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Sep 3, 2019 same-sex marriage family code judicial review lgbq supreme court constitutional law

Falcis v. Civil Registrar General: Why the Supreme Court Declined to Rule on Same-Sex Marriage

The Supreme Court dismissed the petition seeking to legalize same-sex marriage in the Philippines, ruling on procedural grounds without deciding the constitutional merits.