Case Digest (G.R. No. 252120) Core Legal Reasoning Model
Core Legal Reasoning Model
Facts:
In G.R. No. 252120, September 15, 2020, decided November 7, 2022, petitioners Relissa S. Lucena and Francis B. Lucena sought the issuance of the writs of amparo and habeas corpus in favor of their 19-year-old daughter Alicia Jasper S. Lucena (AJ). AJ enrolled in Grade 11 at Far Eastern University in 2018 and promptly joined the FEU chapter of Anakbayan, a youth organization advocating national democracy. Beginning February 2019, AJ left the family home on three separate occasions for extended periods. During these absences, she stayed with respondents Chary Delos Reyes, Bianca Gacos, and Jay Roven Ballais Villafuente—national leaders of Anakbayan—while conducting recruiting and campaign activities for Anakbayan and the Kabataan Party-list. On August 7, 2019, petitioners testified before the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs about AJ’s purported abduction and indoctrination; a week later, AJ publicly denied being kidnapped or brainwashed. Petitioners then filed Case Digest (G.R. No. 252120) Expanded Legal Reasoning Model
Expanded Legal Reasoning Model
Facts:
- Parties and Background
- Petitioners Relissa and Francis Lucena are the parents of Alicia Jasper S. Lucena (AJ), born July 24, 2001, who enrolled in Grade 11 at Far Eastern University (FEU) in 2018.
- In February 2019, AJ joined the FEU chapter of Anakbayan, a youth organization, informing petitioners on February 2.
- Series of Departures and Activities
- February 3–6, 2019: AJ left home without explanation and returned after three days.
- March 10–May 25, 2019: AJ again left home; petitioners learned she was in custody of national leaders of Anakbayan—Chary Delos Reyes, Bianca Gacos, and Jay Roven Ballais Villafuente—conducting recruitment and campaigning for Kabataan Party-list and Neri Colmenares.
- July 10, 2019 onward: AJ left home for the third time, ceased FEU attendance, and has not returned.
- Public Proceedings and Petitions
- August 7, 2019 Senate hearing: Relissa testified amid reports of student recruitment and alleged inducement to abandon homes.
- August 14, 2019 press conference: AJ, with party-list representatives, denied abduction and asserted voluntary membership in Anakbayan.
- Petition for writs of amparo and habeas corpus filed to regain custody, including interim protection order, production in court, custody award, and medical/psychological examination, contending AJ’s consent was invalid due to radicalization as a minor.
- May 19, 2020 Court resolution required respondents—Anakbayan leaders, Kabataan representative Sarah Elago, spokesperson Alex Danday, and counsel Atty. Maria Kristina Conti—to show cause within ten days; respondents complied.
Issues:
- Whether the writ of amparo is an available remedy for AJ’s alleged deprivation of liberty in this context.
- Whether the writ of habeas corpus lies to compel respondents to produce AJ and restore her to petitioners’ custody.
Ruling:
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Doctrine:
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