6/30/2021 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly [35] Rep. of the Phils. v. Court of Appeals, 284-A Phil. 643, 658 (1992). [36] Id. [37] Id., citing 1 AM. Jur., Adoption of Children 621-622. [38] Republic of the Phils. v. Court of Appeals, 298 Phil. 172, 176 (1993). [39] Lahom v. Sibulo, 453 Phil. 987, 998 (2003). Citation omitted. [40] Entitled "An Act Establishing the Rules to Govern Inter-Country Adoption of Filipino Children, and For Other Purposes," approved on June 7, 1995. [41] See Article II, RA 8043. [42] Entitled "An Act Establishing the Rules and Policies on the Domestic Adoption of Filipino Children and For Other Purposes," approved on February 25, 1998. [43] See Section 3, Article I, RA 8043. [44] See Bank of the Philippine Islands Securities Corp. v. Guevara, 755 Phil. 434, 454 (2015), citing Mijares v. Hon. Rañada, 495 Phil. 372, 393 (2005). [45] Id. at 455. [46] Fujiki v. Marinay, et al., supra note 32 at 557. [47] 495 Phil. 372 (2005). [48] Id. at 395-397. Citations omitted. [49] Bank of the Philippine Islands Securities Corp. v. Guevara, 755 Phil. 434, 455-456 (2015), citing St. Aviation Services Co., Pte., Ltd. v. Grand Int'l. Airways, Inc., 535 Phil. 757, 762 (2006). [50] Fujiki v. Marinay, et al., supra note 32 at 556. [51] Id. at 557. [52] Id.; see also Section 48, Rule 39, Rules of Court. [53] Id. [54] 712 Phil. 524 (2013). https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/66689 12/13