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Noel B. Bagtas Vs. Hon. Ruth C. Santos, etc. et al.

NOEL B. BAGTAS, Petitioner, versus HON. RUTH C. SANTOS, Presiding Judge of Regional Trial Court, Branch 72, Antipolo City, and ANTONIO and ROSITA GALLARDO, Respondents

G.R. No. 166682 | 2009-11-27

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is a petition[1] for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court. The petition challenges the 11 June 2004 Decision[2] and 5 January 2005 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 77751. The Court of Appeals affirmed the 9 December 2002[4] and 21 April 2003 Orders of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Judicial Region 4, Branch 72, Antipolo City, in Special Proceeding Case No. 02-1128.

The Facts

Antonio and Rosita S. Gallardo (Spouses Gallardo) are the parents of Maricel S. Gallardo (Maricel). Two weeks after graduating from high school in April 2000, Maricel ran away...