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Renne Enrique Bier vs. Ma. Lourdes A. Bier, et al

RENNE ENRIQUE BIER, Petitioner, versus MA. LOURDES A. BIER and THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 173294 | 2008-02-27

D E C I S I O N

CORONA, J.:

This petition for review on certiorari[1] seeks to set aside the March 20, 2006 decision[2] and July 3, 2006 resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 66952.

Petitioner Renne Enrique E. Bier met respondent Ma. Lourdes A. Bier through his sister. Their courtship, which blossomed as a result of the exchange of long distance calls between them, lasted six months. Back then, petitioner observed respondent to be a very sweet and thoughtful person. This, he said, made him fall in love with her.

On July 26, 1992, six months after their first meeting, they were married at the UST Santissimo Rosario Parish...