Probe social media posts, NBI asked

The Supreme Court hasr equested the National Bureau of Investigation to start an investigation and file criminal cases against those involved in social media posts which offer "100 percent legit" services for annulment or nullity of marriage even without court hearings and appearance of parties.

The request for a probe was made by the SC through Court Administrator Raul B. Villanueva in a letter dated 4 October 2023 addressed to NBI Director Medardo G. de Lemos.

De Lemos was told in the letter that the social media post claimed that in annulment or nullity of marriage, "no appearance and hearing kaya kahit (even) OFW (overseas Filipino workers) ka pwede ng ifile and petition (petition can be filed) is utterly a deception."

"Worse, to guarantee that, even supposedly without such court appearance, related documents regarding a petition for annulment or nullity of marriage will be received by interested parties, such as the 'Decree of Declaration of Absolute Nullity,' 'Entry of Judgment,' and 'Marriage Certificate with Annotation of Null and Void,' is grossly misleading," Villanueva said.