Is it high time now for the Philippines to legalized the divorce law?

The question needs to be qualified. This so because, there are two kinds of divorce: one is relative and the other is absolute. What we have here is relative divorce otherwise known as legal separation but what we don't have here is absolute divorce, the one that is being enforced in the U.S. But i prefer the latter than the former for a simple reason that it's hard to stick into a relationship which is no longer working; and you know for a fact that you'll only have a sad ending. We are only given one chance to live on this planet so let's not make our life miserable. So why prolong the agony!

First, divorce has no footing under our laws, ergo, not subject to being legalized. Second, marriage is an inviolable social institution, therefore it is protected by our fundamental law, hence, not subject to being legalized. Third, considering ours is a catholic dominated country, many would oppose (except of course those philandering politicians, hehe)

I cannot see why the Philippines hasn't made divorce legal by now? There are so many people in bad relationships, and thanks to not being able to get a divorce, they are stuck in those bad marriages. I am so glad that I live in a country where divorce is legal and pretty much the norm.

I have started similar topic about this. My answer is no. It should not be legalized now, to ever. I agree with your point of view here. Divorce is aver destructive weapon against a family. And the family is the most basic unit of our society, hence this is a destructive weapon against a society. Besides, had our law makers forgotten already one important part of our constitution? I meant the very first part.. the Preamble. In the first sentence it says, "We, the Filipino people, imploring the AID OF ALMIGHTY GOD,..." Is divorce aligned to this part? I think not. I pray that our law makers will be enlightened kill this law before it kills our society.

I agree with the comments of mindreader. There is nothing to legalize. The Philippines do not accept divorce. There is no such thing as an "illegal divorce". The more appropriate would be "to have a law that will allow divorce" in the country. Also, the government recognizing the family as the basic institution of our society will always be there toinsure the sanctity of marriage. I have a friend whose annulment case has been denied by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG). The reason: OSG wanted to save the marriage. The case is no=still under appeal. Lastly, the Catholic church is against divorce and the Philippines being a predominantly Catholic country will not tolerate this. Personally, I am not for divorce in the philippines.

If divorce will be legalized then some people will not take marriage seriously because if they are not contented with their husband or wife then they can just file for divorce. The sanctity of marriage will be broken, the oath of both couple before God is not that important anymore. Yes! in the eyes of the people the man and woman who filed a divorced are not married anymore and both can marry again if they like. But in the eyes of God, they are still married. Maybe, being a Catholic country the Philippines is not yet ready for divorce. Maybe for the abused wife, she can just file legal separation for the mean time.We should always remember that marriage is a serious decision, we should choose our partner well before entering it.

yes. i strongly believe that it is opportune for our filipino government to legalize this policy coz it seems everyone is not able to keep their marriage forever. filipinos are just one of the beings in this world who deserve to experience divorce if they really are IN NEED of it! we all live in a modern era and it's just about time for filipinos to stretch their understanding about these matters.