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Supreme Court: Same-sex couples can be recognized as property co-owners

By Ian Laqui | February 10, 2026 - 1:21pm

The Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples may be considered co-owners of property acquired during cohabitation.

Headlines

SolGen urges Congress: Revisit marriage laws

By Ian Laqui | August 20, 2025 - 12:08pm

The Solicitor General, while defending the government's stance on divorce, acknowledged the need for Congress to reevaluate...

Headlines

Supreme Court: Hiding homosexuality is valid ground for annulment

By Ian Laqui | July 16, 2025 - 7:20pm

The Supreme Court has ruled that a spouse's concealment of their homosexuality constitutes fraud, providing a valid basis...

Headlines

Character imperfections

By A LAW EACH DAY (KEEPS TROUBLE AWAY) | By Jose C. Sison | June 20, 2025 - 12:00am

This case of Larry and Angie explains the meaning of “psychological incapacity” as envisioned by the framers of the Family Code when they drafted Article 36 patterned after the Canon Law.

Opinion

Still valid without judicial declaration of nullity

By A LAW EACH DAY (KEEPS TROUBLE AWAY) | By Jose C. Sison | September 13, 2024 - 12:00am

When a marriage has been declared null and void on the ground of psychological incapacity of a spouse under Article 36 of the Family Code, it is deemed that no marriage has taken place at all so that no marriage...

Opinion

Pagpananom og kahoy wala maapil sa rekisitos ubos sa Family Code–Zafra

By Iris Hazel Mascardo | March 4, 2024 - 12:00am

Gihulagway sa konseho sa Dakbayan sa Sugbo nga inconsistent ang gisugyot nga ordinansahon ni Konsehal Nestor Archival, Sr. mahitungod sa mandato sa mga magtiayon sa pagpananom sa dili pa makakuha og marriage license....

Banat Balita

Kumplikado ang kasal

By Jose C. Sison | February 19, 2023 - 12:00am

Isa sa mga paraan sa ating batas  (Art. 88, New Civil Code, Art. 48 Family Code) para protektahan ang kasal ay ang patakaran na hindi puwedeng mapawalang-bisa ang kasal base lang sa napagkasunduan ng magkabilang...

PSN Opinyon

Ebidensiyang kulang  

By Jose C. Sison | November 6, 2022 - 12:00am

KAPAG ang isang Pilipino at isang banyaga ay nag­pakasal sa labas ng Pilipinas at pagkatapos ay nagkaroon ng diborsiyo na kinikilala sa bansang iyon upang ­muling makapagpakasal ang banyaga ay dapat na bigyan...

PSN Opinyon

Kulang ang ebidensiya sa walang kuwentang mister (Unang bahagi)

By Jose C. Sison | August 14, 2022 - 12:00am

Isang kaso na naman ito tungkol sa Article 36 ng Family Code kung saan napapawalang-bisa ang kasal dahil sa psychological incapacity.

PSN Opinyon

Medically and legally incapacitated

By A LAW EACH DAY (KEEPS TROUBLE AWAY) | By Jose C. Sison | August 5, 2022 - 12:00am

This is another case of declaration of nullity of marriage under Article 36 of the Family Code

Opinion