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Moraña vs. Republic of the Philippines

IN RE: PETITION FOR JUDICIAL RECOGNITION OF DIVORCE BETWEEN MINURO* TAKAHASHI AND JULIET RENDORA MORAÑA, JULIET RENDORA MORAÑA, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 227605 | 2019-12-05

D E C I S I O N
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
The Case

This petition for review on certiorari[1] seeks to reverse the following issuances of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 103196 entitled In Re: Petition for Judicial Recognition of Divorce Between Minuro Takahashi and Juliet Rendora Moraña:

1. Decision[2] dated July 5, 2016 which affirmed the dismissal of petitioner Juliet Rendora Moraña's petition for recognition of foreign divorce decree in Japan; and

2. Resolution[3] dated October 13, 2016 which denied petitioner's motion for reconsideration.
 
Antecedents

On June 24, 2002, petitioner...