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Republic of the Philippines vs. Tampus

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, vs. NILDA B. TAMPUS, Respondent. Present: SERENO, C.J., Chairperson, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BERSAMIN, PERLAS-BERNABE, and CAGUIOA, JJ.

G.R. No. 214243 | 2016-03-16

DECISION
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.,:
 
Assailed in this petition for review on certiorari1 are the Desicion2 dated June 17, 2013 and the Resolution3 dated September 2, 2014 rendered by the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR. SP No. 04588, which affirmed the Decision4 dated July 29, 2009 of the Regional Trial Court of Lapu-Lapu City, Branch 54 (RTC) declaring respondent’s spouse, Dante L. Del Mundo, as presumptive dead.
 
The Facts
 
Respondent Nilda B. Tampus (Nilda) was married to Dante L. Del Mundo (Dante) on November 29, 1975 in Cordova Cebu. The marriage ceremony was solemnized by Municipal Judge Julian B. Pogoy of Cordova,...