[G.R. No. 132364. March 12, 2002]
PEOPLE vs. ALVERO
Gentlemen:
Quoted
hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of this Court dated MAR 12 2002.
G.R. No.
132364. (People vs. Alvero.)
Acting on
the (A) Manifestation, dated February
21, 2002, filed by the Public Attorney’s Office that allegedly, “the original
and duly authenticated Certificate of Live Birth of Alfredo T. Alvero was
already attached and submitted before this Honorable Court” as Annex A of
appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration, and (B) Comment, dated October 10, 2001, filed by the Office of the
Solicitor General, stating that the National Statistic Office (NSO) “is the
only government agency which could attest to the genuineness of Annex A which
is purportedly the certified true copy of appellant’s certificate of live
birth,” the Court NOTES that while said Annex A is a certified true copy issued
by the Office of the Civil Registrar, it is not duly authenticated by the NSO,
and thus hereby RESOLVES TO REQUIRE the Public Attorney’s Office, per Comment
of the Office of the Solicitor General, to get a certification from the NSO
that the attached Certificate of Live Birth, bearing the number 6783336, issued
on March 3, 2001 is duly authenticated by the NSO, within 10 days from notice.” We
repeat that the copy of appellant’s Certificate of Live Birth should be duly
authenticated by the NSO -- not merely by Office of the Civil
Registrar-General -- within 10 days from notice.
Very truly yours,
Clerk of Court
(Sgd.) MA. LUISA D. VILLARAMA
Asst. Clerk of Court