There is a recent Court of Appeals decision annulling the marriage of a woman to her homosexual husband. When Ferdinand Fanio married Estela Fernandez, he did not tell her that he was a homosexual. After five months of excuses not to have sex with her, she finally moved back into her parents’ house. When visiting ... (more)

So there was this rally yesterday afternoon in Manila led by Manila mayor Lito Atienza in opposition to the passage of House Bill 3773 or the Responsible Parenthood And Population Management Act Of 2005 “House Bill 3773 is destructive and merely provides an alibi for failure of the government to address poverty. What our country ... (more)

A lot of Filipinos thought that with the passage of the Family Code of the of the Philippines with its unprecedented provisions on annulment of marriage, those who have been campaigning for the passage of a divorce law in Philippines would finally be silenced. Well, it did for about fifteen years. Until everyone–including the common ... (more)

Conservative Catholics and the Catholic Church are probably seething. …a state judge ruled on Monday that California’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, overturning a statewide proposition passed in 2000 that defined marriage as between a man and woman. [New York Times] While celebrations have erupted, the ruling is tentative. The issue is still under ... (more)

In Philippine law, unless there is a pre-nuptial agreement that sets forth the regime that will govern property relations between husband and wife, the default applies–absolute community of property. That means all present and future properties of both spouses form part of the community. Both have equal rights over the management of the community. In ... (more)