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Falcis III vs. Civil Registrar General [SEPARATE OPINION, PERALTA, J.]

JESUS NICARDO M. FALCIS, III, PETITIONER, V. CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, RESPONDENT. LGBTS CHRISTIAN CHURCH, INC., REVEREND CRESENCIO "CEEJAY" AGBAYANI, JR., MARLON FELIPE, AND MARIA ARLYN "SUGAR" IBAÑEZ, PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION. ATTY. FERNANDO P. PERITO, ATTY. RONALDO T. REYES, ATTY. JEREMY I. GATDULA, ATTY. CRISTINA A. MONTES, AND ATTY. RUFINO POLICARPIO III, INTERVENORS-OPPOSITORS.

G.R. No. 217910 | 2019-09-03

SEPARATE OPINION
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
The Court ought to dismiss the case outright on the ground that there is no actual case or controversy ripe for judicial determination. Also, the petitioner does not have any locus standi. And even if we were to touch on the merits, he has not made out a clear case for a declaration of the unconstitutionality of the provisions of the Family Code (Executive Order No. 209) relative to its definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
 
At the outset, it is to be pointed out that the role of the Court in constitutional adjudication is to determine the rights of the...