Practice question
What must a Rule 103 petition state besides the required residence facts?
- Only the petitioner’s occupation.
- Only the civil registrar’s address.
- The cause for the requested change and the name sought.
- Only a promise to publish later.
- Only the names of all classmates.
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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