A committee in the House of Representatives approved in principle eight bills on divorce, which are subject for consolidation. | FArgosinoINQ
In his speech, Lagman told the committee that the Philippines remains the only country that has not yet legalized absolute divorce, which he said would benefit couples in “inordinately toxic and irreparably dysfunctional marriages.”
He also cited studies from progressive countries that show how children from divorced parents “are more resilient, more loving, and independent as they are liberated from daily exposure to the bickering of their parents.” Likewise, Cecil Jueco, of the group Divorce for the Philippines Now, said that divorce must be accessible to all couples, especially for victims of abuse and abandonment.
“If church leaders insist on having just an annulment, nullity, and legal separation for their followers, then let them use the church annulment only and allow other religions to have a divorce law,” said Jueco. “The government should leave the moralizing to the church and objectively address the reality of marriages breaking up of countless Filipinos having families outside of marriages and all the social issues related to the phenomenon,” she added.
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