Sereno, C.J., on leave.
Jardeleza, J., no part.
[*]
Acting Chief Justice per Special Order No. 2539 dated February 28, 2018.
Penned by Associate Justice Jane Aurora C. Lantion, with Associate Justices Vicente S.E. Veloso and Nina G.
Antonio-Valenzuela concurring; rollo, pp. 23-31.
[2] Rollo, pp. 32-33.
[3] Id. at 30. (Emphasis in the original)
[4] Id. at 42-43.
[5] Id. at 25, 37-38.
[6] Id. at 40-41.
[7] 663 Phil. 546 (2011).
[8] 223 Phil. 357 (1985).
[9] Amor-Catalan v. Court of Appeals, 543 Phil. 568, 575 (2007), citing Garcia v. Recio, 418 Phil. 723, 735-736 (2001).
[10] Garcia v. Redo, supra, at 730 and Medina v. Koike, G.R. No. 215723, July 27, 2016, 798 SCRA 733, 739.
[11] Art. 15. Laws relating to family rights and duties, or to the status, condition and legal capacity of persons are
binding upon citizens of the Philippines, even though living abroad. (9a)
[12] Art. 17. The forms and solemnities of contracts, wills, and other public instruments shall be governed by the laws
of the country in which they are executed.
When the acts referred to are executed before the diplomatic or consular officials of the Republic of the Philippines in
a foreign country, the solemnities established by Philippine laws shall be observed in their execution.
[1]
Prohibitive laws concerning persons, their acts or property, and those which have for their object public order, public
policy and good customs shall not be rendered ineffective by laws or judgments promulgated, or by determinations or
conventions agreed upon in a foreign country.(11a)
[13]
Tenchavez v. Escano, et al., 22 Phil. 752, 759-760 (1965), as cited in Cang v. Court of Appeals, 357 Phil. 129,
162 (1998); Llorente v. Court of Appeals, 399 Phil. 342, 356 (2000); and Perez v. Court of Appeals, 516 Phil. 204,
211 (2006). See also Garcia v. Recio, supra note 9, at 730; Republic v. Iyoy, 507 Phil. 485, 504 (2005); and Lavadia
v. Heirs of Juan Luces Luna, 739 Phil. 331, 341-342 (2014).
[14] Garcia v. Recio, supra note 9, at 730-731.
[15] FAMILY CODE, Article 26 Paragraph 2. See also Garcia v. Recio, supra note 9, at 730 and Medina v.
Koike, supra note 10.
[16] Republic of the Phils. v. Orbecido III, 509 Phil. 108, 112 (2005), as cited in San Luis v. San Luis, 543 Phil. 275,
291 (2007).
[17] Id. at 112-113, as cited in San Luis v. San Luis, supra.
[18] Id. at 113, as cited in San Luis v. San Luis, supra.
[19] Sempio-Diy, Alicia V., HANDBOOK ON THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, 1988, pp. 26-27.
[20] Medina v. Koike, supra note 10 and Fujiki v. Marinay, 712 Phil. 524, 555 (2013).
[21] Fujiki v. Marinay, supra.
[22] Id.
[23] See Vda. de Catalan v. Catalan-Lee, 681 Phil. 493, 498 (2012); Roehr v. Rodriguez, 452 Phil. 608, 617-618
(2003); and Llorente v. Court of Appeals, supra note 13.
[24] Supra note 19, at 27. See also Republic of the Phils. v. Orbecido III, supra note 16, at 114, as cited in Fujiki v.
Marinay, supra note 20, at 555 and San Luis v. San Luis, supra note 16, at 292.
[25] Supra note 19, at 27.
[26] Supra note 16.
[27]
Id. at 114-115. (Citations omitted).
[28] 625 Phil. 494 (2010).
[29] Supra note 8.
[30] Dacasin v. Dacasin, supra, at 507. (Citations omitted; underscoring ours)
[31] Van Dorn v. Judge Romillo, Jr., supra note 8, at 361-363. (Citations omitted).
[32] Supra note 20.
[33] Supra note 10.
[34] Fujiki v. Marinay, et al., supra note 20, at 549-550. (Citations omitted).
[35] 642 Phil. 420 (2010).
[36] Supra note 9.
[37] Commissioner of Customs v. Manila Star Ferry, Inc., 298 Phil. 79, 86 (1993).
[38] Globe-Mackay Cable and Radio Corp. v. NLRC, 283 Phil. 649, 660 (1992), as cited in Victoria v. Commission on
Elections, 299 Phil. 263, 268 (1994); Enjay Inc. v. NLRC, 315 Phil. 648, 656 (1995); and Pioneer Texturizing Corp. v.