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The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on final reading the proposed measure on absolute divorce.A total of 126 lawmakers voted in favor of House Bill No. 9349, while 109 voted against it and 20 abstained. To be known as the “Absolute Divorce Act,” the proposed measure seeks to reinstitute divorce as an alternative mode for dissolution of broken or dysfunctional marriages.
9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and and Their Children Act of 2004 The bill also recognizes the validity of foreign divorce decree secured by either the foreigner or Filipino spouse provided it is authenticated by the Philippine Consul in or to the foreign country where it was secured. It also recognizes the dissolution of marriage by the proper matrimonial tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church or any other recognized religious sectors.
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