I'm already divorced to my Japanese husband and want to file a?
If the divorce was granted under the Japanese court, a new and recent Philippine Supreme Court decision in Manalo vs Yoshino GR No. 221029 dated 24 April 2018 will allow you to remarry under the Philippine laws. There is no need for you to file a petition in the Philippine Court to get annulled your Philippine marriage or a petition to get married in the Philippines. You need only to present and attach the Divorce Order of the Japanese Court to your marriage application in the local civil registry in the Philippines. As to your American friend, I suggest that you inquire from the local registry the requirements to get married to you in the Philippines. For certain, his capacity to marry issued by his embassy is required and to accompany the marriage application.