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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MARINDUQUE

FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 26

BOAC

PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF

CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH,

REGISTRY NUMBER 12345

OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BOAC

PROVINCE OF MARINDUQUE,

Ju!" M"#$"#%, SP& PROC& NO&'()1)12

Petitioner.

-versus-

THE SOLICITOR GENERAL %* +-

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES,

Respondent.

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COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION

The Honorable Solicitor General respectfully submits to this Honorable Court his

Comments and pposition to the petition as follo!s"

I& BRIEF STATEMENTS OF THE AVERMENTS OF THE PETITION.

The petition see#s to chan$e%modify her G&'(&R from )*&+,& to

)+,& and chan$e her ',+& from )/01, +,'2,' to )&'R130& G1

+,'2,' in the Certificate of ive 4irth recorded in the ffice of the Civil

Re$istrar and the 'ational Statistics ffice.

II& PREFATORY STATEMENT.

5e most respectfully but firmly disa$ree !ith the petition. The petitioner

see#s to chan$e her $ender and name !hich are contrary to the rules of la!.

III& ARGUMENTS.

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1& THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULES 1)3 AND 1)/ OF THE RULES OF

COURT HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLIED 0ITH

The petition is fatally defective for non-compliance !ith Rules 678 and 679 of

the Rules of Court since it failed to state that respondent is a bona fide resident

of the province !here the petition !as filed for at least three :8; years prior to the

date of such filin$ as mandated under S-+!%# 2, Ru- 1)3of the Rules of

Court. 5e ar$ue that Ru- 1)/does not allo! chan$e of sex or $ender in the

birth certificate and respondent

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SEC. :. Serice of 9udgment. &udgments or orders rendered in connection !ith this

rule shall *e furnished the ciil registrar of the municipalit$ or cit$ !here the court issuing the

same is situated" !ho shall forth!ith enter the same in the ciil register.

Rule 108

CANCEA!"ON OR CORREC!"ON OF EN!R"E#

"N !HE C"$" REG"#!R%

SECTION 1. ;ho ma$ file petition. An$ person interested in an$ act" eent" order or

decree concerning the ciil status of persons !hich has *een recorded in the ciil register" ma$

file a erified petition for the cancellation or correction of an$ entr$ relating thereto" !ith the

Regional Trial Court of the proince !here the corresponding ciil registr$ is located.

SEC. ). Entries su*9ect to cancellation or correction. 8pon good and alid grounds"

the follo!ing entries in the ciil register ma$ *e cancelled or corrected+ ,a- *irths/ ,*- marriages/

,c- deaths/ ,d- legal separations/ ,e- 9udgments of annulments of marriage/ ,f- 9udgments

declaring marriages oid from the *eginning/ ,g- legitimations/ ,h- adoptions/ ,i-

acno!ledgments of natural children/ ,9- naturali. Order. After hearing" the court ma$ either dismiss the petition or issue an

order granting the cancellation or correction pra$ed for. In either case" a certified cop$ of the

9udgment shall *e sered upon the ciil registrar concerned !ho shall annotate the same in his

record.

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2& CORRECTION OF ENTRY UNDER RULE 1)/ DOES NOT ALLO0

CHANGE OF SE7 OR GENDER7 IN THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE, 0HILE

RESPONDENT8S MEDICAL CONDITION, CONGENITAL ADRENAL

HYPERPLASIA DOES NOT MA'E HER A MALE&7

The entries envisa$ed in A9+!- 412of the Civil Code and correctable

under Ru- 1)/of the Rules of Court are those provided in A9+!-: 4); "#- legitimations/ ,?- adoptions/ ,-

acno!ledgments of natural children/ ,13- naturali

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petitioner contained no error. ,ll entries therein= includin$ those correspondin$ to

her first name and sex= !ere all correct. 'o correction is necessary.

1ntersex (isorder is not amon$ the acts or events mentioned in A9+!- 4); %9

+% "#= :>-!" "? !# +- P!!>>!#-:. 'either is it reco$ni?ed nor even

mentioned by any la!= expressly or impliedly.

+oreover= S-+!%# 5 %* A+ 3;53:the Civil Re$ister a!; provides"

SEC. 7. Registration and certification of *irths. The declaration of the ph$sician or

mid!ife in attendance at the *irth or" in default thereof" the declaration of either parent of the

ne!*orn child" shall *e sufficient for the registration of a *irth in the ciil register. Suchdeclaration shall *e e2empt from documentar$ stamp ta2 and shall *e sent to the local ciil

registrar not later than thirt$ da$s after the *irth" *$ the ph$sician or mid!ife in attendance at the

*irth or *$ either parent of the ne!*orn child.

0nder the Civil Re$ister a!= a birth certificate is a historical record of the

facts as they existed at the time of birth. Thus= the sex of a person is determined

at birth= visually done by the birth attendant :the physician or mid!ife; by

examinin$ the $enitals of the infant. Considerin$ that there is no la! le$ally

reco$ni?in$ intersexuality= the determination of a person

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