Comments on Divorce in the Philippines

Gabriela filed a controversial bill to legalize divorce in the Philippines. The bill known as House Bill No. 1799 is an act introducing divorce in the Philippines. It lists down five grounds for the filling of a petition for divorce. I will post these five grounds on my next blog.

Is there a need to pass Divorce Bill? Here are what some people said (from Twitter):

• ANCALERTS: “Kapunan: Opposition to divorce is the hypocrisy of congressmen who want to have their wives and keep their mistresses. #harapan”
• GangBadoy: “May nahihiwalay talaga. Pag malabo ang terms, MAS kawawa ang anak. Lilinawin ng divorce terms and arrangement of responsibilities. Klaro.”
• Duffymarkc: “#harapan, #ibasura, #ipasa. Ang kailangan ay ayusin muna ang pagkatao ng isang tao para maibsan na ang hindi magagandang gawin ng tao.”
• Vinnicents: “Humans are just humans. Who they think is the ‘one’ may not be anymore 10 years into married life. #ipasa”
• 1stladyace: “Legalizing something that should have not been from the beginning won’t do us any good. NO TO #DivorceBill #ibasura dami ng batas to enforce, ibasura divorce bill hindi na kailangan yan, pag dating ng araw if mapasa yan pagsisisihan yan & magigigng rason yan ng mabilis na paghihiwalayan”
• Ikuwaderno: “Keeping a family together when there is a poisoned or totally broken down marriage does not protect the family at all. #ipasa #divorce”

Anulment is possible though:

• Muwu: “There were 8,282 annulment cases in 2010. And countless others that don't get annulled anymore and just separate. This is already happening”
• Tingjing08: “@ml895 I do I live in the Philippines, we don't have divorce but we have annulment which totally different”

Philippines only country aside from Vatican that does not legalize divorce:

• Loyalsubject: “@ml895 Hmmn I actually don't want divorce to be legal here in the Philippines...”
• Jexplore: “Posted a link in FB abt Philippines being left as d only country not legalizing divorce. Girls r commenting & shouting one thing - FREEDOM!”
• Barnabychurch: “The Philippines is now the only nation without divorce. It's time, c'mon honorable Congressmen and Senators!”
• Loidita: “divorce in the Philippines would be useless if the ex husband could not afford to pay the alimony”

Thoughts on Divorce:

• Muwu: “@sisanipepe I don't see why divorce is evil and will destroy the family while annulment is totally okay. They achieve the exact same thing.”
• Headlessgal: “@flipcritic: Why no #Divorce in #Philippines? Because it's another money maker 4 Catholic Church.” Religion=controlling the masses!”

Some Don’t Believe in Divorce:

• Blinkingbadge: “I'm supporting the Philippines as the only country not legalizing divorce. I believe in the sanctity of marriage. Malta said YES, PHL NEVER.”
• Jettorias: “i don't think divorce should be legalized in the Philippines..”

The Future of Divorce

• Davisi: “I predict that in the next 15 years, the Philippines will be the only country in the world that still bans divorce, condoms & gay marriage.”
• Muwu: “@flipcritic @momblogger superficially moral. In reality, the core is just as rotten as anywhere else in the world”

These are just few of different opinions of thousands of people in the country. 


Reference: Divorce in the Philippines