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Rene Uy Golangco vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

RENE UY GOLANGCO, petitioner vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS, HON. CANDIDO VILLANUEVA, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 144, MAKATI CITY AND LUCIA GOLANGCO, respondents.

G.R. No. 124724 | 1997-12-22

D E C I S I O N


ROMERO, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari which seeks to annul and set aside the resolution of the Court of Appeals dated January 10, 1996 in CA-G.R. SP No. 38866, 1 dismissing the petition for violation of Supreme Court Circular No. 28-91 on forum-shopping.

The facts of the case are as follows:

A petition for annulment of marriage was filed by private respondent Lucia Carlos Golangco against petitioner Rene Uy Golangco before the Regional Trial Court of Makati, Branch 144. 2

The couple had two children, Justin Rene and Stefan Rafael. During the proceedings of the case, a hearing for custody pendente lite of the...