PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 793

: The main subject of Presidential Decree No. 793 is the recognition and legal sanction of divorce among Muslims residing in non-Christian provinces in the Philippines according to Muslim customs and practices.
: Presidential Decree No. 793 took effect on June 19, 1969.
: There was a need to recognize Muslim divorce because the twenty-year period fixed in Republic Act No. 394, within which Muslim divorces were recognized, expired on June 18, 1969, yet Muslim divorce practices continued uninterruptedly, and the Civil Code's inapplicability to absolute divorce could create legal problems for Muslims.
: The Civil Code of the Philippines became applicable to Muslim marriages after the expiration of the recognition period under Republic Act No. 394.
: No, the Civil Code of the Philippines does not recognize absolute divorce.
: Presidential Decree No. 793 applies to Muslims residing in non-Christian provinces in the Philippines.
: Muslim divorces were originally recognized under Republic Act No. 394.
: The expiration of the period caused Muslim marriages to be governed by the Civil Code which does not recognize absolute divorce, potentially undermining the Muslim people's faith in government reforms and causing complicated legal issues.
: Ferdinand E. Marcos was the President of the Philippines when Presidential Decree No. 793 was signed.
: Muslim divorce should be governed by Muslim customs and practices.