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APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIANS
Sec. 1. Who may petition for appointment of guardian for resident.
- Any relative, friend, or other person on behalf of a resident minor or
incompetent who has no parent or lawful guardian, or the minor himself if
fourteen years of age or over, may petition the court having jurisdiction for
the appointment of a general guardian for the person or estate, or both, of
such minor or incompetent. An officer of the Federal Administration of the
United States in the Philippines may also file a petition in favor of a ward
thereof, and the Director of Health, in favor of an insane person who should
be hospitalized, or in favor of an isolated leper.chanrobles virtualawlibrary
(c) The names, ages, and residences of the relatives of the minor or
incompetent, and of the persons having him in their care;
(e) The name of the person for whom letters of guardianship are prayed.