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Republic vs. Court of Appeals and Castro

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS AND ANGELINA M. CASTRO, respondents.

G.R. No. 103047 | 1994-09-02

D E C I S I O N 

PUNO, J.: 

The case at bench originated from a petition filed by private respondent Angelina M. Castro in the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City seeking a judicial declaration of nullity of her marriage to Edwin F. Cardenas. 1 As ground therefor, Castro claims that no marriage license was ever issued to them prior to the solemnization of their marriage. 

Despite notice, defendant Edwin F. Cardenas failed to file his answer. Consequently, he was declared in default. Trial proceeded in his absence. 

The controlling facts are undisputed: 

On June 24, 1970, Angelina M. Castro and Edwin F. Cardenas were...