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Before entering into the portal of marriage, one should take a look into the requisites provided by the Family Code of the Philippines inorder to have a valid marriage.   The Family Code provides the essential as well as the formal requisites of marriage entered into by the contracting parties in the Philippines.  Before going into the details of the said requisites, we have to define what marriage is under the same Family Code. Definition of Marriage: Marriage is a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman entered into in accordance with law for the establishment of conjugal and family life. It is the foundation of the family and an inviolable social institution whose nature, consequences, and incidents are governed by law and not subject to stipulation, except that marriage settlements may fix the property relations during the marriage within the limits provided by this Code. Essential Requisites: If these essential requisit...

As reported in the news entertainment this week, singer-actress Aisa Seguerra proposed to her girlfriend Liza Dino.  Yes, both of them are women but that fact does not hinder them to love each other.  As a matter of fact, parents of the couple are very supportive about their relationship. You might ask whether the relationship of the two women is perfectly legal.  Yes, there is no provision in our laws that prohibits us from loving any person.  We may express to our love to anybody, be of the same gender or to the opposite.  We are even allowed to express our love to inanimate things.