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The Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled on April 24, 2018, that a foreign divorce secured by a Filipino against a foreign spouse is valid in the Philippines. This landmark decision allows Filipinos who obtain a divorce abroad to remarry without facing legal issues related to bigamy. The ruling specifically recognized the case of Marelyn Tanedo Manalo, who divorced her Japanese husband, thereby changing the legal landscape for mixed-marriage couples in the country.
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