when children are in moral danger, or exposed to gambling, prostitution and other vices. 4. Commitment or surrender of a child is the legal act of entrusting a child to the care of the Department of Social Welfare or any duly licensed child placement agency or individual. Commitment may be done in the following manner: (a) Involuntary commitment, in case of a dependent child, or through the termination of parental or guardianship rights by reason of abandonment, substantial and continuous or repeated neglect and/or parental incompetence to discharge parental responsibilities, and in the manner, form and procedure hereinafter prescribed. (b) Voluntary commitment, through the relinquishment of parental or guardianship rights in the manner and form hereinafter prescribed. Article 142. Petition for Involuntary Commitment of a Child: Venue. - The Department of Social Welfare Secretary or his authorized representative or any duly licensed child placement agency having knowledge of a child who appears to be dependent, abandoned or neglected, may file a verified petition for involuntary commitment of said child to the care of any duly licensed child placement agency or individual. The petition shall be filed with the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, if any, or with the Court of First Instance of the province or City Court in which the parents or guardian resides or the child is found. Article 143. Contents of Petition: Verification. - The petition for commitment must state so far as known to the petitioner: 1. The facts showing that the child is dependent, abandoned, or neglected; 2. The names of the parent or parents, if known, and their residence. If the child has no parent or parents living, then the name and residence of the guardian, if any; and 3. The name of the duly licensed child placement agency or individual to whose care the commitment of the child is sought. The petition shall be verified and shall be sufficient if based upon the information and belief of the petitioner. Article 144. Court to Set Time for Hearing: Summons. - When a petition or commitment is filed, the court shall fix a date for the hearing thereof. If it appears from the petition that one or both parents of the child, or the guardian, resides in province or city, the clerk of court shall immediately issue summons, together with a copy of the petition, which shall be served on such parent or guardian not less than two days before the time fixed for the hearing. Such summons shall require them to appear before the court on the date mentioned. Article 145. When Summons Shall Not be Issued. - The summons provided for in the next preceding article shall not be issued and the court shall thereupon proceed with the hearing of the case if it