Family Code of the Philippines
Family Code of the Philippines
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Marriage may be solemnized by:(1) Any incumbent member of the judiciary within the court's jurisdiction;(2) Any priest, rabbi, imam, or minister of any church or religious sect duly authorized by his church or religious sect and registered with the civil registrar general, acting within the limits of the written authority granted by his church or religious sect and provided that at least one of the contracting parties belongs to the solemnizing officer's church or religious sect; (3) Any ship captain or airplane chief only in the case mentioned in Article 31;(4) Any military commander of a unit to which a chaplain is assigned, in the absence of the latter, during a military operation, likewise only in the cases mentioned in Article 32;(5) Any consul-general, consul or vice-consul in the case provided in Article 10. (56a)
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