Text of the provision
Art. 28. If the residence of either party is so located that there is no means of transportation to enable such party to appear personally before the local civil registrar, the marriage may be solemnized without necessity of a marriage license.
(72a)
Family Code of the Philippines, Executive Order No. 209, approved July 6, 1987. The Code took effect on August 3, 1988 (Republic v. Orbecido III, G.R. No. 154380, October 5, 2005). Reproduced in full.
What this article means
Where a party's residence has no means of transportation allowing personal appearance before the local civil registrar, the marriage may be solemnized without a license. This addresses remote or isolated communities where the ordinary license process is simply not practically available.
Related provisions
- Article 27 — the parallel articulo mortis exemption.
- Article 29 — the officer's affidavit required to invoke this exemption.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on the Article 28 no-transportation exemption will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
Note. The text of the provision above is reproduced in full from the official enactment. The annotation, case summaries and commentary around it are the work of Vivas & Nobles Law Office and are general legal information, not legal advice. Whether this provision applies to a particular marriage depends on facts that only a lawyer reviewing your situation can assess.