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House Bill No. 1175 BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE PIA S. CAYETANO.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The governor, as the “father of the province," looks after the general
welfare of the inhabitants of component cities and municipalities of the
province,

As the chief executive of the provincial government, the governor's
powers, duties and functions as stated in chapter 3, Article One, Section 465
of the Local Government Code (LGC) are similar to those exercised by the
municipal or city mayor with minor exceptions, such as the authority to
solemnize marriages, The LGC grants mayors the authority to solemnize
marriages within their jurisdiction. No similar power, however, is granted to the
governor

As such, this bill seeks to grant the governor the same power to
solemnize marriages to enable him/her to be of better service to his/her

constituents.
S.C, Caplin
PIA S. CAYETANO


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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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House Bill No.

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE PIA S. CAYETANO

AN ACT
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Article 7 of the Family Code of the Philippines is hereby
amended to read as follows:

“Art, 7 Marriage may be solemnized by

(1) Any incumbent member of the judiciary within the
court's jurisdiction;

(2) Any priest, rabbi, imam, or minister of any church or
religious sect duly authorized by his church or religious
sect and registered with the civil register general, acting
within the limits of the written authority granted him by
his church or religious sect and provided that at least
one of the contracting parties belongs to the
solemnizing officer's church or religious sect;

(3) Any ship captain or airplane chief only in the cases
mentioned in Article 31;

(4) Any military commander of a unit to which a chaplain is
assigned, in the absence of the latter, during a military
operation, likewise only in the cases mentioned in
Article 32; [or]

(6) Any consul-general, consul or vice-consul in the case
provided in Article 10; OR


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(6) ANY PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR, WITHIN HIS/HER
JURISDICTION.

SEC, 2. Article 8 of the Family Code of the Philippines is hereby amended to
read as follows:

Art. 8. The marriage shall be solemnized publicly in the chambers of
the judge or in open court, in the church, chapel or temple, or in the
office of the consul-general, consul or vice-consul, OR PROVINCIAL
GOVERNOR as the case may be, and not elsewhere, except in cases
of marriages contracted at the point of death or in remote places in
accordance with Art. 29 of this code, or where both of the parties
request the solemnizing officer in writing in which case the marriage
may be solemnized at a house or place designated by them in a sworn
statement to that effect,

SEC. 3. Repealing Clause. - All |aws, decrees, executive orders, issuances,
rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 4. Effectivity. ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
complete publication in the official gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of
general publication,

Approved,