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Republic Of The Philippines Vs. Zenaida Elepano, Et Al.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. HON. ZENAIDA ELEPANO, Presiding Judge of RTC Kalookan, Branch 128 and CORAZON SANTOS PUNSALAN, respondents. The Solicitor General for petitioner. Anthony L. Po for private respondent.

G.R. No. 92542 | 1991-10-15

D E C I S I O N


PARAS, J.:

On January 3, 1990, private respondent Corazon Santos Punsalan filed a verified petition for adoption before the Regional Trial Court of Caloocan City, Branch CXXVIII praying that after due notice and hearing, the minors Pinky Gonzales Punsalan, the daughter of her full blood brother, and Ellyn Mae Punsalan Urbano, the daughter of her full blood sister, be declared her daughters by adoption for all intents and purposes.

On January 5, 1990, however, private respondent filed a "MOTION FOR TAKING OF DEPOSITION" on the ground that she received an urgent call from the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland...