8/23/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly The CA denied Anacleto's appeal through the Assailed Decision, the dispositive portion of which reads: WHEREFORE, premises considered, the instant appeal is hereby DENIED. The [RTC Decision] in Civil Case No. Q-05-58783 for Declaration of Nullity of Marriage is AFFIRMED. SO ORDERED.[18] The CA accorded weight and respect to the findings of fact of the RTC. The CA conceded that while the standards set forth in Republic v. Court of Appeals and Molina[19] may be considered strict, they remain in line with the principle that any doubt should be resolved in favor of the validity of marriage and the indissolubility of marital ties.[20] Anacleto filed a motion for reconsideration, which was also denied by the CA in the Assailed Resolution.[21] Anacleto received a copy of the Assailed Resolution on January 19, 2012. Subsequently, he filed the present Rule 45 Petition on February 3, 2012.[22] On April 16, 2012, the Court issued a Minute Resolution[23] denying the Petition. It reads in part: x x x Considering the allegations, issues and arguments adduced in the [Petition] of the [Assailed Decision and Resolution] of the [CA] in CA G.R. CV No. 95614, the Court resolves to DENY the petition for failure of [Anacleto] to sufficiently show that the [CA] committed any reversible error in the [Assailed Decision and Resolution] as to warrant the exercise of this Court's discretionary appellate jurisdiction.[24] Thereafter, Anacleto filed a motion for reconsideration insisting on the weight and credibility of Dr. Lopez's findings.[25] In the Resolution[26] dated August 13, 2012, the Court resolved to grant Anacleto's motion for reconsideration and reinstate the Petition. Accordingly, the Court required Linda to file her comment thereto within ten (10) days from notice.[27] Since the Resolution was returned unserved, the Court directed Anacleto to disclose Linda's address within ten (10) days from notice. In his Manifestation[28] dated March 19, 2013, Anacleto averred that he had lost communication with Linda when she left their conjugal home in May 2005, and that he no longer knows where she resides. Upon the Court's directive, Anacleto later manifested his willingness to submit the Petition for resolution through his Compliance and Manifestation[29] dated November 5, 2013. The Issue elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/65268 4/6