Proposed measure to legalize divorce in the country is not meant to destroy marriage but to protect victims of broken relationships who are already bound by the law, Senator Robin Padilla said.
In a Facebook live aired Sunday, the neophyte senator made the explanation as he pushes for the passage of one of his pet bills, the divorce bill.
The lawmaker said the bill would give people in broken marriages a second chance as some had no choice but to continue with their relationships with the spouses even though it is no longer working for the both of them. "Kawawa ang babae pag dalawang mag-asawa naghiwalay napakasakit ng sinasapit ng kababaihan. Sa kultura natin… ang lalaki ang na in love sa iba ang tingin ng kapwa lalaki, galing ng lalaking ito. Pag babae nagkaroon ng boyfriend naku tsismisan 'yan, kawawa ang babae... Unfair eh," he said.
Except when circumstance is present under Article 56 of the Family Code of the Philippines when any of the grounds for legal separation under Article 55 of the said Code are present; Padilla's bill also provides for the conversion of the divorce petition to petition for the dissolution of marriage.
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