29 Id. at 182. 30 Id. at 183-184. 31 Id. at 185. 32 Id. at 186-187. 33 See Manifestation dated October 10, 2006. Id. at 188-189. 34 Id. at 104-137. 35 Id. at 151-152. Decision dated January 24, 2007. Penned by Associate Justice Priscilla Baltazar-Padilla, with Associate Justices Arsenio J. Magpale and Romeo F. Barza, concurring. Id. at 47-57. 36 37 Id. at 60-61. 38 Petition, id. at 22. ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation v. Philippine Multi-Media System, Inc., G.R. Nos. 175769-70, January 19, 2009, 576 SCRA 262, 289. 39 40 Philippine National Bank v. Palma, 503 Phil. 917, 932 (2005). 41 Petition, rollo, p. 24. SEC. 5. Jurisdiction of Family Courts. - The Family Courts shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to hear and decide the following cases: 42 xxxx k) Cases of domestic violence against: 1) Women - which are acts of gender based violence that results, or are likely to result in physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women; and other forms of physical abuse such as battering or threats and coercion which violate a woman's personhood, integrity and freedom movement; and 2) Children - which include the commission of all forms of abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation, violence, and discrimination and all other conditions prejudicial to their development. 43 Sec. 17, R.A. 8369. 44 Manalo v. Mariano, 161 Phil. 108, 120 (1976). Planters Products, Inc. v. Fertiphil Corporation, G.R. No. 166006, March 14, 2008, 548 SCRA 485, 504. 45