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Landingin vs. Republic, GR No. 164948, June 27,2006,

(Special Proceedings – Adoption: Consent and Abandonment)

Facts: Diwata Ramos Landingin, a US citien o! Filipino parentage "led apetition !or t#e adoption o! $ minors, nat%ral c#ildren o! &an%el Ramos, t#e!ormer's brot#er, and Amelia Ramos S#e alleged in #er petition t#at w#en#er brot#er died, t#e c#ildren were le!t to t#eir paternal grandmot#er !ort#eir biological mot#er went to tal*, re+married t#ere and now #as c#ildrenb* #er second marriage and no longer comm%nicates !rom t#e time s#e le!t%p to t#e instit%tion o! t#e adoption A!ter t#e paternal grandmot#er passedawa*, t#e minors were being s%pported b* t#e petitioner and #er c#ildrenabroad and ga-e t#eir written consent !or t#eir adoptionA Social .or/er o! t#e DS.D s%bmitted a Report recommending !or t#eadoption and narrated t#at Amelia, t#e biological mot#er was cons%lted wit#t#e adoption plan and a!ter weig#ing t#e bene"ts o! adoption to #er c#ildren,s#e -ol%ntaril* consented0owe-er, petitioner !ailed to present t#e said social wor/er as witness ando1er in e-idence t#e -ol%ntar* consent o! Amelia Ramos to t#e adoptionPetitioner also !ailed to present an* doc%mentar* e-idence to pro-e t#atAmelia assent to t#e adoption

ss%e: .23 a petition !or adoption be granted wit#o%t t#e written consent o!t#e adoptee's biological mot#er

0eld: 3o Section 4, par (b) o! RA 566, pro-ides t#at t#e consent o! t#ebiological parent(s) o! t#e c#ild, i! /nown is necessar* to t#e adoption 7#ewritten consent o! t#e legal g%ardian will s%8ce i! t#e written consent o! t#ebiological parents cannot be obtained 7#e general re9%irement o! consent and notice to t#e nat%ral parents isintended to protect t#e nat%ral parental relations#ip !rom %nwarrantedinter!erence b* interlopers, and to ins%re t#e opport%nit* to sa!eg%ard t#ebest interests o! t#e c#ild in t#e manner o! t#e proposed adoption 7#e written consent o! t#e biological parents is indispensable !or t#e -alidit*o! t#e decree o! adoption ndeed, t#e nat%ral rig#t o! a parent to #is c#ildre9%ires t#at #is consent m%st be obtained be!ore #is parental rig#ts and

d%ties ma* be terminated and re+establis# in adopti-e parents n t#is case,petitioner !ailed to s%bmit t#e written consent o! Amelia Ramos to t#eadoption&oreo-er, abandonment means neglect and re!%sal to per!orm t#e "lial andlegal obligations o! lo-e and s%pport &erel* permitting t#e c#ild to remain!or a time %ndist%rbed in t#e care o! ot#ers is not s%c# abandonment 7odispense wit# t#e re9%irements o! consent, t#e abandonment m%st be s#ownto #a-e eisted at t#e time o! adoption

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