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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 793
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 793 -
PROVIDING FOR THE RECOGNITION OF MUSLIM DIVORCE
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WHEREAS,
the twenty-year period fixed in Republic Act No. 394 within which
divorces among Muslims residing in non-Christian provinces in
accordance with Muslim customs and practices shall be recognized
expired on June 18, 1969;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, since Muslim divorce is deeply imbedded in Muslim culture and
as Muslims have taken for granted the continuity of the period of
effectivity of Republic Act No. 394, the practice of obtaining Muslim
divorces has gone on uninterruptedly in Muslim areas;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Civil Code which does not recognize absolute divorce has
become applicable to Muslim marriages upon the expiration of the period
fixed in Republic Act No. 394 and this could generate complicated legal
problems for the Muslim people and thus serve to undermine their faith
in the Government's sincerity to bring about meaningful reforms for
their welfare and common good;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in the interest of national unification, it therefore becomes
imperative that Muslim divorce be given continued legal sanction.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. Divorce among Muslims residing in
non-Christian provinces shall be recognized and be governed by Muslim
customs and practices. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 2. This Decree shall take effect as of June
19, 1969.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 4th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and seventy-five.
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