Art. 22. The marriage certificate, in which the parties shall declare thatthey take each other as husband and wife, shall also state:(1) The full name,
Art. 7. Laws are repealed only by subsequent ones, and their violation ornon-observance shall not be excused by disuse, or custom or practice to thecontrary.
Art. 48. In all cases of annulment or declaration of absolute nullity ofmarriage, the Court shall order the prosecuting attorney or fiscal assigned to itto
Art. 8. Judicial decisions applying or interpreting the laws or theConstitution shall form a part of the legal system of the Philippines. This is a
Art. 26, . All marriages solemnized outside the Philippines, inaccordance with the laws in force in the country where they were solemnized,and valid there as
WHEN LAWS TAKE EFFECT Art. 2. Laws shall take effect after fifteen days following the completion of their publication in the Official Gazette, unless it
IGNORANCE OF THE LAW Art. 3. Ignorance of the law excuses no one from compliance therewith. (2) (a) Conclusive Presumption – That everyone knows the
RETROACTIVITY OF LAWS Art. 4. Laws shall have no retroactive effect, unless the contrary is provided. (3) General Rule: All statutes are to be construed