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Maestrado vs. People

LENIDA T. MAESTRADO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 253629 | 2022-09-28

D E C I S I O N
 
ZALAMEDA, J.:
 
The Court will always uphold the policy of the State to promote human dignity, protect the people from any threat of violence and exploitation, and eliminate trafficking in persons.[1] Moreso when it involves children, the Court will exercise its mandate to defend and afford them special protection from any neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation, and other conditions prejudicial to their development.[2]
 
The Case

This Petition[3] for Review on Certiorari dated 11 September 2020 under Rule 45 seeks to reverse and set aside the Decision[4] dated 30 July 2020 of the Court of...