[23] Supra note 15, at 421. Ponencia, p. 14. [25] See generally Department of Education, Culture and Sports v. San Diego, 259 Phil. 1016 (1989) [Per J. Cruz, En Banc]. [26] See Fariñas v. Executive Secretary, 463 Phil. 179, 206-208 (2003) [Per J. Callejo, Sr., En Banc]. [27] Central Bank Employees Association, Inc. v. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, 487 Phil. 531, 559-560 (2004) [Per J. Puno, En Banc]. [28] Ponencia, p. 14. [29] Supra note 6, at 14. [30] Formerly captioned as Petition for Cancellation of Entry of Marriage; see ponencia, p. 2. [31] Ponencia, p. 2. [32] CONSTITUTION, Art. II, Sec. 12. [33] FAMILY CODE, Title I, Art. 1. [34] See generally Raymundo v. Pe��as, 96 Phil. 311 (1954) [Per J. J.B.L. Reyes, En Banc]. [35] AN ACT INSTITUTING ABSOLUTE DIVORCE AND DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE IN THE PHILIPPINES. [36] HB 7303 passed its second reading on March 14, 2018, and was likewise approved on its third and final reading before the lower house on March 19, 2018. See "House passes divorce bill on second reading," < http://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/423557 > (last accessed on March 19, 2018) and "House approves divorce bill on 3rd reading," < https://www.rappler.com/nation/198516-divorce-bill-philippines-passes-third-reading-houserepresentatives > (last accessed on March 22, 2018). [37] See HB 7303, Sec. 5. [38] See generally People v. Vera, 65 Phil. 56 (1937) [Per J. Laurel, En Banc]. [39] Justice Elias Finley Johnson served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1903 to 1933. [40] See Nicolas v. Alberto, 51 Phil. 370, 380 (1928) [Dissenting Opinion, J. Johnson] [24]