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RULE 108; CASE #8

FUJIKI VS. MARINAY

GR No. 196049

June 26, 2013

CARPIO, J.:

FACS:

Fujiki was a Japanese national who marrie

responent in the !hilippines"

he marria$e i not sit well with

petitioner%s parents" hus& Fujiki 'oul not (rin$ his

wi)e to Japan where he resies" E*entuall+& the+ lost

'onta't with ea'h other"

,arina+ met another Japanese& ,aekara"

-ithout the 1st marria$e (ein$ issol*e& ,arina+

an ,aekara were marrie in .ue/on Cit+&

!hilippines" ,aekara (rou$ht ,arina+ to Japan"

owe*er& ,arina+ alle$el+ su))ere ph+si'al a(use

)rom ,aekara" She le)t ,aekara an starte to

'onta't Fujiki"

Fujiki an ,arina+ met in Japan an the+

were a(le to reesta(lish their relationship"

Fujiki helpe ,arina+ o(tain a ju$ment

)rom a )amil+ 'ourt in Japan whi'h e'lare the

marria$e (etween ,arina+ an ,aekara *oi on the

$roun o) (i$am+"

Fujiki )ile a petition in the RC entitle

2Jui'ial Re'o$nition o) Forei$n Ju$ment 3or 4e'ree

o) A(solute 5ullit+ o) ,arria$e6"7 Fujiki pra+e

3amon$ others6 )or the RC to ire't the Lo'al Ci*il

Re$istrar o) .ue/on Cit+ to annotate the Japanese

Famil+ Court ju$ment on the Certi)i'ate o) ,arria$e

(etween ,arina+ an ,aekara an to enorse su'h

annotation to the ))i'e o) the Aministrator an

Ci*il Re$istrar 9eneral in the 5ational Statisti's

))i'e 35S6"

he RC ismisse the petition" :t (ase its

ismissal on Se'tion 311>10>SC

'ontemplate orinar+ 'i*il a'tions )or e'laration o)

nullit+ an annulment o) marria$e" hus& A"," 5o"

0=>11>10>SC oes not appl+" A petition )or

re'o$nition o) )orei$n ju$ment is a spe'ial

pro'eein$& whi'h ?seeks to esta(lish a status& a

ri$ht or a parti'ular )a't&? an not a 'i*il a'tion whi'h

is ?)or the en)or'ement or prote'tion o) a ri$ht& or

the pre*ention or reress o) a wron$"?

Fujiki ar$ue that Rule 108 3Can'ellation or

Corre'tion o) Entries in the Ci*il Re$istr+6 o) theRules o) Court is appli'a(le" Se'tion = o) Rule 108pro*ies that entries in the 'i*il re$istr+ relatin$ to?marria$es&? ?ju$ments o) annulments o) marria$e?an ?ju$ments e'larin$ marria$es *oi )rom the(e$innin$? are su(je't to 'an'ellation or'orre'tion" he petition in the RC sou$ht 3amon$others6 to annotate the ju$ment o) the JapaneseFamil+ Court on the 'erti)i'ate o) marria$e (etween,arina+ an ,aekara"

ISSU!S:

(1) -5 a hus(an or wi)e o) a prior marria$e'an )ile a petition to re'o$ni/e a )orei$n

ju$ment nulli)+in$ the su(seBuent

marria$e (etween his or her spouse an a

)orei$n 'iti/en on the $roun o) (i$am+"

3=6 -5 the RC 'an re'o$ni/e the )orei$n

ju$ment in a pro'eein$ )or 'an'ellation or

'orre'tion o) entries in the Ci*il Re$istr+

uner Rule 108 o) the Rules o) Court"

"!#$:

316 DES" Sin'e the re'o$nition o) a )orei$n ju$ment

onl+ reBuires proo) o) )a't o) the ju$ment& it ma+ (e

mae in a spe'ial pro'eein$ )or 'an'ellation or

'orre'tion o) entries in the 'i*il re$istr+ uner Rule

108 o) the Rules o) Court" Rule 1& Se'tion o) the

Rules o) Court pro*ies that ?@a spe'ial pro'eein$is a reme+ (+ whi'h a part+ seeks to esta(lish a

status& a ri$ht& or a parti'ular )a't"? Rule 108 'reates

a reme+ to re'ti)+ )a'ts o) a person%s li)e whi'h are

re'ore (+ the State pursuant to the Ci*il Re$ister

Law or A't 5o" " hese are )a'ts o) pu(li'

'onseBuen'e su'h as (irth& eath or marria$e& whi'h

the State has an interest in re'orin$"

Rule 108& Se'tion 1 o) the Rules o) Court states

Se'" 1" Who may file petition" G An+person %n&e'e(&e)in an+ *+&, een&, o')e' o')e+'ee'on'ernin$ the+%%- (&*&u( o /e'(on(%+ *( een 'e+o')e) %n &e +%%-'e%(&e',ma+ )ile a *eri)ie petition )or the'an'ellation or 'orre'tion o) an+ entr+ relatin$thereto& with the Re$ional rial Court o) thepro*in'e where the 'orresponin$ 'i*il re$istr+is lo'ate"

Fujiki has the personalit+ to )ile a petition tore'o$ni/e the Japanese Famil+ Court ju$mentnulli)+in$ the marria$e (etween ,arina+ an,aekara on the $roun o) (i$am+ (e'ause the

ju$ment 'on'erns his 'i*il status as marrie to,arina+" For the same reason he has the personalit+to )ile a petition uner Rule 108 to 'an'el the entr+o) marria$e (etween ,arina+ an ,aekara in the'i*il re$istr+ on the (asis o) the e'ree o) theJapanese Famil+ Court"

3=6 DES" A re'o$nition o) a )orei$n ju$ment is not

an a'tion to nulli)+ a marria$e" :t is an a'tion )or

!hilippine 'ourts to re'o$ni/e the e))e'ti*it+ o) a

)orei$n ju$ment& %+ /'e(u//o(e( * +*(e

%+ *( *-'e*) &'%e) *n) )e+%)e) un)e'

o'e%n -*" he pro'eure in A"," 5o" 0=>11>10>

SC oes not appl+ in a petition to re'o$ni/e a )orei$n

ju$ment annullin$ a (i$amous marria$e where one

o) the parties is a 'iti/en o) the )orei$n 'ountr+"

5either 'an R"A" 5o" 8HI 3Famil+ Courts A't o)

1II6 e)ine the jurisi'tion o) the )orei$n 'ourt"