Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 26 OF EXECUTIVE ACT NO. 209, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE, AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 227
Date filed
July 16, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01129 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 26 OF EXECUTIVE ACT NO. 209, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE, AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 227 | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to grant the right to remarry to a Filipino citizen whose spouse was a Filipino citizen at the time of marriage and who, thereafter, acquired a foreign citizenship at the time a divorce was obtained. The Filipino citizen who remarries under these circumstances shall not be prosecuted for bigamy. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MAZA, LIZA L. | |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-16 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Ilagan (007 ) | 2. Mariano (010 ) |
| 3. Colmenares (002 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2007-08-01 |
Abstract
The bill seeks to grant the right to remarry to a Filipino citizen whose spouse was a Filipino citizen at the time of marriage and who, thereafter, acquired a foreign citizenship at the time a divorce was obtained. The Filipino citizen who remarries under these circumstances shall not be prosecuted for bigamy.
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