REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

7th JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH ___, CEBU CITY

IN RE: PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT

AS LEGAL GUARDIAN OF MINOR SP. PROC. NO.
PAYEENG LECHUGAS

ABIGAIL LECHUGAS SY,

Petitioner.

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PETITION

PETITIONER ABIGAIL SY, through counsel, unto this

Honorable Court, most respectfully states that:

1. Petitioner is Filipino, 35 years old, single and a

resident of 999 Blg., Unit 234 and 235, P. del Rosario
Street, Cebu City, Cebu;

2. Petitioner is the sister of XANDER LECHUGAS SY,

husband of CHARICE FORD-SY, hereto referred as
“spouses”, who both died during a car crash on
January 2, 2018. Attached is a copy of their Certificate
of Marriage marked as Annex “A”. A copy of the
Certificate of Death of XANDER LECHUGAS and
CHARICE LECHUGAS, are attached hereto as Annex
“B” and Annex “C”, respectively;

3. During their marriage, they have been living with me

because my house is in the heart of the city. They had
a child named PAYEENG FORD SY, who is 3 years old
and currently residing with me at 999 Blg., Units 234
and 235, P. del Rosario Street, Cebu City, Cebu. Copy
of her birth certificate is attached hereto as Annex “D”;

4. During the lifetime of the spouses, they acquired

insurance policies. Insurance proceeds from AXA
Philippines amounted to P1,000,000;

5. The abovementioned property is now owned by the

minor;

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 6. It is necessary that a guardian be appointed over the
person and estate of the said minor;

7. Petitioner, being the aunt of the minor, is ready,

willing and able to undertake the duties of such trust,
with full responsibility to administer and utilize the
proceeds solely for the benefit of this minor child.

PRAYER

WHEREFORE, premises considered, it is most

respectfully prayed of this Honorable Court that, after due
notice and hearing and filing of a bond in such reasonable
sum as the Honorable Court may direct, a judgment be
rendered as follows:

a. Appointing Petitioner ABIGAIL SY as the true and lawful

guardian of minor PAYEENG LECHUGAS.
b. Issuing Letters of Guardianship in favor of Petitioner
ABIGAIL SY.

Other orders and reliefs as may be just and equitable

within the premises are likewise prayed for.

6th of February, 2018, Cebu City, Philippines.

By:

ATTY. NIGEL ANGELICA GONZAGA

Counsel for Petitioner
KAMINA Law Firm, Rm. 501 C2 bldg. IT Park, Cebu City
Roll of Attorney No. 67821
IBP Lifetime No. 09162/Issued on January 3, 2010
PTR No. 6453728/Issued on January 10, 2018
MCLE Compliance Certificate No. VI-0006273/31 Jan 2018

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Republic of the Philippines)
City of Cebu) S.S

VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION

OF NON-FORUM SHOPPING

I, ABIGAIL SY, Filipino, of legal age, single and a

resident of Room 403, P. del Rosario Street, Cebu City, Cebu,
after having been sworn in accordance with law, hereby
depose and say that:

1. I am the Petitioner in the present Petition for

APPOINTMENT AS LEGAL GUARDIAN OF MINOR
PAYEENG LECHUGAS;

2. That I have caused the preparation of the foregoing

Petition and I have read the allegations therein and
certify that the same is true and correct of my own
personal knowledge;

3. That I have not theretofore commenced any other action

or proceedings or filed any claim involving the same
issues or matter in any court, tribunal, or quasi-judicial
agency and to the best of our knowledge, no such action
or proceeding is pending therein;

4. That if I should thereafter learn that a similar action or

proceedings has been filed or is pending before that
Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, or any tribunal or
quasi-judicial agency, I undertake to report such fact
within five (5) days therefrom to this Honorable Court.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my

signature this 6th of February, 2018 at Cebu City, Philippines.

ABIGAIL SY
Petitioner

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me, this 6th of

February, 2018, in the City of Cebu by ABIGAIL SY, with
Voter’s ID No. 030746283, issued on January 17, 2001 at
Cebu City, known to me as the same person who personally
signed the foregoing instrument before me and avowed under
penalty of law to the whole truth of the contents of said
instrument.

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WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL this February 6, 2018 Cebu
City, Philippines.

MARLOU ARIZALA
Notary Public
Regional Trial Court of Cebu City, San
Doc. No.___ Fernando and Carcar, Philippines
Commission No. 09-56 UNTIL 12/31/18
Page No.___
RM. 501, SM Seaside, Cebu City
Book No.___ Roll of Attorney’s No. 87753
Series of 2018 IBP No. 46637, Cebu City, 01/06/18
PTR No. 0097621, Cebu City, 01/06/18

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