REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

EIGHTH JUDICIAL REGION
Branch 11
Calubian, Leyte
In the Matter of the Declaration of
BURT JASON B. QUIRANTE
AS PRESUMPTIVELY DEAD
JENNIFER C. BABAINO-QUIRANTE,
Petitioner,
SP. PROC. NO. SPCN- 119
THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR OF
MANDAUE, CEBU and THE NATIONAL
SATTISTICS OFFICE, MANILA
Respondent.
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PETITION
Petitioner, through counsel to this honourable court,
respectfully alleges that:
1. That the petitioner is of legal age, married and resident of
of Brgy. Veloso, Calubian, Leyte.
2. That the petitioner is married to BURT JASON B.
QUIRANTE, of legal age and a resident of Mandaue City,
Cebu.

3. That petitioner and BURT JASON B. QUIRANTE were

married on October 22, 1998 in Christ the King Parish in
Mandaue City, Cebu.
4. That on November 6, 1998, petitioner gave birth to a
child in Cebu City.
5. That on February 1999, BURT JASON B. QUIRANTE left
spouse-petitioner and their child for Davao City to seek
better livelihood.
6. That the petitioner receive monthly remittances from her
spouse during the latters first year of stay in Davao City.
However, during his second year the financial support
became much less often until it ended on December 2001
up to present.
7. In 2005, the petitioner went to Davao City to look for her
spouse. She was able to see the latters best friend, but
still no information of his whereabouts.
8. That in her intention to seek for his husband, she
initially asked for his whereabouts with his parents who
are residing in Cebu City. Discontented, she went to Cebu
City to see to herself. There she learned through his
mother that after working in Davao City, her husband
went to Manila without giving any information as to his
address.
9. In 2006, determined to see her spouse and sadness to
see her child grow without a father, she decided to go to
Manila. She visited several Radio Stations and Public

Service Programs to ask for help in seeking for her

nowhere to be found husband but to no afford as to his
whereabouts.
10.

Despite unpleasant results of her search she

proceeded to the National Bureau of Investigation to ask

for help in the search but the Agency also failed to give
the most needed information.
11.

She went to the Department of Foreign Affairs-Main

Office, to ask for records of possibilities of her husband

leaving the country.
12.

She also went to the Philippine National Police-

Camp Crame to check for records of her husband, but

nothing was gained.
13.

That regardless of all painstaking, conscious and

unfruitful searches from radio and television stations up

to

government

offices, still

no

information

of the

whereabouts of her husband was discovered.

14.

That the petitioner is now, despite her love for her

husband, admits to herself that she is growing old and is

now fearing of not having someone beside her on the later
years of her life, since her child has already his own
family. She is planning to remarry someone if God would
still allow the same.
15.

Due to the short period that the spouses where

together, no properties were acquired by them.

16.

From the time of filing of this petition, the

petitioners spouse has been missing for ten (10) year

already.

PRAYER
After

substantially

laying

the

essential

facts

and

conscious effort of search for her spouse, the petitioner

respectfully prays before this honourable court to declare
BURT JASON B. QUIRANTE Presumptively Dead for purpose
of petitioners entering into second marriage, subject however
to the effect of his reappearance provided for under the law.

Atty. JOEL ABUDA AGUILAR

Counsel for the Complainant
IBP # 605482 1/8/11 Quezon City
PTR # 0417576 1/8/11 Quezon City
ROA 30724
MCLE Compliance No. II 01-23455