Back

Ambrose vs. Suque-Ambrose [CONCURRING OPINION, CAGUIOA, J.]

PAUL AMBROSE, PETITIONER, VS. LOUELLA SUQUE-AMBROSE, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 206761 | 2021-06-23

CONCURRING OPINION


CAGUIOA, J.:

I concur. I agree with the ponencia’s holding that Paul Ambrose (petitioner) here has the legal standing to file a petition for declaration of nullity before a Philippine Court. Petitioner, as a foreigner husband of a Filipino wife in a marriage celebrated in the Philippines, has locus standi precisely because he is a spouse, and as mentioned by the ponencia, Section 2(a) of the "Rule on Declaration of Absolute Nullity of Void Marriages and Annulment of Voidable Marriages" (A.M. No. 02-11-10-SC) does not distinguish between foreign and Filipino spouses on the matter of...