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Title I — Marriage

Article 23

EO 209 · Family Code of the Philippines

ELI5— what this means for you

If you are a member of an ethnic cultural community that practices customary marriages, your marriage may be valid under your customs and traditions, but it must still be registered with the civil registrar to be recognized by the State.

Official text — EO 209

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