Does Philippines need a divorce law?

Hello king, we already have this adultery affairs despite of divorce not being allowed in this country. if they turn this into bill such affairs will increased causing more problems to marriage. I hope the government/NGO's/Civil Societies would start intervening in teens relationship affairs. meaning, if the church gets to have a counsel for people who are supposed to get married in the church, why can't groups create a counseling group for relationships specially those who are only live-ins. even for teen or young adult relationship, there should be consultation if there's a problem. marriage, it's all about to escape when something sour comes along.

i won't agree to the divorce bill, if this will be even legalized i'll be the first one to protest! Philippines has this image of catholic country then they'll legalized this?? Isn't that damaging the image of the Philippines? Besides, marriage is a lifetime commitment this shouldn't be taken lightly and marriage is sacred between husband and wife therefore divorce is not an option.

In my opinion? No, we do not need a divorce law. Why? Marriage is a union of two individuals who take each other as husband and wife. I have to qualify though that I refer to absolute divorce. Partial divorce or Annulment is applicable here in the Philippines. If absolute divorce will be applied here, a negative notion will be instilled in our mind that a marriage will be like an ordinary contract. The essence of the vows will likewise become useless. Divorce law will open the perception that we can marry any time we want and separate when it is over. Of course, if we speak of domestic violence, legal separation is applied. Then, why do you still need to be divorced if your purpose is to stop the violence, right? Divorce law opens remarriage, who wants to be called divorced? I do not want to be called as such because it does not compare you to a gf-bf relationship when they call it quits then find another. Marriages should not be like that. With regard to polygamy, there is a criminal offense for that. If you want to file an action against your husband or wife for adultery or concubinage then go for it. We have to consider that aside from the grounds, there are factors why an annulment is denied. We should see on that. Therefore, we do not need an absolute divorce here.

Of course the Philippines has been waiting for it for a long time already. Annulment is a bit costly and only the rich people can afford. Divorced is something that is attainable by the people and it should have been approved long time already. There are marriages that is only good at the start but eventually things turn bad in the end. So why stay in a marriage that will never be whole again. That could only bring more pain and suffering to both partners. So it's better to divorced and make a new start once and for all. It's the way thing life work.

hi king4aday, Philippines is known to be having a strong family values and that Philippines is adored by other country for being so firm when it comes to having strong foundation for marriage. so for me i will not agree to have a divorce in the Philippines because i know for sure it will cause more damage to our reputation....besides it is not the answer for domestic violence.. they should also consider the effect/damage cause of the divorce to the children and other member of the family.. they should think about the general effect of the bill before they pass it.

but atleast its a persons discretion to stay in marriage or not so im in favor of legalizing divorce.....

where do i vote... i'll vote yes for this one!!! hahaha! seriously, i think we should consider making this into a law. too many marriages not working simply because its not working. some say it is the easy way out but i say who would go the hard route on anything? crazy! i'm all for legalizing divorce here in the philippines! cheers!!!

I'm in favor of it because i always believe in second chances. As they say the only permanent thing in this world is change and a people who chose to enter marriage are not exempted from this. There are pros and cons but as what Gabriela said this will benefit people suffering from domestic violence. This would mean that couple's can find their happiness somewhere else and not break any law. Another thing that i can think of is the word alimony which means that those who are divorced are free to marry again but they are not free from the responsibilities from their previous marriages. if a man wants to have as many wives as he can then let him be it's his life after all but he should not forget that he will need to provide for all his ex wives.

Yes, the Philippines needs to allow absolute divorce. First of all, it's unrealistic to say that divorce is not happening in the Philippines. There have been men and women who left their spouses already. For all intents and purposes, the spouses are already divorced. It is only the state that still recognizes the piece of paper it issued at the beginning of the marriage and at the same time, it refuses to recognize reality. Trying to make divorce a religious issue is what's complicating the entire debate. Of course, even this is a red herring because interestingly, few are aware that Roman Catholic law allows divorce. It seems while the legal minds of the Philippine state are aware of this (i.e., we discuss this in law school), nobody seems willing to pass a law.

Why do people get married if they want to divorce. Well i do understand if there are strong reasons which cannot be solved. But every couple needs to go through counselling beofe and after marriage and also if they are seeking divorce. the divorce cases are increasing day by day.

Hello...just saw the news about the divorce bill. And i must say, the Gabriela partylist aims it for the abused women and so its for a positive cause. But ,i think, if the divorce bill should be approved then there would be many who would make it as an excuse or as an escape if they wanted to go back to their fun single lives. Also, in my opinion,marriage is a sacrament and so it should respected and not taken for granted.

Disregarding my religious belief, that what God had binded no man can separate, I am in favor of reviving Divorce law here in the Philippines. I got only one life and I don't want to make it miserable just because I married the wrong man.

Is domestic violence not enough of a reason for annulment? For gosh' sakes, it should be! Personally, I wouldn't want divorce to be introduced to Philippine society, what with the people's abusive tendencies. They are sure to exploit it. Some idiotic girl who idolizes Britney Spears might get married today and file a divorce tomorrow just because she thinks it's kinda cool. (Not all Filipinas are as stupid as that btw. And I'm not saying that there actually is such a girl.) But what if situations like that happen because of this idea? Our country has a lot of problems already. People should understand that marriage is a very serious thing to get into. And that it's not as easy to escape from. They should feel that seriousness with the law. What they should be doing is increasing the number of educated people. Nothing beats helping people make good decisions.