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take out the children without the written consent of the mother or
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respondent herein. No pronouncement as to costs.
(1) x x x
(2) x x x
(3) x x x
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(4) x x x
(5) Every child has the right to be brought up in an atmosphere of
morality and rectitude for the enrichment and the strengthening of
his character.
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(6) x x x
(7) x x x
(8) Every child has the right to protection against exploitation,
improper influences, hazards and other conditions or
circumstances prejudicial to his physical, mental, emotional,
social and moral development.
x x x
With Articles 3 and 8 of PD No. 603, in mind, We find it to the
best interest of the minor children, to deny visitorial and/or
temporary custodial rights to the father, even at the expense of
hurting said parent. After all, if indeed his love for the children is
genuine and more divine than the love for himself, a little self-
sacrifice and self-denial may bring more benefit to the children.
While petitioner-appellee, as father, may not intentionally prejudice
the children by improper influence, what the children may witness
and hear while in their fathers house may not be in keeping with
the atmosphere of morality and rectitude where they should be
brought up.
The children concerned are still in their early formative years of
life. The molding of the character of the child starts at home. A
home with only one parent is more normal than two separate
houses(one house where one parent lives and another house
where the other parent with another woman/man lives). After all,
under Article 176 of the Family Code, illegitimate children are
supposed to use the surname of and shall be under the parental
authority of their mother.
The child is one of the most important assets of the nation. It is
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