Legalize annulment of marriages by religious sects, urges lawmaker 07/28/2011

Legalize annulment of marriages by religious sects, urges lawmaker

07/28/2011
A lawmaker has filed a bill recognizing annulment of marriages by various religious congregations in the country.

Cebu Rep. Pablo Garcia, author of House Bill 1290 to be known as An Act Legalizing Church Annulment or Dissolution of Certain Marriages, said under the Civil Code of the Philippines, only Muslim divorces or dissolutions of marriages are recognized by the Philippine government.

Garcia said the government does not recognize annulment of marriages by other religious sects because there is no pertinent law to allow it.

Among the religious sects in the Philippines are the Roman Catholic Church, Aglipayan Church, Mormons, Assemblies of God, Iglesia ni Cristo, Jesus is Lord, Ang Dating Daan, United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Victory Christian Fellowship and El Shaddai..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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