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Vivares and Spouses Suzara vs. St. Theresa's College

RHONDA AVE S. VIVARES AND SPS. MARGARITA AND DAVID SUZARA, PETITIONERS, VS. ST. THERESA’S COLLEGE, MYLENE RHEZA T. ESCUDERO, AND JOHN DOES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 202666 | 2014-09-29

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

VELASCO JR., J.:

The individual’s desire for privacy is never absolute, since participation in society is an equally powerful desire. Thus each individual is continually engaged in a personal adjustment process in which he balances the desire for privacy with the desire for disclosure and communication of himself to others, in light of the environmental conditions and social norms set by the society in which he lives.

~ Alan Westin, Privacy and Freedom (1967)
 
The Case
 
Before Us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, in relation to Section 19 of A.M. No....