Can the guilty spouse seek the nullity of a bigamous marriage? (Quirit-Figarido v. Figarido, G.R. No. 259520, November 5, 2024)

In the case of Quirit-Figarido v. Figarido (G.R. No. 259520, November 5, 2024), the Supreme Court held that only the aggrieved or injured innocent spouse of either marriage may petition to declare the nullity of the subsequent marriage.

Supreme Court Holds School Liable for Negligence in Bullying Incident

In 2007, Rhys Palaganas (Rhys) was enrolled as a grade school student at Mother Goose School in Dagupan City, Pangasinan. He was classmates with Noel Fernandez (Noel) and Mark Dy (Mark).

On January 19, 2007, Noel lost his mechanical pencil during Music class. Rhys found Noel’s pencil and brought it home. Few days after, Noel noticed that Rhys was using his mechanical pencil during Filipino class. Noel allowed Rhys to use the pencil because Rhys had no pencil at that time. However, Rhys forgot to return the pencil at the end of the day.

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