic v. Olaybar, G.R. 189538, February 10, 2014, main opinion: adversarial substantial correction and forged marriage record.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/feb2023/gr_250199_2023.html — Republic v. Boquiren, G.R. 250199, February 13, 2023, main opinion: limits on collateral attacks through Rule 108.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2012/ra_10172_2012.html — sections 1–3: administrative corrections within the amended RA 9048.

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