Practice question
Under Rule 103 section 3, what publication does the hearing order require?
- Once a week for three successive weeks in the prescribed newspaper of general circulation.
- One social-media post.
- Daily publication for one full year.
- Publication only after the final judgment.
- No publication whenever the petitioner is an adult.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_72-109_proceedings.html — Rule 103 sections 1–6: verified petition, residence, publication, hearing and judgment.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2010/dec2010/gr_186027_2010.html — Republic v. Mercadera, G.R. 186027, December 8, 2010, main opinion: administrative primacy for first-name changes.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2001/ra_9048_2001.html — sections 1, 4 and 7: first-name changes and recourse after administrative denial.
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