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Hofilena, et al vs. Rp

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF THE MINOR SANTIAGO SENERES, DR. FERNANDO P. HOFILENA, and CORAZON DE GUIA-HOFILENA, petitioners-appellants, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellee.

G.R. No. L-26476 | 1970-08-31

D E C I S I O N

DIZON, J:

Appeal from a decision of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of Manila in Special Proceedings No. G-00100 dismissing the petition filed by the therein petitioners hereinafter referred to as appellants for the adoption of the minor Santiago Señeres.

The following facts are not disputed:

Petitioners are husband and wife. The husband is a physician and a professor of Pediatrics and Mental Hygiene at the University of Santo Tomas; engaged in the practice of medicine since 1948 and he and his wife, have an annual income of around P18,000.00. They own not only the house where they live in Manila but also own...