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Republic of the Philippines vs. Cuison-Melgar

Republic of the Philippines,Petitioner, vs. Norma Cuison-Melgar and Eulogio A. Melgar, Respondents.

G.R. No. 139676 | 2006-03-31

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:
 
Filed by the Republic of the Philippines (petitioner) is a petition for review on certiorari of the Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated August 11, 1999 in CA-G.R. CV No. 55538, which affirmed in toto the decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 43, Dagupan City (RTC) nullifying the marriage of respondents Norma Cuison-Melgar (Norma) and Eulogio A. Melgar2 (Eulogio) pursuant to Article 363 of the Family Code.
 
The factual background of the case is as follows:
 
On March 27,...