Quote Originally Posted by Koala View Post
The Philippine govt has to except the law of other countries. Just like other countries have to accept the law of the Philippines.

If she is divorced there..... well its what it says divorced. You can't get divorced in PI.....but you can get divorced and she won't be done for bigamy back here. Thousands of pinoys get divorced overseas and return and get married again.
If a Filipino national files for divorce in another country (as the petioner), his or her divorce will not be recognized in the Philippines.

The Family Code of The Philippines.
Where a marriage between a Filipino citizen and a foreigner is validly celebrated and a divorce is thereafter validly obtained abroad by the alien spouse capacitating him or her to remarry, the Filipino spouse shall have capacity to remarry under Philippine law