SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
SENATE 
S. No. 
2736 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
AMENDING ARTICLE NOS. 14 AND 15 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209 ALSO 
KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The phraseology in the Family Code, Article 14 which requires parental consent 
when "either or both of the contracting parties, not having been emancipated by a 
previous marriage, are between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one" causes a certain 
degree of confusion when it is analyzed in conjunction with Article 15 which requires 
parental advice for "any contracting party between the age of twenty-one and twenty-
five". The age 21 is mentioned in both provisions. 
There is a need to amend these two provisions to require parental consent for the 
marriage where one contracting party is "18 to below 21 years old". If the parties are 21 
to below 25 years of age, parental advise is all they need. This amendment is crucial 
because there is a difference in the effect when these requirements are not complied with. 
Absence of the requisite parental advice will only delay the issuance of the license for 
three months in contrast to the absence of parental consent which will render the marriage 
voidable. 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. B. No. 
2736 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
AN ACT 
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AMENDING ARTICLE NOS. 14 AND 15 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209 ALSO 
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KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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SECTION 1. Article 14 of the Family Code of the Philippines is hereby amended 
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to read as follows: 
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"Article 14. In case either or both of the contracting parties not 
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having been emancipated by a previous marriage, are between the ages of 
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eighteen and BELOW twenty-one, they shall, in addition to the 
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requirements of the preceding articles, exhibit to the local civil registrar, the 
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consent to their marriage of their father, mother, surviving parent or 
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guardian, or person having legal charge of them, in the order mentioned 
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Such consent shall be manifested in writing by the interested party, who 
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personally appears before the proper local civil registrar, or in the form of 
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an affidavit made in the presence of two witnesses and attested before any 
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official authorized by law to administer oaths. The personal manifestation 
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shall be recorded in both applications for marriage license, and the 
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affidavit, if one is executed instead, shall be attached to said applications. 


SECTION 2. Article 15 of the Family Code of the Philippines is hereby amended 
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to read as follows: 
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Art. 15. Any contracting party between the age of twenty-one and 
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BELOW twenty-five shall be obliged to ask their parents or guardian for 
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advice upon the intended marriage. If they do not obtain such advice, or ifit 
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be unfavorable, the marriage license shall not be issued till after three 
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months following the completion of the publication of the application 
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therefor. A sworn statement by the contracting parties to the effect that such 
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advice has been sought, together with the written advice given, if any, shall 
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be attached to the application for marriage license. Should the parents or 
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guardian refuse to give any advice, this fact shall be stated in the sworn 
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statement. 
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SECTION 3. Separability Clause. - If any provision, or part hereof, is held invalid 
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or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall 
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remain valid and subsisting. 
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SECTION 4. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
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executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to 
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or inconsistent with the provisions of this act is hereby repealed, modified or amended 
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accordingly. 
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SECTION 5. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
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its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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