Congressman files Bill to make divorce impossible in the PH

**Altis6453** · July 4th, 2013 11:08 AM

Hay, saan ba napupulot ang mga congressman na ito?

From Interaksyon.com

MANILA, Philippines -- A bill designed to make the passage of a divorce law in the country impossible has been filed in the House of Representatives.

House Bill No. 37, or “"An act providing for the protection of marriage as an inviolable social institution and the family as the foundation of the nation and for other purposes," filed by Marikina Representative Marcelino Teodoro "ensures that absolute divorce remains unacceptable in (the) Philippine legal system, and maintains that legal separation can be availed of by spouses in troubled marriage, as provided under the Family Code, so they live independently of each other but without the right to remarry other persons."

The measure would also make a divorce obtained abroad by a Filipino citizen invalid in the Philippines.

Teodoro said the bill seeks to strengthen the family as the nation's foundation by making sure the bond of marriage remains intact "unless on grounds prescribed by existing law on the matter."

"There are initiatives from some groups as well as legislative proposals that support the introduction of divorce in the Philippines ... It still undermines the value of marriage by encouraging couples to put an end to their relationship instead of allowing them to reconcile immediately or fix the same over time," he said in his explanatory note.

However, party-list Representative Luz Ilagan of Gabriela vowed to counter Toedoro’s measure when they re-file the divorce bill.

"My take is how can one file an anti (-divorce bill) to a non-existent law? But Gabriela women's party will definitely re-file the divorce bill. We intend to time it with our anti-violence against women campaign," she said.

Ilagan said she will file the same bill they filed in the 15th Congress despite its unpopularity among some lawmakers.
"Essentially, there are no major changes. We will not even change the nomenclature to something more acceptable to the oppositors. Divorce is divorce. Let's call a spade a spade. Its chances of being passed will depend on many factors which will come out in the course of the deliberations," she said.

The divorce bill filed by Gabriela in the last Congress sought to allow couples “in irreparable marriages another legal remedy that they can resort to in addition to the country’s existing laws on legal separation and annulment.”

Ilagan said a divorce law could help put an end to the domestic violence that plagues many Filipino homes.

The Philippines is the only country in the world (with the exclusion of the Vatican) that has still not legalized divorce.

The bill filed by Gabriela proposed five grounds for the filing of a petition for divorce:
1.Petitioner has been separated de facto (in fact) from his or her spouse for at least five years at the time of the filing of the petition and reconciliation is highly improbable
2.Petitioner has been legally separated from his or her spouse for at least two years at the time of the filing of the petition and reconciliation is highly improbable
3.When the spouses suffer from irreconcilable differences that have caused the irreparable breakdown of the marriage
4.When one or both spouses are psychologically incapacitated to comply with the essential marital obligations
5.Any of the grounds for legal separation that has caused the irreparable breakdown of the marriage

**falken** · July 4th, 2013 11:13 AM

Mga taga Marikina, Bakit binoto niyo ang mokong na to?

**cardict** · July 4th, 2013 11:27 AM

A good candidate for priesthood

**kinyo** · July 4th, 2013 11:48 AM

sagrado katoliko? o sugo ni damaso?

**Altis6453** · July 4th, 2013 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by cardict

A good candidate for priesthood

More like a good candidate for sisterhood.

**normanenoza** · July 4th, 2013 01:37 PM

in a perfect world, this is good. but not with human nature.

**andywesteast** · July 4th, 2013 04:09 PM

Countries with Divorce:

1/ Italy - where catholicism started.
2. Spain - where our catholicism came from.

Trying hard catholics talaga mga pinoy. Puro corrupt naman.

**Altis6453** · July 4th, 2013 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by andywesteast

Countries with Divorce:

1/ Italy - where catholicism started.
2. Spain - where our catholicism came from.

Trying hard catholics talaga mga pinoy. Puro corrupt naman.

We can start with the Bishops who asked the past President for high-end SUVs and 4x4 vehicles and then turn a blind eye towards corruption which she and her husband are part of.