English: "Whenever a marriage, duly and legally solemnized by a priest, minister, rabbi or presiding elder of any church or religious sect or any person authorized to solemnize marriages in the Philippines, is subsequently annulled or dissolved in a final judgment or decree in accordance with the canons or precepts of the church or religious sect in which the marriage was solemnized or in which either married partner is a member at the time of the request for the annulment or dissolution, the said annulment or dissolution shall have the same effect as a decree of annulment or dissolution issued by a competent court," he said in his bill.
Filipino: "Whenever a marriage, duly and legally solemnized by a priest, minister, rabbi or presiding elder of any church or religious sect or any person authorized to solemnize marriages in the Philippines, is subsequently annulled or dissolved in a final judgment or decree in accordance with the canons or precepts of the church or religious sect in which the marriage was solemnized or in which either married partner is a member at the time of the request for the annulment or dissolution, the said annulment or dissolution shall have the same effect as a decree of annulment or dissolution issued by a competent court," ani Padilla sa kanyang panukala.