Divorce in the Philippines?...
@princess_1989 (39)
Philippines
June 28, 2011 2:08am CST
Recently, the Philippine legislature suggest having a bill to legalize divorce which becomes a commotion to the people, especially the Catholic leaders. in my opinion, i think that it would be better to have a Divorce Bill in the Philippines because their are alot of women who are battered and molested by their husbands or unsuccessful relationships and not all can afford to pay a lawyer to separate the parties. So, some are separated without the legal action and today, it would be practical. The most important thing is that you must be sure and ready when you are planning to get married and you LOVE one another in richness or by poorer..
3 responses
@SHAMRACK (8576)
• India
28 Jun 11
Dear friend,
The situation here in India is different, where divorce is increasing tremendously. The women in cities and town misuse this law and those in villages and remote areas do need this law. But now the trend is that most women here use this law to get a big amount from their husband and those women those are really harassed are denied. 
@princess_1989 (39)
• Philippines
28 Jun 11
hi friend,
thanks for giving us an a idea of having a divorce bill here in the Philippines because still, its very controversial and for us, we maybe think only in one aspect. and not realizing the pros and cons of having that bill. really makes me think again! haha
@hexebella (1136)
• Philippines
2 Jul 11
Put yourself in this scenario....you are married to the person you love so much and he is also in love with you that much...but suddenly things didn't work out the way it was expected and he told you that it's all over....he left you without knowing any valid reason at all...he just told you that the problem is with him and not with you....and you have never seen him anymore in your life...year after year after year...what would you do? stay married to him in the papers and have no idea of his whereabouts whatsoever....how would you handle this??? this is not a fairy tale, this is a reality....
Another scenario... you are a husband and a father of four kids working abroad to give your family a good life...due to your absence your wife had an illicit affair...you heard about it, you came home without her knowing...you caught them in the act....your wife asked for forgiveness and you forgave....you left again the country and you heard the news that your wife has another illicit affair with another man....you came home, confronted your wife and she admitted and asked for forgiveness...you forgave for the second time for the sake of the children....you left again and the third time your wife has another illicit affair....and this time your wife did not ask for forgiveness but instead she told you that it's over and she is going to live with another man....you almost lost your sanity....until you recovered....would you stay married to your infidel wife and let her have 50% of the properties and other assets that you will acquire while she is living happily with another man? will you deprive yourself of the chance to be in love and be happy again?
@mensab (4200)
• Philippines
28 Jun 11
i think we need a meaningful debate on this issue. what is the basis of having this bill in congress? i know that there are cases of unhappy marriage and irreparable relationships. well there are remedies for that. one, couples can file legal separation, but they can not get married again. two, they can file for annulment if they want to get married again. the divorce bill is a remedy for a failed relationship, and not a ticket to happiness. i am not in favor of the bill. in my mind, we have existing remedies for the problems.
