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Notices for April 18, 2016

R.A 9048 Form No. 10.1 (LCRO)
Republic of the Philippines
Local Civil Registry Office
Province: Ilocos Norte
Municipality: Pasuquin

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

          In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048 a notice is hereby served to the public that JANETTE T. CABALLERO has filed with this office a petition for change of first name from IMELDA to JANETTE in the birth certificate of IMELDA TAGUPA who was born on Nov. 2, 1961 at Pasuquin Ilocos Norte and whose parents are NORBERTO TAGUPA and SALOME MENOR.
          Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than May 2, 2016.

(SGD) FELIZA C. RATUITA
Municipal Civil Registrar
April 18-24, April 25-May 1, 2016*IT

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
FIRST JUDICIAL REGION
Branch 19
Bangui, Ilocos Norte

DARWIN RAMON VALDEZ y
CACAO,
Petitioner,
-versus-
MARY ANN AQUINO y PADILLA,
Respondent

CIVIL CASE NO. 2786-19
For: Declaration of Nullity of Marriage

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Summons By Publication
(Petition)

          PETITIONER, in the above-entitled case, through the undersigned counsel, and unto this Honorable Court, most respectfully alleges that:

1.       Petitioner DARWIN RAMON C. VALDEZ is of legal age, Filipino Citizen, married to MARY ANN P. AQUINO (herein respondent), and a resident of Brgy. San Lorenzo, Bangui Ilocos Norte, Philippines, where he has been residing for more than six (6) months prior to the filing of this petition and where he may be served with summons, notices orders and other processes of this Honorable Court, copy of the Barangay Certification to this effect is hereby attached as Annex “A”;
2.     Respondent is likewise of legal age, Filipino citizen and married to petitioner. He may be served with summons notices, orders and other processes of this Honorable Court at her last known address at 056 Magsaysay St. Brgy. Quirino, Solano, Nueva Viscaya;
3.      Petitioner and respondent tied the marital knot on April 1, 2003 in Quezon City, a copy of their Marriage Certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is hereby attached as Annex “B”;
4.     It was during college that petitioner and respondent met each other at the campus of Far Eastern University in Manila. Petitioner courted the respondent for six (6) years until he finally got her sweet yes. During their sweetheart period, they had a love hate relationship because of respondents closeness with the opposite sex that triggered jealousy on the part of petitioner;
5.     Respondent is also a nagger, manipulative, and controlling. Early on, Petitioner already knew that respondent is hard to handle because of her hard headedness. She also manifested provocative and irrational behaviors like she being a fault finder. Although it was a roller coaster ride due to their frequent fights, arguments and momentary break ups, petitioner managed to keep their relationship because of his love to her. They lasted to five years until petitioner proposed marriage;
6.     At first respondent did not want to get married because she had plans of going abroad. Petitioner, however, convinced  respondent by supporting her financially to finish a caregiver course;
7.     In 2002, she completed her course in caregiving and immediately filed her application for Canada while they planned to get married.
8.     After the wedding, the new couple stayed at Petitioner’s family house. Petitioner worked while respondent stayed home while waiting for her application. It was a blissful marriage for the couple for the first week but just the same, they fought on the same issues. Her closeness to her male friends and flirty behaviors persisted even if they were already married. She became irritable especially when her husband, the petitioner was around. She also refused to do household chores while her husband goes to work leaving their house dirty and messy;
9.     Petitioner tolerated her behavior believing that it was an adjustment period for both of them. He was hopeful that his wife will someday turn into a better woman, but their daily life became miserable because they fought almost everyday. They argued over simple and trivial things because of her irate disposition.
10.  Petitioner tried every approach to manage his wife but he failed to do so. There were times that they do not talk to each other even for days, and it was the petitioner who would say sorry for her most of the time. She also started to reject their sexual life by making lame excuses.
11.    After several months of being married, respondent finally got her working visa. She promised the petitioner that she would immediately file a petitioner for him as soon as she qualifies to do so. In return, petitioner swore to become a faithful husband in her absence;
12.  Respondent left for Canada in May 2003. However, just two weeks after she arrived in Canada, petitioner noticed that she no longer communicates with him. Thus he made his best effort to call the respondent even if it was expensive in spite of  petitioner’s longing, respondent exhibited disinterest in talking to him. It came to a point that she no longer answered his telephone calls or deliberately rejected them. Just after two months of staying in Canada, she became more evasive until she revealed that she met someone in her workplace. Subsequently, petitioner began to hear rumors that respondent was having an affair with one “Suguitan” in Canada, but he ignored it and remained faithful to his wife;
13.   Admittedly, he became anxious with the idea that his wife was fooling around until one day, respondent blatantly told the petitioner that she is no longer interested with her marriage because she was already in love with someone else. It was heartbreaking experience for the petitioner to have been rejected by his wife so many times just because of another man. He experienced depression and loss of interest in working because f his situation. Respondent’s painful words kept on resounding on his mind. He wondered why his wife just gave up with their marriage so easily after years of courtship and engagement;
14.  Eventually petitioner was informed by reliable sources that respondent married her boyfriend in Canada. He later on discovered that when respondent applied, she declared herself as single. This discovery led petitioner into a conclusion that respondent never respected the essence and sanctity of their marriage. She remained intensive, unfaithful, irresponsible, evasive and rejecting while petitioner kept on chasing her back into his arms.
15.  This time, petitioner already realized that respondent already came to a point where she no longer wish to preserve their marriage. Petitioner already lost his love, respect and confidence to the respondent who kept on jeopardizing their marital vows. For the petitioner, it is no longer rational to remain married with the respondent because she already have three children with her bigamous husband in Canada;
16.  Verily, the marriage of the petitioner and respondent was only a paper marriage, never ever nurtured by them to bloom to its fullest purpose of establishing a conjugal family life. It is never existed within the spirit and meaning given by law. Their marriage was already doomed even before it started.
17.  The foregoing facts and circumstances clearly manifest that herein respondent is suffering from psychological incapacity before, during and after the celebration of their marriage and such incapacity prevents her from being able to fulfill her basic marital obligations to the petitioner in accordance with the provisions of Article 36 of the Family Code, and which incapacity shall be proven by a psychologist during the course of the trial;
18.  Petitioner and respondent do not have any common child nor any common property that may be the subject of dissolution; and
19.  A copy of this petition shall be furnished to the Office of the Solicitor General at 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, and the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor, Marcos Hall of Justice, Laoag City within five (5) days from filing and to file proof of service within the same period pursuant to Sec. 5 (4) of AM No. 02-11-10-SC.

WHEREFORE, above premises considered, petitioner most respectfully prays that after due notice and hearing, judgment be rendered declaring the marriage contracted by the petitioner and respondent null and void from the very beginning on the ground of psychological incapacity as provided for in Article 36 of the Family Code of the Philippines.
Petitioner also prays for such other reliefs as may be deemed just equitable under the foregoing premises.
          Laoag City, for Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, January 25, 2016.

GARCES LAW OFFICE
Counsel for the Petitioner
Room 825, 80-888 Realty Building
Gen. Luna cor. Balintawak St.
2900 Laoag City

By: (SGD). MICHAEL M. GARCES
Roll of Attorney’s No. 54898-4/30/2008
I.B.P. No. 0990632-I.N. 01/04/16
P.T.R. No. 1158709-L.C. 01/04/16
MCLE Compliance No. V-0005282, January 8, 2015.

          WHEREAS this Court in its Order dated April 5, 2016 issued an Order directing the publication in a newspaper of general circulation the summons upon respondent MARY ANN AQUINO y PADILLA considering that respondent was not personally served summons and copy of the petition on ground that respondent’s present address cannot be ascertained by the petitioner despite diligent inquiry.
          NOW THEREFORE, you respondent MARY ANN AQUINO y PADILLA is hereby summoned through this medium of publication, and therefore required to file with the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court of Bangui, Ilocos Norte at Justice Hall, Bangui Ilocos Norte, your answer to the above entitled case within sixty (60) days form the date of the last publication hereof, serving at the same time a copy of your answer upon the petitioner’s counsel, Atty. Michael Garces with office address at Garces Law Office, Room 825, 80-888 Realty Building, Gen. Luna cor. Balintawak St., 2900 Laoag City.
          Let this summons be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks.
          WITNESS THE HONORABLE ROSEMARIE V. RAMOS, Presiding Judge of this Court, this 14th day of April 2016 at Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
(SGD) MARGIE GINES-LAROYA
Clerk of Court VI
April 18, 25, 2016*IT
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
FIRST JUDICIAL REGION
Branch 19
Bangui, Ilocos Norte

IN RE: PETITION FOR THE CHANGE AND/OR
CORRECTION OF ENTIRES IN THE CERTIFICATE
OF LIVE BIRTH OF HAZEL LAGUATAN QUINTO-
ELAYDO PARTICULARY THE DATE AND PLACE
OF MARRIAGE OF PARENTS FROM
“DECEMBER 18, 1982, SAN CARLOS CITY” TO
“08 OCTOBER 2015, PASUQUIN ILOCOS NORTE”

HAZEL LAGUATAN QUINTO-ELAYDO
Petitioner,
-versus-
THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF
PASUQUIN, ILOCOS NORTE AND THE
CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, PHILIPPINE
STATISTICS AUTHORITY, MANILA AND
ALL PERSONS WHO HAVE OR CLAIM
ANY INTEREST HEREWITH.
Respondents.
SPEC PROC. NO. 2817-19
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ORDER
          Filed with this Court is a Petition for the Correction of Entry in the Certificate of Live Birth of HAZEL LAGUATAN QUINTO-ELAYDO.
          Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, it is hereby set for hearing on May 24, 2016 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning before the Court in session in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, where this Court is holding sessions.
          Let a copy of this order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Ilocos Norte so that all concerned may appear on or before the scheduled hearing and show cause, if any there be, why the petition should not be granted.
          Let a copy of the petition with its annexes be furnished the Civil Registrar General, Manila, the Solicitor General of the Philippines, 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati, Metro Manila, the Provincial Prosecutor of Ilocos Norte and the Local Civil Registrar of Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, counsel for the petitioner and the petitioner for their information and guidance.
          SO ORDERED.
Given in chambers this 11th day of April 2016 at Bangui, Ilocos Norte.

(SGD) ROSEMARIE V. RAMOS
Judge
April 18, 25, May 2, 2016*IT
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH QUITCLAIM AND ABSOLUTE SALE
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late GREGORIO BAGAOISAN and FRANCISCA ALCANTARA consisting of a parcel of land designated as Lot No. 18521 of the Batac Cadastre covered by OCT. No. P-34707 containing an area of 715 sq.m. situated at Brgy. Baay, City of Batac, Ilocos Norte has been the subject of Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate with Quitclaim and Absolute Sale executed by their heirs in favour of Allan B. Garcia ratified and acknowledged before Notary Public ANTONIO R. CAJIGAL as per Doc. No. 177; Page No. 36; Bk. No. XLIX; S. of 2016.
April 18, 25, May 2, 2016*IT
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DEED OF ADJUDICATION
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late AVELINO A. TACATA consisting of three (3) Passenger Jitney more particularly described as follows :Make-Isuzu; Motor Nos. C240-434525, 449599 and 346302; Chassis Nos. HMW 5768 C90, SPMM-9727-86-C and HMW 5646 C90 and Plate Nos. UV-AVF 243, AVD 613 and UV-AVG145 respectively has been adjudicated by his heir ratified and acknowledged before Notary Public MA. GOLDA. G. ARQUILLO as per Doc. No. 215; Page No. 41; Bk. No. 5; S. of 2012.
April 18, 25, May 2, 2016*IT
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AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the deceased depositor ENRIQUETA C. MATA consisting of a Savings Deposit Account and Time Deposit Account with the PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK-LAOAG CITY, ILOCOS NORTE BRANCH under Savings Account No. 0044-516307-100 and Time Deposit No. 2018611 has been the subject of Affidavit of Claim with Waiver of Rights executed by her heirs in favor of NORMA M. CAYETANO ratified and acknowledged before Notary Public YVETTE N. CONVENTO-LEYNES as per Doc. No. 9; Page no. 1; Bk. No. C; S. of 2016.
April 18, 25, May 2, 2016*IT
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DEED OF ADJUDICATION WITH ABSOLUTE SALE
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late CONCEPCION DEUS consisting of four (4) parcels of land designated as Lot Nos. 8633, 8635, 8639 and 8611 all of Laoag Cadastre, covered by TCT Nos. T-21114 and T-28088 containing an area of 1,867 sq.m., 692 sq.m., 1,311 sq.m. and 10,331 sq.m. with improvements thereon situated at Barrio of Buttong, City of Laoag and Municipality of San Nicolas, Province of Ilocos Norte has been adjudicated the first and second property and a portion of 3,878 sq.m. of the fourth property by her heirs and simultaneously sold to VENVI AGRO INDUSTRIAL VENTURES CORPORATION, represented by its Chairman, Atty. HILARIO P. VALDEZ ratified and acknowledged before Notary public LUCIANO R. CARAANG as per Doc. No. 377; Page No. 76; Bk. No. CXIV; S. of 2015.
April 18, 25, May 2, 2016*IT
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DEED OF ADJUDICAITON OF SOLE HEIR WITH ABSOLUTE SALE
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of  the deceased JOSEFA CRISTOBAL consisting of a share of a parcel of land designated as Lot No. 2-J-I-F, Psd-01-049677 of the Laoag Cadastre covered by TCT No. T-33508 containing an area of 500 sq.m. situated at Brgy. 38-A Mangato, Laoag City has been adjudicated by her heir and simultaneously sold to JAY ROGER BRACEROS married to FLORENTINA JANAPIN-BRACEROS ratified and acknowledged before Notary Public LUCIANO R. CARAANG as per Doc. No. 399; Page No. 80; Bk. No. CXXVII; S. of 2016.
April 18, 25, May 2, 2016*IT
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AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATION
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late VICENTE G. DAOANG, JR. consisting of a safety deposit box at METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY (METROBANK), SAN NICOLAS, ILOCOS NORTE BRANCH under Safety Deposit Box No. 825 has been adjudicated by his heir ratified and acknowledged before Notary Public KRISTOFFERSON E. BADUA as per Doc. No. 62; Page No. 13; Bk. No. I; S. of 2016.
April 18, 25, May 2, 2016*IT
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DEED OF ADJUDICATION
          Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late SPS. LUIS IGNACIO and PAULA LABUGUEN-IGNACIO consisting of a parcel of land designated as Lot No. 10792 covered by TCT No. T-7163 containing an area of 538 sq.m. situated in Barrio of Sta. Angela, Laoag City has been adjudicated by their two (2) heirs CONSTANTE IGNACIO and BIN MILDRED IGNACIO-BUKALAN, the one-seventh (1/7) undivided area of the above-described property for each of them with an area of 76.85 sq.m. as their individual respective shares ratified and acknowledged before Notary Public JOEL P. DADIS as per Doc. No. 51; Page No. 11; Bk. No. XIII; S. of 2015.
April 18, 25, May 2, 2016*IT
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DEED OF ADJUDICATION
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late SPS. LUIS IGNACIO and PAULA LABUGUEN-IGNACIO consisting of a parcel of land designated as Lot No. 10792 covered by TCT No. T-7163 containing an area of 538 sq.m. situated in Barrio of Sta. Angela, Laoag City has been adjudicated by their heir LUIS IGNACIO JR. the one seventh (1/7) undivided area of the above-described property with an area of 76.85 sq.m. as his lawful share ratified and acknowledged before BOLIVAR L. BAO, Consul of the Republic of the Philippines, in and for the consular district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada as per Doc. No. 5293-15, Service No. 13322, S. of 2015.
April 18, 25, May 2, 2016*IT
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DEED OF ADJUDICATION
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late SPS. LUIS IGNACIO and PAULA LABUGUEN-IGNACIO consisting of a parcel of land designated as Lot No. 10792 covered by TCT No. T-7163 containing an area of 538 sq.m. situated in Barrio of Sta. Angela, Laoag City has been adjudicated by their heir ZENAIDA MILA IGNACIO-DACANAY the one seventh (1/7) undivided area of the above-described property with an area of 76.85 sq.m. as her lawful share ratified and acknowledged before ARLENE TULLID-MAGNO, Consul of the Republic of the Philippines for the District of  Columbia and the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia as per Doc. No. ACK-15-34922, Service No. 12803, S. of 2015.
April 18, 25, May 2, 2016*IT
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DEED OF ADJUDICATION
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late SPS. LUIS IGNACIO and PAULA LABUGUEN-IGNACIO consisting of a parcel of land designated as Lot No. 10792 covered by TCT No. T-7163 containing an area of 538 sq.m. situated in Barrio of Sta. Angela, Laoag City has been adjudicated by their heir MADELINE IGNACIO the one seventh (1/7) undivided area of the above-described property with an area of 76.85 sq.m. as her lawful share ratified and acknowledged before BOLIVAR L. BAO, Consul of the Republic of the Philippines, in and for the consular district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada as per Doc. No. 5292-15, Service No. 13323, S. of 2015.
April 18, 25, May 2, 2016*IT
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DEED OF ADJUDICATION
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late SPS. LUIS IGNACIO and PAULA LABUGUEN-IGNACIO consisting of a parcel of land designated as Lot No. 10792 covered by TCT No. T-7163 containing an area of 538 sq.m. situated in Barrio of Sta. Angela, Laoag City has been adjudicated by their heir MERLYN IGNACIO the one seventh (1/7) undivided area of the above-described property with an area of 76.85 sq.m. as her lawful share ratified and acknowledged before BOLIVAR L. BAO, Consul of the Republic of the Philippines, in and for the consular district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada as per Doc. No. 5291-15, Service No. 13324, S. of 2015.
April 18, 25, May 2, 2016*IT
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DEED OF ADJUDICATION
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late SPS. LUIS IGNACIO and PAULA LABUGUEN-IGNACIO consisting of a parcel of land designated as Lot No. 10792 covered by TCT No. T-7163 containing an area of 538 sq.m. situated in Barrio of Sta. Angela, Laoag City has been adjudicated by their heir MEDIATRIX IGNACIO-NGO the one seventh (1/7) undivided area of the above-described property with an area of 76.85 sq.m. as her lawful share ratified and acknowledged before BOLIVAR L. BAO, Consul of the Republic of the Philippines, in and for the consular district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada as per Doc. No. 5294-15, Service No. 13321, S. of 2015.
April 18, 25, May 2, 2016*IT
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DEED OF ADJUDICATION
 Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late PETRA ABAD consisting of a parcel of residential land designated as Lot No. 522 located at Brgy. 9, Aglipay, Batac City, Ilocos Norte, covered by OCT No 0-3423 with an area of 286.30 sq.m., has been adjudicated by her only and forced legal heir, ratified and acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. FRANCISCO A. MUSNI as per Doc. No. 399; Page No. 80; Book No. LXXVIII, Series of 2016.
April 18, 25, May 2, 2016*IT
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DEED OF ADJUDICATION
Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of the late PONCIANO BALATICO LIUAN consisting of a parcel of Agricultural land located at Barangay Nalvo, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte designated as Lot No. 150077 (Cad-578) covered by Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo (KOT) Bilang P – 75026; a Dollar Savings Deposits at the Philippine National Bank, Pasuquin Branch, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte under Account No. 1559-0240-0026; a Dollar Saving Deposits at the Philippine National Bank, Pasuquin Branch, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte under Account No. 1559-0240-0018 and a Peso Savings Deposits at the Philippine National Bank, Pasuquin Branch, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte under Account No. 1559-0270-0010 have been adjudicated by his Heirs ratified and acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. ERME S. LABAYOG as per Doc. No. 366; Page No. 74; Book No. XXI; Series of 2016.
April 18, 25, May 2, 2016*IT
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REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF ILOCOS NORTE
FIRST JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH 12, LAOAG CITY

IN RE: PETITION FOR THE CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE BIRTH RECORDS OF MHELDRICK S. VALDEZ, PARTICULARLY IN THE MIDDLENAME COLUMN OF THE CHILD FROM S TO SUSA AND IN THE MOTHER’S MAIDEN NAME COLUMN FROM RODELA S. VALDEZ TO RODELA C. SUSA;
MHELDRICK S. VALDEZ
Petitioner,
-versus-
THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR of THE SAN NICOLAS, ILOCOS NORTE AND THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY, MANILA AND ALL OTHER PERSONS THAT MAYBE AFFECTED THEREBY,
Respondents.

SP. PROC. NO. 16867
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AMENDED ORDER
          This is a verified petition filed with this Court for the correction of entries in the birth records of Mheldrick S. Valdez, particularly in the middlename column of the child, from S to Susa and in the mother’s maiden name column, from Rodela S. Valdez to Rodela C. Susa filed by herein petitioner through counsel.
          Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, notice is hereby given that this petition is set for hearing on May 13, 2016 at 8:30 am before the Regional Trial Court, Branch 12, Laoag City at which time, date and place, any interested person who is adversely affected may appear and show cause why said petition should not be granted.
          Let this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in any newspaper of general circulation in the City of Laoag and in the Province of Ilocos Norte at the expense of the petitioner, the last date of publication being at least one week prior to the date of the scheduled hearing.
          Let copies of this Order and the petition be furnished the offices of the Local Civil Registrar of San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, the Provincial Prosecutor of Ilocos Norte, the Civil Registrar General, Manila and Philippine Statistics Authority, Manila, and the Solicitor General, Manila.
          SO ORDERED.
          April 15, 2016, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte

(SGD) NIDA B. ALEJANDRO
Presiding Judge
April 18, 25, May 2, 2015*IT
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