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Act No. 2716 Section 1

Act No. 2716 Section 1

Section 1

Section 1. Article four hundred and thirty-seven of the Penal Code is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following: "For the purposes of the law establishing divorce, the husband who, not being included in the preceding cases, cohabits with a woman who is not his wife, shall be considered guilty of concubinage and shall be punished with the penalty prescribed in this section for the crime of concubinage."

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CitationAct No. 2716 Section 1 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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