Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF BOHOL

7
th
Judicial Region
Branch 3
Tagbilaran City
EVA W. MANGGAY,
Petitioner,
-verss- C!v!" Case N#. $%&%
For: Annulment of Marriage
'E((Y O. ME(INA,
Respondent
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(UMMON( BY +UBLICATION
!"#R#A$, petitioner, through counsel, %led a Petition for
Annulment of Marriage, &hich is 'uoted as follo&s:
UNTO THIS HONORABLE COURT, petitioner by undersigned counsel
ost respect!ully st"tes#
$% T&"t petitioner is '( ye"rs o! "ge, "nd presently residing "t
B"c"ni, Cl"rin, Bo&ol, )&ere s&e "y be ser*ed )it& t&e
notices o! t&e Honor"ble Court
'% T&"t respondent is "lso '( ye"rs o! "ge but &is present "ddress
is "llegedly not +no)n to petitioner% He )"s &o)e*er born in
Bonbon, Cl"rin, Bo&ol, )&ere "ll counic"tions "ddressed to
respondent )ere ost li+ely !or)"rded to &i by &is recei*ing
+in "nd could ost prob"bly re"c& petitioner,s end-
.% T&"t petitioner "nd respondent got "rried on /"nu"ry $0,
'11. be!ore t&e 2residing /udge o! t&e '
nd
3CTC o! Tubigon4
Cl"rin, Bo&ol, "c&ine copy o! t&e certi5c"te o! "rri"ge is
&ereto "tt"c&ed "nd "r+ed "s Anne6 A7 "nd "de "n
integr"l p"rt &ereo!-
8% T&"t petitioner "nd respondent li*ed "t petitioner,s p"rent"l
&oe "t B"c"ni, Cl"rin, Bo&ol, in t&e e"rly p"rt o! t&eir union
"nd soeties "t respondent,s p"rents "t Bonbon, Cl"rin,
Bo&ol-
9% T&"t "llegedly in "ny occ"sions, petitioner,s p"rents &"*e
)itnessed nuerous &e"ted :u"rrels "nd *iolent con;icts
bet)een petitioner "nd respondent, )&ic& "crionious
con!ront"tions bet)een t&e t)o, ore o!ten t&"n not, steed
!ro s&eer unre"son"ble <e"lousy o! respondent "nd upon
ot&er petty origins "nd c"uses% Allegedly, petitioner could
&"rdly rec"ll o! " d"y during t&eir union )it& no incident o!
:u"rrel occurring bet)een t&e t)o% S&e &"d not i"gined in
&er younger ye"rs t&"t s&e )ould be spending " turbulent
"rit"l li!e% Accordingly, e*ery tie petitioner &"d &er t&oug&ts
lingering in t&ose d"ys, nine ye"rs b"c+, s&e could not "*oid
bre"+ing into te"rs "nd dr")n ine6tric"bly to t&e s&"do)s o!
one un&"ppy eory, 5lled )it& d"r+ oods "nd desper"tion%
T&e t&oug&t o! t&ose d"ys &o)e*er &"s rein!orced "nd
strengt&ened no) &er resol*e ne*er to li*e )it& t&"t +ind o! li!e
"g"in-
0% T&"t respondent seeed indi=erent o! t&e !eelings o!
petitioner% S&e, being " )o"n "nd inn"tely )e"+, eotion"lly
"nd p&ysic"lly, s&e s&"red t&e coon belie! o! ot&er )oen
t&"t s&e "lso deser*ed soe degree o! underst"nding "nd
respect% But contr"ry to &er e6pection &o)e*er, respondent
inste"d !"iled to deonstr"te t&"t &e )"s psyc&ologic"lly
c"p"cit"ted or possessed o! suc& degree o! "turity to &"ndle
situ"tions )&ere di=erences "nd isunderst"nding could be
"*oided "nd inii>ed% ?&"t &e &"d inste"d tried to ipose
)"s &is o)n "rbitr"ry )ill "lone "nd t&e "ggr"ndi>eent o! &is
o)n pride, unind!ul t&"t in "ny occ"sion s&e &"d put
petitioner,s li!e in " *ery serious ris+ "s )&en petitioner )"s "t
one tie constr"ined to <up o*er t&e )indo) )it& " c&ild in
&er "rs-
@% T&"t in "ny occ"sions petitioner )"s "llegedly constr"ined to
use t&e )indo) "s &er entr"nce in getting inside t&e &ouse
bec"use respondent &"d "ll doors o! t&e &ouse closed to
pre*ent petitioner,s entry% Allegedly, i! not only !or t&e c&ild
t&"t respondent &"d custody, t&e l"tter )ould not &"*e gone to
suc& liit o! clibing on t&e )indo) <ust to get inside%
2etitioner "c+no)ledged t&"t it )"s indeed one "ctu"tion
dee"ning to &er &onor "s " )o"n but it being t&e only )"y
to get close to t&e c&ild, s&e &"d &er &onor, pride "nd sense o!
dignity set "side during t&e &orrible p"st-
(% T&"t in soe occ"sions, petitioner !ound it &"rd to coply &er
oblig"tion to t&e sc&ool )&ere s&e )"s t&en studying, bec"use
respondent )ould not e*en "llegedly "llo) petitioner to "ttend
" C&rist"s 2"rty due to respondent,s un!ounded suspicion
t&"t petitioner )"s &"*ing " secret "="ir )it& "not&er "n in
t&e sc&ool c"pus% Not only t&"t, bec"use &is suspicious
c&"r"cter gre) )orst, to t&e point t&"t respondent "llegedly
"de nuerous surreptitious *isits "t CASCABT C"l"pe,
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C"pus, C"l"pe, Bo&ol% T&ere"t, respondent,s seeingly
"ccusing "nd suspicious st"res "g"inst soe o! &er "le
cl"ss"tes &"d un)"rr"ntedly "de petitioner t&e center o!
ridicule "nd contept "ong &er close "ssoci"tes "nd !riends%
As " conse:uence, e*en t&e ere e=ort o! "ttending cl"sses
&"d becoe one gre"t burden on &er p"rt-
C% T&"t respondent,s )"nt o! underst"nding to &er )e"+nesses
"nd liit"tions )ere "de e*ident by &is l"c+ o! genuine
concern to petitioner,s s"!ety "s s&o)n in t&e circust"nces
"bo*e4st"ted% 2etitioner,s l"c+ o! respect )"s e*ident by
petitioner,s re!us"l to listen "ndDor e*en discuss on "tters
t&"t concerns t&eir )el!"re "nd !uture% All t&ese spe"+s loud o!
" "n )&o lost &is instinct !or sur*i*"l "nd t&e )"nt o! "
r"tion"l sense o! <udgent on &is p"rt in re"c&ing responsible
"nd "ture decisions !or t&e betterent o! " !"ily-
$1% T&"t prior to t&e "rri"ge, respondent "llegedly did not e6&ibit
"ll t&ese neg"ti*es signs o! )"nt o! ep"t&y to petitioner,s
!eelings% T&"t it )"s only "!ter t&e "rri"ge t&"t respondent,s
psyc&ologic"l inc"p"city &"d cryst"lli>ed "nd bec"e "pp"rent
"s deonstr"ted by t&e circust"nces e"rlier s"id% ?it&out t&e
bene5t &o)e*er o! s"id union, "ll t&ese inc"p"cities, )&ic&
under present dispens"tion "re "ccepted grounds !or t&e
se*er"nce o! t&e "rri"ge bond, )ould not &"*e been +no)n-
$$% Allegedly, petitioner,s resol*e to 5le t&is inst"nt petition )"s
re"c&ed "!ter s&e soug&t "d*ice !ro &er p"rents, rel"ti*es "nd
close "ssoci"tes )&o )ere too !"ili"r o! t&e situ"tion% T&eir
"ppro*"l "nd con!ority "lso ser*ed "s petitioner,s inspir"tion
in &oping t&e success o! t&is petition%
WHEREFORE, it is pr"yed t&"t t&e "rri"ge bet)een petitioner
"nd respondent be decl"red null "nd *oid "ndDor nulli5ed% 2r"yer is
soug&t !urt&er t&"t t&e sep"r"tion4in4!"ct bet)een petitioner "nd
respondent !or o*er " period o! nine ye"rs, be "lso t"+en into "ccount "s
"n "dded !"ctor !or t&e gr"nt o! t&e relie! &erein sincerely soug&t !or%
Ot&er relie!s consistent to l") "nd <ustice "re li+e)ise pr"yed !or%
City o! T"gbil"r"n, Bo&ol, 2&ilippines, Bebru"ry $9, '1$.%
SGD. ATTY. RAINERO Z. BAUTISTA
2TR No% C0@808@
IB2 No% @CC9@1
Attorney,s Roll No% .9@'$
3CLE No% 11$8CC'R
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Lind"*ille Subdi*ision, T"gbil"r"n City
VERIFICATION
RE2UBLIC OB THE 2HILI22INES E
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A!ter &"*ing been duly s)orn to in "ccord"nce )it& l") do &ereby
depose "nd s"y#
T&"t I &"*e c"used t&e prep"r"tion o! t&e !oregoing petition-
T&"t I &"*e re"d its contents "nd understood t&e s"e-
T&"t to t&e best o! y +no)ledge t&e s"e "re true "nd correct-
T&"t I &"*e not 5led siil"r copl"int or petition "g"inst t&e s"e
de!end"nt !or t&e s"e c"use o! "ction% T&"t t&ere is no "ppe"l pending
be!ore t&e Court o! Appe"ls "nd t&e Supree Court bet)een t&e s"e
p"rties% S&ould I le"rn o! "ny, I undert"+e to in!or t&e Honor"ble Court
o! t&e s"e )it&in " period o! 5*e d"ys !ro +no)ledge &ereo!%
IN ?ITNESS ?HEREOB, I &"*e &ereunto set y &"nd t&is C
t&
d"y o!
3"rc&, '1$., in t&e City o! T"gbil"r"n, Bo&ol, 2&ilippines%
SGD. EVA W. MANGGAY
2etitioner
SUBSCRIBEH ANH S?ORN to be!ore e t&is C
t&
d"y o! 3"rc&, '1$.
in t&e City o! T"gbil"r"n, Bo&ol, 2&ilippines, by t&e "bo*e4n"ed%
SGD. ATTY. NICASIO R. BALAGA
Not"ry 2ublic
Until Heceber .$, '1$8
TIN $8$4@1@4$@1
Roll o! Attorney No% $@009
2TR .C(C('9 I /"n% @, '1$.
IB2 @CC(8C I Hec% ., '1$'
Hoc% no% '$0
2"ge no% $8
Boo+ no% 'C
Series o! '1$.
!"#R#A$, on April (), *+(), an ,rder &as issued granting
the summons by publication in a ne&spaper of national
circulation, once a &ee- for t&o .*/ consecuti0e &ee-s
NOW, THEREFORE, respondent 'E((Y O. ME(INA is hereby
summoned through this medium of publication and is therefore
re'uired to %le &ith the ,1ce of the Cler- of Court, Regional Trial
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Court, 2ranch 3, Tagbilaran City, your responsi0e pleading and4or
ans&er to the abo0e5'uoted petition, &ithin thirty .3+/ days from
the date of last publication, ser0ing at the same time a copy of your
pleadings to Atty Rainero 6 2autista, counsel for the petitioner, at
7inda0ille $ubdi0ision, Tagbilaran City, 83++ 2ohol, and your failure
to do so &ithin the period prescribed &ill enable the abo0e5named
petitioner to ta-e 9udgment against you and demand from the
"onorable Court the remedies and reliefs prayed for in the Petition
7et this $ummons be published at the e:pense of the
petitioner in a ne&spaper of national circulation in the Philippines
once a &ee- for t&o .*/ consecuti0e &ee-s
!;T<#$$ the "on 7#, M,;$#$ 7;$,<, Presiding Judge of this
Court this day ()
th
of April, *+() at Tagbilaran City, 2ohol,
Philippines
ATTY. ANGIE M. UCAT-LOGARTA
2ranch Cler-
of Court
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