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G.R. No. 195432 August 27, 2014
EDELINA T. ANDO,Petitioner,
vs.
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS,Respondent.
FACTS:
On 2001, petitioner married Yuichiro o!a"ashi, a #apanese $ationa% at Pampan&a. On
200', o!a"ashi sou&ht in #apan, and (as va%id%" &ranted under #apanese %a(s, a
divorce in respect o) his marria&e (ith petitioner. *e%ievin& in &ood )aith that said
divorce capacitated her to remarr", petitioner married +asatomi Y. Ando on 200
Pampan&a.
Recent%", petitioner app%ied )or the rene(a% o) her Phi%ippine passport to indicate her
surname (ith her hus!and Ando !ut she (as to%d at the -FA that the same cannot !e
issued to her unti% she can prove !" competent court decision that her marria&e (ith
Ando is va%id unti% other(ise dec%ared.
On 2010, petitioner )i%ed (ith the RTC a Petition )or -ec%arator" Re%ie) a&ainst t and
pra"ed )or the dec%aration o) her marria&e (ith Ando va%id unti% other(ise dec%ared !" a
competent court and )or the entit%ement o) the issuance o) a Phi%ippine Passport under
the name /de%ina Ando " Tun&o%.
RTC dismissed the petition since there is no sho(in& that petitioner comp%ied (ith the
reuirements set )orth in Art. 1 o) the Fami%" Code 3 that is o!tainin& a 4udicia%
reco&nition o) the )orei&n decree o) a!so%ute divorce in our countr". The marria&e she
see5s to !e dec%ared as va%id is a !i&amous marria&e under Artic%e 6'7 o) the Fami%"
Code considerin& that the )irst one, thou&h a%%e&ed%" terminated !" virtue o) the divorce
o!tained !" o!a"ashi, (as never reco&ni8ed !" a Phi%ippine court.
Petitioner a%%e&es that under the %a(, a marria&e 3 even one that is void or voida!%e 3
sha%% !e deemed va%id unti% dec%ared other(ise in a 4udicia% proceedin&.
-FA stated that petitioner )ai%ed to sho( she had )irst e9hausted a%% avai%a!%e
administrative remedies, such as appea%in& to the Secretar" o) the -FA under Repu!%ic
Act $o. 6R.A.7 2;, or the Phi%ippine Passport Act o) 1;;
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1. $O. ?ith respect to her pra"er to compe% the -FA to issue her passport, petitioner
incorrect%" )i%ed a petition )or dec%arator" re%ie) !e)ore the RTC. She shou%d have )irst
appea%ed !e)ore the Secretar" o) Forei&n A))airs.
>nder Section 2 o) the =RR o) R.A. 2;, it is c%ear that )or petitioner to o!tain a cop" o)
her passport under her married name, a%% she needed to present (ere the ori&ina% or
certi)ied true cop" o) her marria&e contract and a certi)ied true cop" o) the -ivorce
-ecree du%" authenticated !" the Phi%ippine /m!ass" or consu%ar post that has
4urisdiction over the p%ace (here the divorce is o!tained or !" the concerned )orei&n
dip%omatic or consu%ar mission in the Phi%ippines.
Shou%d her app%ication )or a passport !e denied, the remedies avai%a!%e to her are
provided in Section ; o) R.A. 2;, (hich states she sha%% have the ri&ht to appea% to the
Secretar" o) Forei&n A))airs )rom (hose decision 4udicia% revie( ma" !e had to the
Courts in due course. C%ear%", she shou%d have )i%ed an appea% (ith the Secretar" o) the
-FA in the event o) the denia% o) her app%ication )or a passport, a)ter havin& comp%ied
(ith the provisions o) R.A. 2;.
2. Yes. (ith respect to her pra"er )or the reco&nition o) her second marria&e as va%id,
petitioner shou%d have )i%ed, instead, a petition )or the 4udicia% reco&nition o) her )orei&n
divorce )rom her )irst hus!and. A divorce o!tained a!road !" an a%ien ma" !e
reco&ni8ed in our 4urisdiction, provided the decree is va%id accordin& to the nationa% %a(
o) the )orei&ner. *oth the divorce decree and the &overnin& persona% %a( o) the a%ienspouse (ho o!tained the divorce must !e a%%e&ed and proven !ecause our courts do
not ta5e 4udicia% notice o) )orei&n %a(s and 4ud&ment.
ence, an" dec%aration as to the va%idit" o) the divorce can on%" !e made upon her
comp%ete su!mission o) evidence provin& the divorce decree and the nationa% %a( o) her
a%ien spouse, in an action instituted in the proper )orum.
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