Absolute divorce is not recognized in the Philippines. According to Art.

15 of the
NCC , laws relating to family rights and duties, or to the status, condition, and
legal capacity of persons are obligatory upon citizens of the Philippines, even
though living abroad.
Well settled is the rule in this jurisdiction that absolute divorce is contrary to
public policy.
We adhere to the principle of locus regit actum – marriage where celebrated is
also valid in the Philippines. But excepted from this rule are bigamous,
polygamous and incestuous marriages determined by Philippine law.
Where a marriage between a Filipino Citizen and foreigner is validly celebrated
and a divorce is thereafter validly obtained abroad by the alien spouse
capacitating him or her to remarry, the Filipino spouse shall have capacity to
remarry under Philippine Law. (Art. 26, FC, amended by E.O. 227)
As regards to aliens, matters relating to the status, condition and legal capacity
of persons shall be governed by their own internal law.
How does the alien nationality of a person, residing in the Philippines, affect his
rights:

1. To marry;
2. To enter into contracts;
3. To inherit ;
4. To dispose of his estate by will; and
5. To acquire real property located in the Philippines?
1. To marry: Undoubtedly, an alien can get married in the Philippines, but
the marriage with respect to its formal and intrinsic validity shall be
governed by Philippine laws. However, as far as the requisite of a
marriage license is concerned, since such license is essential for the
validity of the marriage according to the Philippine laws, before it can be
obtained, it is necessary for the alien to provide himself with a certificate
of legal capacity to contract marriage, to be issued by his diplomatic or
consular official.
2. To contract: When it comes to entering into a contract, we must
distinguish. As far as the formal validity of the contract is concerned,
Philippine laws shall govern, assuming that it is executed in the
Philippines; as far as the legal capacity of the resident alien is concerned,
his national law shall govern, applying the nationality principle impliedly
recognized in Art. 15, of the NCC; and as far as the intrinsic validity of the
 contract is concerned, the proper law of the contract (lex contractus)
shall govern, which may be either the law voluntarily agreed upon by the
contracting parties (lex loci voluntatis) or the law intended by them
expressly or impliedly.
3. To inherit: Undoubtedly, a resident alien can inherit. However, his legal
capacity to inherit shall be governed by the national law of the decedent.
The same is also with respect to the order of succession and he amount
of successional rights.
4. To dispose of his estate by will: We must distinguish. As far as the formal
validity of the will is concerned, if the will is contracted in the Philippines,
the formalities prescribed by the law in the Philippines or by his national
law shall govern, and, if the will is executed outside of the Philippines, the
formalities prescribed by the law of the place where the will is executed
 or his national law or the law of the place where he resides or Philippine
law shall govern.
As far as the intrinsic validity of the will is concerned, the
testator’s national law shall govern.
5. To acquire real property: As to the right of alien residents to acquire real
property located in the Philippines, the Philippine constitution is explicit.
Save in cases of hereditary succession, aliens cannot acquire private
lands. However, titles to private lands acquired by American citizens
before July 3, 1974 shall be valid as against private persons.