Tepublic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

7th Judicial Region
RTC Branch No. 56
Mandaue City
(Mr) XXX Smith,
Petitioner,
- versus SP No. ____________
For Judicial Recognition and/or Enforcement
of Foreign Judgment of Divorce
(Mrs.) YYY Smith, and/or
The Civil Registrar General
represented by Carmelita N.
Ericta, and/or the Local Civil
Registrar of Mandaue City
Respondent.
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FORMAL OFFER OF EXHIBITS
COMES NOW, petitioner, through the undersigned counsel and unto this Honorable
Court, most respectfully submits this Formal Offer of Exhibits, to wit:

Exhibit

Document

Purpose

Petition

To prove that it is the Petitioner

who actually filed this in court and
that he narrated the circumstances

and grounds for judicial recognition

and/or enforcement of foreign
judgment and the relief prayed for.
To prove that this petition was
commenced by the petitioner
himself.
A-1

Signature of the
Petitioner

Order for Hearing

B-1

Copy furnished to the

Mandaue City Local
Civil Registrar,
petitioners counsel,
Office of the Solicitor
General and the
National Statistics Office

To prove that the Court issued an

Order setting the case for initial
hearing on _____________.
To prove that a copy of the Order
was furnished to the Mandaue City
Local Civil Registrar, petitioners
counsel, Office of the Solicitor
General and the National Statistics
Office

To prove that it was personally

received by the Mandaue City
Receipt by Mandaue
City Local Civil Registrar Local Civil Registrar
B-2
Registry receipt to
petitioners counsel

To prove that a copy of the order

was served by registered mail to
the petitioners counsel

Registry receipt to the

To prove that a copy of the order

was served by registered mail to

B-3

Office of the Solicitor

General

the Office of the Solicitor General

B-4

Registry Receipt to the

National Statistics Office

To prove that a copy of the order

was served by registered mail to
the National Statistics Office

B-5

C-1

C-2

Compliance dated
________________

Registry Receipt to the

Office of the Solicitor
General

Registry Receipt to the

Civil Registrar General

To prove that a copy of the petition

was served to the Office of the
Solicitor General, the Mandaue
City Local Civil Registrar, the
Office of the Civil Registrar
General and the private
respondent (Mrs.) YYY Smith

To prove that the copy was duly

sent by registered mail to the
Office of the Solicitor General
To prove that the copy was duly
sent by registered mail to the
Office of the Civil Registrar
General
To prove that the copy was duly

C-3

Personal Receipt by the

Office of the Mandaue
City Prosecutor

served and received by personal

service the Mandaue City
Prosecutor

Personal Receipt by the

Mandaue City Civil
Registrar

To prove that the copy was duly

served and received by personal
service to the Mandaue City Civil
Registrar

Personal Receipt by
private respondent Mrs.
YYY Smith

To prove that a copy was duly

served and received by personal
service to private respondent Mrs.
YYY Smith

Notice of Appearance
from the Office of the
Solicitor General

To prove that the Office of the

Solicitor General entered its
appearance in this instant case.

D-1

Letter of Authority

To prove that the Office of the

Solicitor General authorized the
Mandaue City Prosecutors Office
to appear in its behalf.

Affidavit of publication
executed by
_________of ZZZ Daily

C-4

C-5

Newspaper clipping
dated __________
E-1

To prove that the Order and Notice

for Hearing was duly published in
a newspaper of general circulation,
ZZZ Daily

To prove that the Order and Notice

of hearing was published on

_________ of ZZZ Daily.

Newspaper clipping
dated __________
E-2

Newspaper clipping
dated ____________

To prove that the Order and Notice

of hearing was published on
______ of ZZZ Daily.
To prove that the Order and Notice
of hearing was published on
___________ of ZZZ daily.

E-3
F

Judicial Affidavit of Mr.

XXX Smith

To narrate the facts and

circumstance regarding their
marriage and the divorce between
petitioner and respondent.
To prove that he duly executed the
affidavit.

F-1

Signature of Mr. XXX

Smith

Marriage Certificate

To prove that Mr. XXX Smith was

married to Mrs. YYY Smith on
____________ in Mandaue City

Birth Certificate

To prove that during their

marriage, they have a child named
_______________ who was born
on _______________ in Mandaue
City

DFA Manila

To prove that Department of

I-1

Authentication
Certificate of the
Interlocutory Judgment
of Divorce

Foreign Affairs in Manila

authenticated the Certificate of
Authentication issued by the
Philippine Consulate in ______.

Certificate of
Authentication by the
Philippine Consulate in
___________

To prove that the Philippine

Consulate of ________
authenticated that Mr. A was the
deputy clerk of the Superior Court
of _________
at the time he executed the
certified true copy of the
Interlocutory Judgment of Divorce

I-2

J-1

Interlocutory Judgment
of Divorce by the
Superior Court of
___________

Certificate of
authentication by the
Philippine Consulate in
__________

Certificate of the
Compiler of Laws

To prove that petitioner obtained

an Interlocutory Judgment of
Divorce by the Superior Court of
__________

To prove that the Philippine

Consulate of authenticated that
Ms. B was the ___ Compiler of
Laws at the time she executed the
Certificate attached as Exhibit J-1.
To prove that the _____ Code
Annotated published at the
Compiler of Laws website is the
official publication of the codified
laws of .

________________

J-2

Title 19, Personal

Relations, of the ___
Code Annotated

Certificate of
Authentication by the
Philippine Consulate
in_______

To prove that Title 19, Personal

Relations, of the ___ Code
Annotated allows divorce and that
one of the grounds is
irreconciliable differences and that
it provides for the proceedings on
divorce.
To prove that the Philippine
Consulate of ____ authenticated
that Mr. A was the deputy clerk of
the Superior Court of _____
at the time he executed the
certified true copy of the Final
Judgment of Divorce of the
petitioner and private respondent.

K-1

Final Judgment of
Divorce dated
___________

US Passport of Mr. XXX

Smith

To prove that a Final Judgment of

Divorce between petitioner and
private respondent was issued by
the Superior Court of __ dated
______________on the ground of
irreconcilable differences and that
parties are restored to the status of
single persons and that either of
them are permitted to marry.
To prove that the petitioner Mr.
XXX Smith is an American citizen

Exhibits A to E and their sub-markings are attached to the records of the case, while
Exhibits F to L and their submarkings are herein attached to the Offer for the Court.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.

Cebu City, Philippines, __________________.

LEPITEN AND BOJOS LAW OFFICE

Counsels for Petitioner
21-F Don Pedro Rodriguez St.,
Capitol Site, Cebu City, Philippines
By:

ATTY. ANNA FIONAH L. BOJOS

MCLE Compliance No. IV-0008105
Sept. 26, 2012
Roll No. 54798
PTR NO. 137366, January 3, 2013, Cebu City
IBP No. 882818 Lifetime Cebu City
Tel. No. (6332)2548005
Email: fionahbojos@ gmail. com

Copy furnished:
The Solicitor General
Office of the Solicitor General
134 Amorsolo St.
Legaspi Village
1229 Makati City

Registry Receipt No. ______

Date: _________

Office of the City Prosecutor

Hall of Justice
Mandaue City
Received by: ______
Date: __________
Carmelita N. Ericta
Civil Registrar General
National Statistics Office
Ground Floor, Solicarel Building I
Ramon Magsaysay Blvd., Sta. Mesa Manila
Registry Receipt No. _________
Date: ____________

Ms. Thelma Crisologo

Mandaue City Civil Registrar
Mandaue City Health Building
Mandaue City
Registry Receipt: __________
Date: _______________
Mrs. YYY Smith
Mandaue City
Registry Receipt: _______
Date: _____________

EXPLANATION
Service of pleading is done by registered mail to the Office of the Solicitor General, the
Civil Registrar General , Mandaue City Local Civil Registrar and the private respondent
due to the distance and lack of office personnel to effect personal service.
Atty. Anna Fionah L. Bojos