The topic divorce has been a big issue to most of the countries which includes the Philippines. Divorce usually refers to the often end of an unsuccessful marriage. I can surely say that almost everyone have had experience it, either through experiencing them by themselves, experiencing it as a child or knowing others who have encountered it. It has been an ordinary occasion for almost everyone.
Divorce has been a common thing these days, and there’s nothing to be ashamed of anymore. In the United States, more than 50% of the married couples end up on a divorce and it’s nothing new to them. As long as people are getting married, divorce can possibly happen.
As of now, only the Philippines don’t legalize divorce. However, last July 27, 2010, a bill about legal separation and divorce was introduced by Gabriela Women’s Party, House Bill No. 1799 and it had become a sudden big issue in the country. Should divorce really be allowed in the Philippines? Is the Philippines ready for it?
Divorce has been a long subject of different public debates and countless arguments in the Philippines. I was in my high school when the concept of legal separation was introduced to me. At that moment, I didn’t really care about divorce issues but now I’m in college, I’m hearing it almost everywhere. In my opinion, I sometimes think that divorce is not really that bad. If the two people can’t really live together, why force them? But on the other hand, think about their family also. What will happen to the future of their children? I’m sure they will be the ones who will be affected the most.
Everyone that is involved in divorce suffers. So what’s really good about being divorced? The only thing I could possible think of is being single and free again. Maybe when one is divorced, he or she can find someone new, someone to flirt with, and someone who he or she really likes and wants to be with him or her for the rest of their life. But if a person had encountered divorce before, what makes you sure that he or she will not do the same again?
Some say that people are not perfect. We all make wrong decisions and we should not blame if two married couples want to divorce because they made a wrong decision of getting married. But marriage is a big thing. It is planned and it should not be a sudden decision. The couple should really know each other well, know their positive and negative sides otherwise, I believe it will end in a divorce.
If divorce is legalized in the Philippines, I think that Filipinos will not take marriage seriously. They will think of it as an experience since they will be able to separate with their wives or husbands if they don’t want to be with them anymore. There will be no limit in getting married. People will just get married as many times as they want because they can back out it anytime they want.
"Divorce is not a solution... it's like an illegal drug that gives more problem than a solution."
