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Republic vs. Nolasco

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. GREGORIO NOLASCO, respondent. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Warloo G. Cardenal for respondent.

G.R. No. 94053 | 1993-03-17

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
FELICIANO, J.:
 
On 5 August 1988, respondent Gregorio Nolasco filed before the Regional Trial Court of Antique, Branch 10, a petition for the declaration of presumptive death of his wife Janet Monica Parker, invoking Article 41 of the Family Code. The petition prayed that respondent's wife be declared presumptively dead or, in the alternative, that the marriage be declared null and void.1
 
The Republic of the Philippines opposed the petition through the Provincial Prosecutor of Antique who had been deputized to assist the...