What are the exceptions to Executive Order No. 227 dated July 17, 1987?
A – The said Executive Order does not apply to the following: 1. To a divorce obtained by a Filipino abroad from his or her Filipino spouse, which divorce is void because divorce is not allowed in the Philippines, and a Filipino citizen is governed by his nationality law which follows him wherever he goes. (Article 15, Civil Code). 2. To a divorce obtained by a former Filipino citizen who had been naturalized in another country after his naturalization.