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The Proposed Divorce Bill of the Philippines

May 30, 2011 by 19 Comments

The proposed Divorce Bill of the Philippines is a bill introduced by Gabriela Women’s Party representatives Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan and Emerenciana de Jesus.

It proposes five grounds for the filing of a petition for divorce, which include psychological incapacity, causing one’s failure to comply with essential marital obligations and irreconcilable differences causing the irreparable breakdown of the marriage. Only couples who have been separated for five years and those already legally separated for two years are the only ones who may apply for divorce. Malta is set to legalize divorce, which makes the Philippines the only country in the world that bans divorce.

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  • mike

    this is getting weirder and weirder

  • Kurdapya

    Meron pa bukod sa Pilipinas – ang Vatican City.

  • YES to DIVORCE LAW

    Vatican City is a country IN NAME only.

    Look at the Address:

    Vatican City, Rome, Italy

    Until recently, it pays taxes to Italy.
    European Union said that Vatican City tax exemption is illegal.

  • http://divore micca

    nako tama yan if the married not work out.. kailangan na maghiway hiway… buti naman yan mayron narin divorce sa phil , ppero ang tanong ? ilang years naman processing nya… din mag kano ang babayad …

  • awaiting moderation always

    pag ganyan mag didivorce na rin lang.. it should be that,, no one is supporting no one.. unfair naman yan sa part ng boys to support someone who they dont love and lived with anymore.. if you want divorce then file.. hatiin anf properties kung meron in a fair manner then go on with their own life as if nothing happen. the thing is that the father will always support their children until age 21 which is the age that is mature enough base on our law.. wherein when u marry at age 21 you need not to have the consent of ur parents as i knew.. this is the start of the degradation of filipino family.. makita mo na dito mga anak walang ng respect sa family… broken family kasi they have this chance na to have a divorce without a cause or just they dont like each others company anymore like in US.. ex. britney spears one day married life to his dancer one day husband..

  • masong

    @kurdapya: the citizens of vatican city are the cardinals, bishops, priests and the POPE….

  • EMPI

    dapat renewable na lang ang marriage contract eh! para wala ng divorbce divorce!

  • qwerty 123

    @ masong
    @empi

    hahahahahahahhaha…tama

  • HAB

    dapat kasi ang marriage contract may expiry date na lang kaparis ng mga employment contract; kapag gusto pang i-renew, go ahead; kung ayaw na eh di maghiwalay.

  • ariane

    Pro ako sa divorce…. !!! as you can see now a days there are lots of broken familys in the philippines.. bakit pa ipag pipilitan ang isang relasyon kung hindi na pala ito mag wowork out…

  • bamboogirl

    Kinasal ako ng maaga dahil nabuntis ng maaga. Both kmi ng husband ko mga bata p at wlang alam ano tlga ang marriage. At nkatali nlng kmi 4ever. Lagi kmi ng aaway, dami n painful words, even physical abuse. Ilang beses n nya akong hiniwalayan at ng hold on p rin ako dahil marami kming anak at kahit mghiwalay kmi ay kasal p rin kmi s batas. Ilang beses n nya sinabi di n nya ako mahal. Tuloy p rin pgka bbaero nya, sugal, etc…though malaki ang sweldo nya at ng susuport xa s amin, eh di ibig sabihin, kontrolado nya lahat & me right xa n pglaruan ang damdamin ko. Ginagawa nya akong katulong. Pareho nmn kmi me work & malaki p ang sweldo ko s kanya. Meron din syang savings s bank n hindi ko alam. Malaki ang savings nya pero hindi ko alam saan napunta. 17 yrs n kming kasal. Napaka sakit, pagod n ako at wla p rin ako magawa. Etong divorce s phil ay mgbibigay s akin ng pag asa, kalayaan. May choice tayong mabuhay ng normal. Useless p rin kng hiwalayan ko husbnd ko kc mahal nmn ang anulmnt. Kahit saan kmi mgpunta ay mg asawa p rin kmi s papel. Sana bilisan n nila ang approval ng divorce. Maraming mga babaeng kawawa s pinas

  • ca.blink

    ok lang siguro ang divorce if u have a reason why u want to divorce hindi namn unfair un sa lalaki o sa babae ang mas naapektuhan kci ay ang mga bata khit na both parents ay sinusupitahn ang bata iba parin ang kalalabasan kaya ang ibang mga bata wierd ,at kht bata pa sobra na ang depresion,at saka ito rin ang dhln bkit nagrrebelde ang isang anak sa magulang.

  • requiem

    i am pro divorce.. 5 yrs n kaming hiwalay ng asawa ko.. we married early at the age of 20. got one daughter. but our relationship didnt worked out. may ibang babae cy at umabot n s point n binugbog n ny ako.. ngaun kasama ny p rin ung babae ny.. nasa akin ang anak nmin pero since the day n naghiwalay kmi, ni singkong duling di cy nagbibigay ng sustento..
    divorce will set us free.. although hndi n tlga kmi nagsasama, sa batas kasal p rin kmi at khit san man ako pumunta, asawa ko p rin cy..
    may legal separation tau at annulment, bkit nila tinutulutan ang divorce.. sabi ni sen.sotto, aabusuhin daw ng mga tao ang divorce kpg inaprubahan ito.. pano nmn mangyayari un, kung may mga grounds din nmn bago makapagfile nito gaya ng annulment.
    Annulment will cost u up to 150k and processing for almost 2yrs. Divorce is less expensive and will only take less than a year.
    sinsabi nila na ang divorce dw ay sisira sa pamilya.. pero pano nmn mangyayari un,. kya k nga magfifile ng divorce kc sira n ung pamilya mo.. there’s no point holding a relationship when there is no love and respect. we filipino are well known for having a good family ties. but cant they see it na not all marriage are successful..
    they are against divorce cause they want the family to be together,, but the thing is, we are trying to project a very happy family where in fact that family is broken. hndi ba mas lalo lang nting binababa ang moralidad s ating lipunan,, magkasama nga ang pamilya pero gulo dito, away duon.. kasal kau pero iba nmn ang mga kasama sa buhay.
    kung successful ang marriage, then dont file a divorce, like i said ito ay para s mga taong kelangn ng lumaya.. bkit hndi nila maintindihan un..

  • hani

    im pro divorce kc i marry a man who is a leader of a cult and maniac,we had 3 kids…iwant to be free..were separated for almost 11 years ..

  • xin

    ..pro divorce ako..too young pa po ako para maki-sali sa argument pero tama po na ma-approve itong bill ..

    think na lang po..

    kahit po my DIVORCE ..kung maganda naman nyong mag-asawa,,walang masisirang pamilya..

    give chance sa mga pamilya o mag-asawang nid ang divorce..

    peace,,just my opinion..

  • xin

    i mean po SAMAHAN ng mag-asawa,,

    kulang po..encia

  • marive

    tama ang sinasabi nila. pro divorce rin ako.

  • JOHN

    ako ay isang seaman, at pro divorce ako, di nmn lahat ng kaso ng pag divorce is kasalanan ng lalaki, ei pano nmn kami na mga niloko ng mga asawa namin, dati sinasabi ng karamihan seamanloloko daw kami, mali kasi yun, madami n akong nakasama na niloko sila ng asawa nila, buti nalang wla kami anak, di pa nga nagtagal ang pagsasama namin ng asawa ko ei, im only 25 right now, i got married in the age of 21, 1 week after ng kasal namin, umalis din ako kasi training ko yun as engineer, i have 1 year contract, nkapagsama n kami for 1 year n hindi nmn kasal, then suddenly ng umuwi ako nalaman ko na lang na may ibang lalaki ang asawa ko, sa una hindi ako naniwla, siguro naman di manhid ang iba dyan during intercourse nmin wala na syang init alam naman ninyo ang ibig kong sabihin, then after 3 months past umalis nalng sya sa akin ng wlang paalam,,,, sana nga maipatupad na ang divorece bill na yan,,, ang hirap kasi lalo n pagbili ng property, or anything na gusto mong bilhin as investment,,,, kaya go sa divorce,,, look at the reality,,,,!!!!!!!

  • mitci

    i just hope n m implement at m isabatas n ang DIVORCE BILL s pilipnas,,,
    i just hope n maging malawak ang pag iisip ng bawat pilipino,
    wag po sanatayu mging mk sarili,,kung maayus po pagsasama ninyu
    mag asawa at me pgmmhalan kyu npk blessed nyu,,panu nmn po yun
    magasawa n wl n pag asa n maayus p,,n khit and PANGINOON
    ay sasang ayon s paghihiwalay ng magasaawa,,hinde madamot ang PANGINOON,
    hinde nya hahayaan magsuffer ang isang tao dahil s gnun sitwasyun
    kung ayaw nyu po ng divorce,,d wag po kyu mgp divovorce
    ito po pr lamang po s mga mag asawa walang pag asa n maayus p ang knilang pagsasama
    hinde po lht ng pgppksal ay successful,,,kaya sana po
    BIGYAN PO NATIN NG PAGKKATAON MGING MALIGAYA
    ANG ISANG LALAKI OR BABAE

    ISULONG ANG DIVORCE BILL S PILIPINAS