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	GR No. 169202 2010-03-05	MARIA VIRGINIA V. REMO v. SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CARPIO, J.
On 27 July 2004, the Office of the President dismissed the appeal[6] and ruled that Section 5(d) of Republic Act No. 8239 (RA 8239) or the Philippine Passport Act of 1996 "offers no leeway for any other interpretation than that only in case of divorce, annulment, or declaration [of nullity] of marriage may a married woman revert to her maiden name for passport purposes." The Office of the President further held that in case of conflict between a general and special law, the latter will control the former regardless of the respective dates of passage. Since the Civil Code is a general law, it should yield to RA 8239.