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Maria Virgina V. Remo V The Honorable Secretary of Foreign Affairs, G. R. No. 169202

Maria Virginia V. Remo filed a petition for review seeking to revert to using her maiden name in her replacement passport despite her marriage still being valid. The Court of Appeals denied her petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that under Philippine law, a married woman can only revert to using her maiden name if her marriage is annulled, ends in divorce, or her husband passes away. As Remo's marriage remained valid, she was not permitted to use her maiden name in her replacement passport. The Court also rejected Remo's argument that the law impliedly repealed provisions of the Civil Code allowing married women options for what name to use.

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Maria Virgina V. Remo V The Honorable Secretary of Foreign Affairs, G. R. No. 169202

Maria Virginia V. Remo filed a petition for review seeking to revert to using her maiden name in her replacement passport despite her marriage still being valid. The Court of Appeals denied her petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that under Philippine law, a married woman can only revert to using her maiden name if her marriage is annulled, ends in divorce, or her husband passes away. As Remo's marriage remained valid, she was not permitted to use her maiden name in her replacement passport. The Court also rejected Remo's argument that the law impliedly repealed provisions of the Civil Code allowing married women options for what name to use.

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1.Maria‌‌Virgina‌‌V.

‌‌Remo‌‌v‌T‌ he‌H
‌ onorable‌S‌ ecretary‌‌of‌‌Foreign‌A
‌ ffairs,‌‌G.‌‌R.‌‌No.‌‌169202,‌‌March‌‌5,‌‌

2010‌‌

FACTS:‌‌Maria‌‌Virginia‌‌V.‌‌Remo‌‌is‌‌a‌F‌ ilipino‌c‌ itizen,‌‌married‌‌to‌F‌ rancisco‌‌R.‌‌Rallonza.‌‌Prior‌‌expiration‌‌of‌‌


the‌v‌ alidity‌‌of‌‌her‌‌passport‌‌on‌‌October‌‌27,‌2‌ 000,‌‌she‌‌applied‌f‌ or‌‌its‌‌renewal‌‌with‌D ‌ FA‌‌office‌‌in‌‌Chicago,‌
‌IL,‌U ‌ S.‌‌She‌‌requested‌‌to‌‌revert‌‌her‌‌maiden‌‌name‌‌and‌‌surname‌‌for‌‌the‌‌replacement‌‌passport‌‌since‌‌the‌
‌name‌‌reflected‌‌on‌‌her‌‌passport‌w ‌ as‌‌“Maria‌‌Virginia‌‌Remo‌R ‌ allonza”.‌‌Remo’s‌‌request‌w ‌ as‌‌denied.‌A ‌ tty.‌
‌Manuel‌‌Joseph‌‌R.‌‌Bretana‌‌III,‌‌representing‌R ‌ emo,‌‌wrote‌‌then‌S‌ ecretary‌of‌F‌ oreign‌‌Affairs‌D ‌ omingo‌
‌Siason‌‌expressing‌‌the‌‌request.‌D ‌ FA‌‌denied‌‌the‌‌request‌‌stating‌‌that‌‌“the‌‌Implementing‌‌Rules‌‌and‌
‌Regulations‌‌for‌‌Philippine‌‌Passport‌‌Act‌‌of‌‌1996‌‌clearly‌‌defines‌‌the‌c‌ onditions‌‌when‌‌a‌w ‌ oman‌‌applicant‌
‌may‌‌revert‌‌to‌h ‌ er‌‌maiden‌‌name,‌t‌ hat‌‌is,‌‌only‌‌in‌c‌ ases‌‌of‌‌annulment‌‌of‌‌marriage,‌‌divorce‌a‌ nd‌‌death‌‌of‌
‌the‌h ‌ usband”.‌‌Remo‌‌filed‌‌a‌‌motion‌‌for‌‌reconsideration‌‌was‌‌denied.‌‌She‌‌then‌‌filed‌‌an‌‌appeal‌‌to‌‌the‌
‌office‌‌of‌t‌ he‌‌President.‌H ‌ owever,‌t‌ he‌‌motion‌f‌ or‌‌recommendation‌w ‌ as‌a‌ lso‌d
‌ enied.‌‌Remo‌‌filed‌‌a‌
‌petition‌‌for‌‌review‌‌to‌C‌ ourt‌‌of‌A
‌ ppeals.‌‌CA‌‌also‌‌denied‌‌the‌‌petition.‌‌Remo‌‌again‌‌moved‌‌for‌‌
reconsideration‌‌which‌‌CA‌d ‌ enied.‌‌Hence,‌‌this‌‌petition.‌‌

ISSUE:‌‌Whether‌‌or‌‌not‌‌Remo‌c‌ an‌‌revert‌‌to‌t‌ he‌‌use‌‌of‌‌her‌‌maiden‌‌name‌‌in‌‌her‌‌replacement‌‌passport‌‌

despite‌‌the‌‌subsistence‌‌of‌‌her‌‌marriage‌‌

HELD:‌‌No.‌ ‌A‌m
‌ arried‌‌woman‌‌has‌a‌ n‌‌option‌‌but‌‌not‌a‌ ‌‌duty,‌t‌ o‌‌use‌t‌ he‌‌surname‌‌of‌‌the‌h
‌ usband‌‌in‌‌any‌‌of‌‌
the‌w
‌ ays‌‌provided‌‌using‌‌her‌‌maiden‌‌name‌‌once‌‌she‌‌is‌‌married‌‌because‌‌when‌‌a‌w ‌ oman‌m ‌ arries,‌‌she‌
does‌‌not‌‌change‌‌her‌‌name‌‌but‌‌only‌‌her‌c‌ ivil‌‌status.‌‌

‌ s‌p
A ‌ rovided‌‌by‌‌Article‌‌370‌‌of‌‌the‌C
‌ ode:‌‌A‌‌married‌w
‌ oman‌‌may‌‌use:‌‌(1)‌H ‌ er‌‌maiden‌‌first‌‌name‌‌and‌
surname‌‌and‌a‌ dd‌‌her‌‌husband’s‌‌surname,‌‌or‌‌(2)‌‌Her‌‌maiden‌‌first‌‌name‌‌and‌‌her‌‌husband's‌‌surname,‌‌or‌
(3)‌H‌ er‌‌husband’s‌‌full‌‌name,‌‌but‌‌prefixing‌‌a‌‌word‌‌indicating‌‌that‌‌she‌‌is‌h
‌ is‌w
‌ ife,‌‌such‌‌as‌‌"Mrs."‌‌‌

Once‌‌a‌m ‌ arried‌‌woman‌‌opted‌‌to‌‌adopt‌‌her‌‌husband’s‌‌surname‌‌in‌‌her‌p ‌ assport,‌‌she‌‌may‌‌not‌‌revert‌‌to‌


the‌u
‌ se‌‌of‌‌her‌‌maiden‌‌name,‌‌except‌‌in‌t‌ he‌c‌ ases‌e‌ numerated‌‌in‌S‌ ection‌‌5(d)‌‌of‌‌RA‌‌8239.‌T‌ hese‌‌instances‌
are:‌‌(1‌‌)death‌‌of‌‌husband,‌‌(2)‌‌divorce,‌‌(3)‌‌annulment,‌‌or‌‌(4)‌‌nullity‌‌of‌‌marriage.‌S‌ ince‌‌petitioner’s‌
marriage‌‌to‌‌her‌‌husband‌‌subsists,‌‌she‌‌may‌‌not‌‌resume‌‌her‌‌maiden‌‌name‌‌in‌‌the‌‌replacement‌‌passport.‌‌

Otherwise‌‌stated,‌a‌ ‌‌married‌‌woman’s‌‌reversion‌‌to‌t‌ he‌‌use‌‌of‌h


‌ er‌‌maiden‌‌name‌‌must‌b
‌ e‌‌based‌‌only‌‌on‌
the‌‌severance‌‌of‌‌the‌‌marriage.‌‌

S‌ ince‌‌petitioner’s‌‌marriage‌t‌ o‌‌her‌‌husband‌‌subsists,‌p ‌ lacing‌h


‌ er‌‌case‌‌outside‌‌of‌‌the‌‌purview‌‌of‌S‌ ection‌
5(d)‌‌of‌‌RA‌‌8239‌‌(as‌‌to‌‌the‌‌instances‌‌when‌‌a‌m ‌ arried‌‌woman‌‌may‌‌revert‌‌to‌‌the‌‌use‌‌of‌h ‌ er‌‌maiden‌‌name),‌
she‌‌may‌‌not‌‌resume‌h ‌ er‌‌maiden‌‌name‌‌in‌‌the‌‌replacement‌p ‌ assport.‌T‌ his‌‌prohibition,‌‌according‌‌to‌
petitioner,‌c‌ onflicts‌w ‌ ith‌‌and,‌t‌ hus,‌‌operates‌‌as‌a‌ n‌‌implied‌‌repeal‌‌of‌A‌ rticle‌‌370‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Civil‌‌Code.‌‌

The‌‌petitioner’s‌t‌ heory‌‌of‌‌implied‌‌repeal‌m
‌ ust‌f‌ ail.‌‌Well-entrenched‌‌is‌‌the‌‌rule‌‌that‌‌an‌‌implied‌‌repeal‌‌is‌
disfavored.‌T‌ he‌a‌ pparently‌‌conflicting‌‌provisions‌‌of‌a‌ ‌‌law‌‌or‌‌two‌‌laws‌‌should‌‌be‌h
‌ armonized‌‌as‌‌much‌a‌ s‌‌
possible,‌‌so‌t‌ hat‌‌each‌‌shall‌‌be‌‌effective.‌F‌ or‌‌a‌‌law‌‌to‌‌operate‌‌to‌‌repeal‌‌another‌‌law,‌‌the‌‌two‌‌laws‌‌must‌
‌be‌ inconsistent.‌‌The‌‌former‌‌must‌‌be‌‌so‌‌repugnant‌a‌ s‌‌to‌‌be‌‌irreconcilable‌w ‌ ith‌‌the‌‌latter‌‌act.‌T‌ his‌
‌petitioner‌ failed‌‌to‌‌establish.‌‌

‌Petition‌‌is‌‌denied‌‌and‌‌the‌‌decision‌a‌ nd‌‌resolution‌‌of‌‌CA‌‌is‌a‌ ffirmed.‌‌

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