Republic of the PhilippinesSupreme CourtManila SECOND DIVISION ATTY. MARIETTA D.ZAMORANOS,Petitioner, - versus - PEOPLE OF TE PILIPPINES an!SAMSON R. PACAS"M, SR.,Respondents.x--------------------------------------------------x ATTY. MARIETTA D.ZAMORANOS,Petitioner, - versus - SAMSON R. PACAS"M, SR.,Respondent.x--------------------------------------------------xSAMSON R. PACAS"M, SR., Petitioner, - versus - ATTY. MARIETTA D. ZAMORANOS, Respondent. #.R. No. $%&%'( #.R. No. $%&%') #.R. No. $%*'+, Present: CARPIO, J.,Chairperson,NACHURA,PRA!"A,A#A$, %nd&N$O'A, JJ. Pro(ul)%ted: *une +, ,-++ x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------x DECISION NAC"RA, J.-

"hese %re three ./0 consolid%ted petitions for revie1 on certiorari under Rule 23of theRules of Court, %ss%ilin)the$ecision4+5 d%ted*ul6/-, ,-+-of theCourt ofAppe%ls .CA0 in CA-7.R. 8P No. -/3,3-&IN, dis(issin) the petition for certiorari filedb6petitioner Att6. &%riett% $. '%(or%nos .'%(or%nos0in7.R. No. +9/9-,, thus,%ffir(in) the Order4,5 of the Re)ion%l "ri%l Court .R"C0, #r%nch :, !%n%o del Norte, inCri(in%l C%se No. -:-+,/-3 for #i)%(6 filed b6 petitioner 8%(son R. P%c%su(, 8r. in7.R. No. +92-;3. #efore %n6thin) else, 1e disent%n)le the f%cts. On &%6 /, +9uip(ents of the 8h%ri@% CircuitCourt 1ere tot%ll6 lost 4in5 the fireG:."his is executed freel6 %nd volunt%ril6 in order to est%blish the%bove st%te(ents of f%ctG %nd ;."his is issued upon the re>uest of &r. $e 7u=(%n for 1h%teverle)%l purposes it (%6 serve. ,. Certific%tion4,uences, %ndincidents of such (%rri%)e %re )overned b6 P.$. No. +-uent &%rri%)es, P.$. No. +-uent (%rri%)e unless she h%sobserved%nOidd%of three(onthl6courses countedfro(thed%teofdivorce. Ho1ever, if she is pre)n%nt %t the ti(e of the divorce, she (%6re(%rr6 onl6 %fter deliver6. x x x x Ch%pter "hree$IBORC ."A!A?0 8ection +. %ature and &orm Article 23. 'efinition and forms. $ivorce is the for(%l dissolutionof the (%rri%)e bond in %ccord%nce 1ith this Code to be )r%nted onl6 %fterthe exh%ustion of %ll possible (e%ns of reconcili%tion bet1een the spouses.It (%6 be effected b6: .%0 Repudi%tion of the 1ife b6 the husb%nd .t%l%>0G x x x x Article 2:. 'ivorce b$ talaq. .+0 A divorce b6 t%l%> (%6 be effected b6 the husb%nd in % sin)lerepudi%tionof his 1ifedurin)her non-(enstru%l period.tuhr0 1ithin1hich he h%s tot%ll6 %bst%ined fro( c%rn%l rel%tion 1ith her. An6 nu(berof repudi%tions (%de durin) one tul%r sh%ll constitute onl6 one repudi%tion%nd sh%ll beco(e irrevoc%ble %fter the expir%tion of the prescribed Oidd%. .,0 A husb%nd 1ho repudi%tes his 1ife, either for the first or secondti(e, sh%ll h%vetheri)ht tot%Ceherb%cC.ruEu01ithintheprescribedOidd%b6resu(ptionofcoh%bit%tion1ithout needof%ne1contr%ct of(%rri%)e. 8hould he f%il to do so, the repudi%tion sh%ll beco(e irrevoc%ble.t%l%> b%in su)r%0. x x x x Article 32. Effects of irrevocable talaq( or fas)h. A t%l%> or f%sCh,%s soon %s it beco(es irrevoc%ble, sh%ll h%ve the follo1in) effects: .%0 "he(%rri%)ebondsh%ll besevered%ndthespouses(%6 contr%ct %nother (%rri%)e in %ccord%nce 1ith this CodeG .b0 "he spouses sh%ll lose their (utu%l ri)hts of inherit%nceG .c0 "he custod6 of children sh%ll be deter(ined in%ccord%nce 1ith Article ;< of this CodeG .d0 "he 1ife sh%ll be entitled to recover fro( the husb%ndher 1holedo1er inc%sethet%l%>h%s beeneffected%fter theconsu((%tion of the (%rri%)e, or one-h%lf thereof if effectedbefore its consu((%tionG .e0 "he husb%nd sh%ll not be disch%r)ed fro( his obli)%tionto )ive support in %ccord%nce 1ith Article :;G %nd .f0"heconEu)%l p%rtnershipifstipul%tedinthe(%rri%)esettle(ents, sh%ll be dissolved %nd li>uid%ted. Aor our edific%tion, 1e refer once %)%in to *ustice R%sul %nd $r. 7h%=%li@sCo((ent%ries %nd *urisprudence on the &usli( Code of the Philippines: If both p%rties %re &usli(s, there is % presu(ption th%t the &usli( Codeor &usli( l%1 is co(plied 1ith. If to)ether 1ith it or in %ddition to it, the(%rri%)e is liCe1ise sole(ni=ed in %ccord%nce 1ith the Civil Code of thePhilippines, in % so-c%lled co(bined &usli(-Civil (%rri%)e rites1hichever co(es first is the v%lid%tin) rite %nd the second rite is (erel6cere(oni%l one. #ut, in this c%se, %s lon) %s both p%rties %re &usli(s, this&usli(Code 1ill %ppl6. In effect, t1o situ%tions 1ill %rise, in the%pplic%tion of this &usli( Code or &usli( l%1, th%t is, 1hen both p%rties%re&usli(s%nd1henthe(%lep%rt6is%&usli(%ndthe(%rri%)eissole(ni=edin%ccord%nce1ith&usli(Codeor &usli(l%1. Athirdsitu%tion occur4s5 1hen the Civil Code of thePhilippines 1ill )overn the(%rri%)e %nd divorce of the p%rties, if the (%le p%rt6 is % &usli( %nd the(%rri%)e is sole(ni=ed in %ccord%nce 1ith the Civil Code.4/,5 &oreover, the t1o experts, in the s%(e booC, une>uivoc%ll6 st%te th%t one of the effectsof irrevoc%ble talaq, %s 1ell %s other Cinds of divorce, refers to sever%nce of (%tri(oni%lbond, entitlin1 one to remarr5.4//5 It st%nds to re%son therefore th%t '%(or%nos@ divorce fro($e 7u=(%n, %sconfir(ed b6 %n Ustadz %nd *ud)e *%inul of the 8h%ri@% Circuit Court, %nd %ttested to b6*ud)e Us(%n, 1%s v%lid, %nd, thus, entitled her to re(%rr6 P%c%su(in +9uentl6, the R"C, #r%nch :, Ili)%n Cit6, is 1ithout Eurisdiction to tr6 '%(or%nos forthe cri(e of #i)%(6. 6EREFORE, the petition in 7.R. No. +9/9-, is #RANTED."he petition in7.R. No. +92-;3 is DENIED."he $ecision of the Court of Appe%ls in CA-7.R. 8P No.-/3,3-&INis REVERSED %nd SETASIDE. Accordin)l6, the&otionto?u%shtheInfor(%tion in Cri(in%l C%se No. -:-+,/-3 for #i)%(6 is #RANTED. SO ORDERED. ANTONIO ED"ARDO 7. NAC"RAAssoci%te *ustice 6E CONC"R- ANTONIO T. CARPIOAssoci%te *usticeCh%irperson DIOSDADO M. PERALTAAssoci%te *ustice RO7ERTO A. A7ADAssoci%te *ustice 8OSE CATRAL MENDOZAAssoci%te *ustice A T T E S T A T I O N I %ttest th%t the conclusions in the %bove $ecision h%d been re%ched in consult%tionbefore the c%se 1%s %ssi)ned to the 1riter of the opinion of the Court@s $ivision. ANTONIO T. CARPIOAssoci%te *usticeCh%irperson, 8econd $ivision C E R T I F I C A T I O N Pursu%nt to 8ection +/, Article BIII of the Constitution %nd the $ivisionCh%irpersonPs Attest%tion, I certif6 th%t the conclusions in the %bove $ecision h%d beenre%ched in consult%tion before the c%se 1%s %ssi)ned to the 1riter of the opinion of theCourt@s $ivision. RENATO C. CORONAChief *ustice4+5 Penned b6 Associ%te *ustice An)elit% A. 7%cut%n, 1ith Associ%te *ustices Rodri)o A. !i(, 8r.%nd !eonci% R. $i(%)ib%, concurrin)G rollo .7.R. No. +92-;30, pp. /2-:,.4,5 Issued b6 *ud)e Osc%r B. #%dellesG id. %t +;:-+;;.4/5 Id. %t /2/-/22.425 Id. %t /