Where should a petition for cancellation or correction of civil registry entries under Rule 108 be filed?

• A. Regional Trial Court of Makati City
• B. Regional Trial Court of Cebu
• C. Court of Appeals
• D. Supreme Court

Answer: (A)

Rule 108 governs petitions to cancel or correct civil registry entries. The petition must be filed in the Regional Trial Court that has original jurisdiction over the civil registry where the entry was recorded—the locale where the registry is kept. This keeps the action tied to the actual record and avoids conflicting judgments from different jurisdictions. So, if the civil registry entry was made in Makati City, the correct venue is the Regional Trial Court of Makati City. The Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court are not proper for initial filing for this kind of petition; they handle appeals or extraordinary remedies, not the initial petition. A different city like Cebu would be proper only if the entry in question was originally recorded there.