REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

Zamboanga City, Ninth Judicial region
Branch ______

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION

OF THE MINOR JACOB NAZARENE
DE CASTRO,
Sp. Proc. No. ____________
For: Legal Adoption

SPOUSES ROMEO C. URIAN AND

ANGELITA DEL ROSARIO URIAN,

Petitioners.
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PETITION

PETITIONERS, thru the undersigned counsel, to this Honorable Court

respectfully state:

1. That petitioners are spouses, of legal age, Filipinos with full civil
capacity and legal rights and residents of San Jose Gusu, Zamboanga City;

Certified copy of the Marriage Contract of petitioners is hereto attached

as Annex “A”;

2. That petitioners desire to adopt the minor JACOB NAZARENE DE

CASTRO, eight (8) years of age, born on January 9, 2010, Filipino, without
property and likewise residing at San Jose Gusu, Zamboanga City with the
petitioners;

Duplicate copy of the Certificate of Foundling of the minor is hereto

attached as Annex“B” ;

3. That as shown by the Certificate of Foundling the child has no known

parents;

4. That since said minor was about three (3) years old when found, he
has lived under the care and custody of petitioners who acted as his parents;

5. That petitioners are of good moral character, more than 16 years older
than the child, have not been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude,
are emotionally and psychologically caring for children and are properties
owner in addition to the fact that they have visible means of support, which are
more than sufficient to enable said minor to live decently and with a promising
future;
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 6. That petitioners have the legal requirements and do not suffer from
any legal disqualifications as adopter; whereas said minor is not disqualified by
law but is legally qualified to be adopted by petitioners;

7. That this adoption will serve the best interest and well-being of the
child;

8. That all the other children of petitioners, who are all of age, namely,
CARLO ALVAN D.R. URIAN, GIA ANGELICA D.R. URIAN and
LOUANNA ERIKA D.R. URIAN have freely given their consent to the
adoption of the minor as shown by their Affidavit of Undertaking and Consent
hereto attached as ANNEX “C”;

9. That petitioner has undergone/shall undergo the pre-adoption services

as provided under Section 4 of R.A. No. 8552;

10 That the minor was matched to the petitioners during the local
matching conference by the Child Welfare Specialist Group of the DSWD, as
shown by the Certificate of Matching hereto attached as Annex “D”;

11. That the minor was declared available for adoption with control no.
2017-6383 issued on December 23, 2017by the DSWD Secretary per RA 9523;
That the placement of the minor with the petitioners was approved by the
DSWD on December 19, 2017 which has also issued its consent to this adoption
as shown by the Pre-Adoption Placement Authority and Certificate of Consent
to Adoption hereto attached as ANNEXES “E” and “F”;

12. That the Child Case Study (June 2, 2017) of the DSWD is hereto
attached as Annex “G”;

13. That petitioner seeks under the herein petition for adoption, that the
minor be known and registered in the Civil Registry as “JACOB NAZARENE
DEL ROSARIO URIAN”.

WHEREFORE, petitioners respectfully pray that, after due notice,

publication and hearing, a judgment be rendered to the effect that thenceforth,
the child JACOB NAZARENE DE CASTRO, to all legal intents and purposes,
be decreed as the legitimate child of petitioners, and that he be known and
registered in the Civil Registry as “JACOB NAZARENE DEL ROSARIO
URIAN”, a legitimate child of petitioners.

Such other reliefs just and equitable.

February 22, 2018 at Zamboanga City, Philippines.

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 VICTORIANO T. CHIONG, JR.
Counsel for the Petitioners\
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2 Flr., Lavina Hotel, Gov. Alvarez St.
Zamboanga City; Tel. No. (062) 991-7808
PTR No.1623858, 01-05-18 , ZC
IBP No. 8743, 6-7-17; ZC; Roll No. 42202
MCLE Compliance No.V-0002654 04/15/16 until 04/14/2019

VERIFICATION and CERTIFICATION

We, SPOUSES ROMEO C. URIAN AND ANGELITA DEL ROSARIO URIAN ,

of legal age, Filipino and a resident of San Jose Gusu, Zamboanga City, after being duly
sworn, depose and say that::

That we are the petitioners in the above-entitled special proceedings;

That we have caused the foregoing petition; have read and understood the same and
we attest that the allegations therein are true of our own personal knowledge and/or based
on authentic records;

That we certify under oath that we have not commenced any other action or
proceeding involving the same issues in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, or
different divisions thereof, or any other Tribunal or Agency, Judicial or Administrative and
that to the best of our knowledge, no such action or proceeding is pending in the Supreme
Court, the Court of Appeals or Administrative and should we thereafter learn that a similar
action proceeding has been filed or pending before the Supreme court, the court of Appeals,
or any other Tribunal or Agency, we undertake to report that fact within five (5) days there
from to the Court or Agency wherein the original pleading and sworn certificate
contemplated herein have been filed.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set my hand this January

___________, 2018, in the City of Zamboanga.

ROMEO C. URIAN ANGELITA DEL ROSARIO URIAN

ID No. ________________ ID No. ________________
Date _________ Zambo. City Date _________ Zambo. City

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me in the City of Zamboanga, Philippines,

this _____ day of February, 2018 at Zamboanga City.
Doc. No. _____
Page No. _____
Book No. _____
Series of 2018.

Copy furnished:

City Prosecutor
Zamboanga City

Atty. Araceli F. Solamillo, CESO II

Regional Director, Field Office IX
General Vicente Alvarez St., Zamboanga City

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