Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURTFamily CourtBranch ____First Judicial RegionBaguio City

IN RE: ADOPTION OF MINOR AND CHANGE OF NAME OF LIEZETTE JOY SAN JOSE CUADERNO TO LIEZETTE JOY RAMOS ABAD

UNICA E. HAYA,- Petitioner,

- versus- SP. PROC. NO. ___________

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAROF BAGUIO CITY,- Respondent.x------------------------------------------x

P E T I T I O N F O R A D O P T I O N

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE HONORABLE COURT

Petitioner, through undersigned counsel, unto the Honorable Court most respectfully alleges that:

1. The herein petitioner is of legal age, single, Filipino and with residence and postal address at No. 83 Camp 8, Kennon Rd., Baguio City, where she may be served with notices, summons, orders and other court processes;

2. The respondent, the Local Civil Registrar of Baguio City is herein impleaded as a nominal party; the government office tasked to implement whatever order/s that the Honorable Court may issue relative to this case. Notices, orders, summons and other court processes maybe served to said office at the Baguio City Hall;

3. Petitioner, Unica Evangelista Haya, is a single Filipino citizen who is 31 years of age, having been born on March 30, 1985, copy of her Certificate of Birth is hereto attached as Annex A. She had never been married and had never begotten a child. While minor child, QUEENIE ELSA HANAQUE, is two (2) years of age, having been born on April 29,2013, copy of minors Certificate of Live Birth is hereto attached as Annex B. From said facts, the prospective ADOPTER is more than 16 years older than the minor child proposed to be adopted;

4. The minor child is born to one Maura Ming Hanaque. Said biological mother of the minor child has no stable means of livelihood with which to support her childs basic, as well as essential needs. Her circumstances being so, and for the best interest of the minor child, she had left her child under the care of the petitioner and had consented for her child to be adopted by the herein petitioner. Copy of her Affidavit of Consent is hereto attached as Annex C;

5. Such circumstance of the biological mother did not however hinder her in making occasional visits at the home of the petitioner to see how her child was doing;

6. Since the time QUEENIE was brought to the house of the petitioner, the latter had been the one acting as mother to the child; giving her basic necessities, care, comfort and love. She had provided her a home; a safe and secure environment for her to grow up in;

7. Maura Ming Hanaque is neither insane, nor intemperate. Neither did she abandon her minor child, and she possess full knowledge of petitioners intention to adopt her minor child and had expressly given her consent to this adoption;

8. The petitioner is qualified under the law to adopt a child; she being emotionally and psychologically capable of caring for the minor child. She is financially and morally capable of raising the child properly and adequately;

9. The petitioner is in possession of her full civil capacity and legal rights, she is of good moral character and have not been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude;

P R A Y E R

WHEREFORE, it is most respectfully prayed that after due notice and hearing, judgment be rendered adjudging the minor child, QUEENIE ELSA HANAQUE, freed from all legal obligations of obedience and maintenance with respect to her natural parents and that she be declared to all legal intents and purposes, the child of the herein petitioner, and that her name follow that of the petitioner, thus QUEENIE ELSA EVANGELISTA HAYA.

Baguio City, Philippines, this 6TH day of July 2015.

ATTY. YVETTE KATHRYN S. BARRIENTOSCounsel for the Petitioner2F Units 03-04 VMOZR Bldg., HarrisonRd., Baguio CityIBP No. 812923; 01/01/2015 BaguioPTR No. 1211016; 01/01/2015 BaguioRoll No. 70522; 05/05/2005MCLE No. 110508

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )City of Baguio ) S.S.

VERIFICATION and CERTIFICATION

I, Unica E. Haya, of legal age, single, Filipino citizen and with residence at Camp 8, Baguio City, Philippines hereby declare under oath that:

1. I am the petitioner in the above-entitled case;

2. I have caused the preparation of this petition, the contents of which are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief;

3. I have not commenced any other action or proceeding involving the same issues with the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, or any other tribunal or agency;

4. To the best of my knowledge, no such action or proceeding is pending in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, or any other tribunal or agency;

5. If I should thereafter learn that a similar action or proceeding has been filed, or is pending before the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals or any other tribunal or agency, I hereby undertake to report that fact within FIVE (5) days there from to the Honorable Court.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of July 2015 at Baguio City, Philippines.

_____________________UNICA E. HAYA

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this 19th day of July 2006 at Baguio City, Philippines, the person being personally known to me to be the same person who executed the foregoing document.

ATTY. YVETTE KATHRYN S. BARRIENTOSNotary Public for Baguio CityAppointment No. 923, Until Dec. 31,20162F Units 03-04 VMOZR Bldg., HarrisonRd., Baguio CityIBP No. 812923; 01/01/2015 BaguioDoc. No.______; PTR No. 1211016; 01/01/2015 BaguioPage No. ______;Roll No. 70522; 05/05/2005Book No.______; MCLE No. 110508Series of 20___.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)BAGUIO CITY ) S. C.

A F F I D A V I T O F C O N S E N T

I, MAURA MING HANAQUE, of legal age, single, Filipino citizen with residence and postal address at 45 2nd Road, Quezon Hill, Baguio City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, do hereby depose and state that:

1. I am the biological mother of one QUEENIE ELSA HANAQUE who was born on January 28, 2004 in Baguio City;

2. I was not married when I gave birth to LIEZETTE JOY;

3. My friend, UNICA E. HAYA, had helped me greatly in raising my minor child and had expressed her desire to adopt my said child;

4. I am not insane, nor intemperate, nor have I abandoned said minor child. I have full knowledge of the intention of UNICA E. HAYA to adopt my minor child and having the best interest of my child in mind, I have consented to the adoption;

5. I am aware of the fact that once QUEENIE ELSA HANAQUE will be adopted, I shall lose ALL parental authority and that she will become the legal child of UNICA E. HAYA;

6. I am executing this AFFIDAVIT OF CONSENT freely and voluntarily to attest to the truthfulness of my foregoing statements and circumstances; to prove and show that I am giving my consent to the adoption of my minor child QUEENIE ELSA HANAQUE by UNICA E. HAYA and for all other legal intents and purposes it may serve.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of July 2015 at Baguio City, Philippines.

MAURA MING HANAQUEAffiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME this 6th day of July 2015 at Baguio City. The Affiant exhibited to me her BIR TIN ID Card with TIN ID 293-464-775-000 issued in Baguio City on September 14, 2011 indicated below her name and signature. She acknowledged to me that the same is her free and voluntary act or deed.

WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL.

ATTY. YVETTE KATHRYN S. BARRIENTOSNotary Public for Baguio CityAppointment No. 923, Until Dec. 31,20162F Units 03-04 VMOZR Bldg., HarrisonRd., Baguio CityIBP No. 812923; 01/01/2015 BaguioDoc. No.______; PTR No. 1211016; 01/01/2015 BaguioPage No. ______;Roll No. 70522; 05/05/2005Book No.______; MCLE No. 110508Series of 20___.

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