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Abunado vs. People [SEPARATE OPINION, CONCURRING, CARPIO, J.]

SALVADOR S. ABUNADO and ZENAIDA BIÑAS ABUNADO, Petitioners, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 159218 | 2004-03-30

CONCURRING OPINION

CARPIO, J.:

I concur in the result of the ponencia of Justice Consuelo Ynares-Santiago finding appellant Salvador S. Abunado guilty of bigamy.

The material facts are not in dispute.  On 18 September 1967, Abunado married Narcisa Arceno.  While his marriage with Arceno remained unannulled, Abunado married Zenaida Biñas on 10 January 1989.  Subsequently, on 29 October 1999, Abunado obtained from the Regional Trial Court of Makati City a judicial declaration of nullity of his marriage with Arceno.  On 18 May 2001, the Regional Trial Court of San Mateo, Rizal rendered a decision...