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Mutya-Sumilhig vs. Sumilhig and Republic

CAROLYN T. MUTYA-SUMILHIG, PETITIONER, VS. JOSELITO T. SUMILHIG AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 230711 |

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, M., J.:
 
Assailed in the Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] before this Court are the Decision[2] dated November 14, 2016 and the Resolution[3] dated March 9, 2017 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 105453, which affirmed the Decision[4] dated March 17, 2015 and the Resolution[5] dated May 25, 2015 of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 107 (RTC) denying petitioner Carolyn T. Mutya-Sumilhig's (Carolyn) Petition for Declaration of Nullity of Marriage[6] under Article 36 of the Family Code.
 
Facts of the Case

Carolyn met...