Giving space to the divorce bill
LAST Wednesday, the House of Representatives approved on second reading a bill on absolute divorce in the country. The intrepid representative from Albay, Edcel Lagman, is the author of the bill.House Bill 9349, or the proposed Absolute Divorce Act, passed through voice voting.
There is a need for the divorce law because data shows that almost 1 in 5 married women in the Philippines have suffered from physical abuse from their husbands. Moreover, more than a third of separated women have been abused. Separation of bed and board also did not prevent their husbands from inflicting further harm on them.In an interview, Congressman Lagman said: 'I am very optimistic, and I think we will be able to have this law enacted before the end of the 19th Congress.
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