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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESFIRST JUDICIAL REGIONREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

Branch 7, Baguio City

In the Matter of the Change of Name and Correction of the Certificate of Live Birth of TIM T. MCKEE

Spec. Proc. No.: 1001-RTIM T. MCKEE, FORCHANGE OF NAME

Petitioner,-versus-

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAROF BAGUIO CITY,

Respondent.x--------------------------------------------------x

PETITION

COMES NOW, the petitioner, through the undersigned counsel, and unto this Honorable Court, most respectfully avers:

1. That the petitioner is a Filipino citizen, of legal age, single, and a resi-dent of 23 Engineer’s Hill, Baguio City;

2. That the Local Civil Registrar of Baguio City is a government entity charged with the recording, registration, and custody of public records and other matters, with postal address at T. Alonzo St, New Lucban, Baguio City, Philippines;

3. That the petitioner has been a bona fide resident of the City of Baguio since 1990, or for at least three (3) years prior to the date of the filing of this petition;

4. That the petitioner’s present name is TIM T. MCKEE as evidenced by his Certificate of Live Birth, hereto attached as Annex “A” and made an integral part of this petition;

5. That such a name is ridiculous and has caused embarrassment to pe-titioner through the years;

6. That petitioner prays and requests that his present name be changed to TIMOTHY T. MCKEE and that his Certificate of Live Birth be cor-rected to reflect such changes.

WHEREFORE, the petitioner respectfully prays that after due notice, publication, and hearing, in accordance with the Rules of Court, this Honorable Court, renders judgment:

1. Declaring petitioner’s name of TIM T. MCKEE be changed to TIMO-THY T. MCKEE; and

2. Directing the Local Civil Registrar of Baguio City of effect the corre-sponding correction in the entry appearing in petitioner’s Certificate of Live Birth by changing his first name from “TIM” to “TIMOTHY”.

Baguio City, Philippines, this 28thday of February 2014.

ATTY. MARIUS F. PONTMERCICounsel for the Petitioner

3F La Azotea Bldg., Session Road, Baguio City(074) 422-0987

[email protected] No. 1999910/Baguio City/01-02-14

Roll of Atty. No. 81319/05-05-13IBP OR No. 692876/Baguio-Benguet/01-02-14

MCLE Compliance No. IV-99080/04-22-13

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES} CITY OF BAGUIO } S.S.x ---------------------------------------------- x

VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF NON-FORUM SHOPPING

I, TIM T. MCKEE,of legal age, single, Filipino citizen, and resident of 23 Engineer’s Hill, Baguio City, Philippines after having been duly sworn in accordance with law, depose and state that:

1. I am the petitioner in the above-entitled case;

2. I have caused the preparation and the filing of the foregoing petition;

3. I have read the contents thereof and the facts stated therein are true and correct of my personal knowledge and on the basis of copies of documents and records in my possession;

4. I have not commenced any other action or proceeding involving the same issues in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, or any other tribunal or agency;

5. To the best of my knowledge and belief, no such action or proceed-ing is pending in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, or any other tribunal or agency; and

6. If I should thereafter learn that a similar action or proceeding has been filed or is pending before the Supreme Court, the Court of Ap-peals, or any other tribunal or agency, I undertake to report that fact within five (5) days therefrom to this Honorable Court.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 28thday of February 2014, at Baguio City, Philippines.

TIM T. MCKEEAffiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me, in the City of Baguio, Philippines, this 28thday of February 2014, by TIM T. MCKEE,who is

personally known to me, who is the same person who personally signed before me the foregoing document.

ATTY. JUAN DE LA CRUZ JR.Notary Public

Until December 31, 2014100A Session Road, Baguio City

(074) [email protected]

PTR No. 1928374/Baguio City/01-02-14Roll of Atty. No. 67548/05-18-10

IBP OR No. 739281/Baguio-Benguet/01-02-14MCLE Compliance No. IV-90210/04-22-13

Commission Serial No. 01-NC-11 (R)

Copy Furnished:

OFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRART. Alonzo Street, New Lucban, Baguio City

NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE141 Abanao Extension, Baguio City

OFFICE OF THE CITY PROSECUTORJustice Hall, Baguio City

OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL134 Amorsolo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City

Doc. No. 80;Page No. 16;Book No. I; Series of 2014

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