1. Lucio Morigo and Lucia Barette were boardmates from 1974-1978. 2.

In 1984, Lucio received a letter from Lucia from Singapore after years of having lost touch. 3. They became sweethearts over correspondences. 4. In 1986, Lucia came home to the Philippines but then left for Canada this time. They still maintained communication. 5. On 30 August 1990, Lucio and Lucia got married at her return and proposal to petition him to join her in Canada. 6. On 8 September 1990, Lucia left Lucio behind to go back to work. 7. By 17 January 1992, Lucia was granted her petition for divorce by the Ontario Court, which she filed on 19 August 1991, to be effective on 17 February 1991. 8. On 4 October 1992 Lucio remarried to a woman named Maria Jececha Lumbago. 9. On 21 September 1993 Lucio filed for a declaration of nullity for his first marriage at the RTC of Bohol. 10. On 19 October 1993 Lucio was charged with bigamy. 11. This decision was brought to the CA, meanwhile a declaration of nullity was rendered on 23 October 1997. And the decision of the CA affirming that of the RTC was declared on 21 October 1999. > CA: marriage void from the beginning, not a valid defense against bigamy case. 12. CA denied reconsideration on 25 September 2000 for lack of merit (split vote since the nullity of marriage was already declared).