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Charles Gotardo vs. Divina Buling, 678 SCRA 436

CHARLES GOTARDO, Petitioner, vs. DIVINA BULING, Respondent.

G.R. No. 165166 | 2012-08-15

SECOND DIVISION
D E C I S I O N 
 
BRION, J.: 
 
We resolve the petition for review on certiorari, 1 filed by petitioner Charles Gotardo, to challenge the March 5, 2004 decision2 and the July 27, 2004 resolution3 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA GR CV No. 76326. The CA decision ordered the petitioner to recognize and provide legal support to his minor son, Gliffze 0. Buling. The CA resolution denied the petitioner's subsequent motion for reconsideration. 
 
FACTUAL BACKGROUND 
 
On September 6, 1995, respondent Divina Buling filed a complaint with the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Maasin, Southern...