Divorce in the Philippines - are you in favor or not?

[Monseratto]

i don't believe in divorce.. but i believe that it should be an option for people who don't share in my beliefs.

Iyan ang gusto marinig galing sa CBCP...!

[Ry_Tower]

Iyan ang gusto marinig galing sa CBCP...!

Hindi magyayari yan. Because accpetance of divorce means ther is no more sanctity in marriage. Yan hindi matatanggap ng CBCP. Till Legal Separation lang.

[Stoner]

Another high profile couple bites the dust, filing for annulment after 12 YEARS and having 2 CHILDREN.

We know all that the pyschological incapacity is pure BS. This is a divorce in all but name, yet the CBCP, staunchest against such a concept, again is eerily staying quiet.

Anything and everything under the sun, you'll hear about this bishop urging for this, calling for that...

Now, when it actually concerns matters they're strongly involved in... nothing. Their silence is almost deafening.

I'm not saying that we should immediately legalize divorce without thinking about its social repercussions. But there is definitely something wrong when powerful people are easily able to go through an effective divorce while the rest simply have to grit their teeth and bear with everything.

[Ry_Tower]

^ sino ba yan sir tinutukoy mo?

[Monseratto]

^^Koko Pimentel joins a growing bunch of young seperated politicians...

Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday revealed that he and his wife for 12 years have separated.

“I confirm my separation from my wife of close to 12 years, Jewel May Lobaton. We have been living separately since November 2011,” Pimentel said in a statement.

Lobaton is a former Binibining Pilipinas titleholder who represented the country in the Miss Universe pageant in 1998.

“This may well be the most difficult public pronouncement I will ever be making in my entire life. And painful too, as every separation involves a certain degree of pain,” the senator said.

He added that he tried to resolve their differences for the sake of their two children but to no avail.

“Now that we have separated, my main concern is the welfare of the boys.

Hence, I am asking for prayers from my supporters and the understanding of our people whom I serve. I want to assure them that this situation will not affect the discharge of my duties as a senator,” Pimentel said.

Last month, Senator Francis Escudero revealed he and wife Tintin have called it quits.

[wowiesy]

^^Koko Pimentel joins a growing bunch of young seperated politicians...

di ko ma gets paanong naging news worthy tong storya na to... in aid of re election?

model ba yung wife nya dati?

[vinj]

^Time to trade up for a newer model?

[timrev]

di ako pabor sa divorce bill na yan...dadami lang ang broken family sa pinas... madami naman batas jan na pagtuuunan nila ng pansin hindi yan...pagkakagastusan lang goverment yan...

[foresterx]

i'm in favor of divorce but there should be a minimum years of being together before being allowed to divorce. some times kasi it's a lot better to just break up than stay together, lalo na kung ang mag asawa away ng away lalo na sa harap ng mga anak nila ka wawa ang mga bata kaya i'm in favor. okaya mga mapang abusong asawa na kinakawawa ang kanilang mga asawa.

[falken]

di ako pabor sa divorce bill na yan...dadami lang ang broken family sa pinas... madami naman batas jan na pagtuuunan nila ng pansin hindi yan...pagkakagastusan lang goverment yan...

This is the B.S. the Church wants you to believe.

[niky]

di ako pabor sa divorce bill na yan...dadami lang ang broken family sa pinas... madami naman batas jan na pagtuuunan nila ng pansin hindi yan...pagkakagastusan lang goverment yan...

Bull.

Do you know how many broken families there are in the Philippines already? Divorce merely formalizes that which is already a reality. Even better. In a divorce (as opposed to an annulment), the wronged party can sue the other for damages or support. Father leaves his family to start another? Child support and property are divided up in the divorce.

The way it is, men (and sometimes women) just up and leave and do whatever the hell they want. The spouse is nearly powerless to stop them.

Annulment? Ever tried it? Takes forever, and takes a s***load of money. Even worse, the one who has to file for annulment after being left behind is left to foot the bill.

[ghosthunter]

Annulment? Ever tried it? Takes forever, and takes a s***load of money. Even worse, the one who has to file for annulment after being left behind is left to foot the bill.

At last re-conning, annulment takes at least two years and around P300,000 in fees. This does not include the amount for "miscellaneous" fees that you will be needing which is at least the same amount you'll be spending in legal fees.

[ghosthunter]

di ako pabor sa divorce bill na yan...dadami lang ang broken family sa pinas... madami naman batas jan na pagtuuunan nila ng pansin hindi yan...pagkakagastusan lang goverment yan...

With or without a divorce law, broken families will be broken families. If the husband and wife cannot anymore get along with each other or trust each other, the marriage is finished. No matter of counselling or whatever activity will change that.

If we have a divorce law, the benefit is that both parties can get to continue with their lives instead of living in a pretend family.

[Monseratto]

Pati si Pia seperated pala...

High time to discuss divorce bill, says Pia Cayetano | Inquirer News

High time to discuss divorce bill, says Pia Cayetano
By Maila Ager
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines—Senator Pia Cayetano believes it is now high time for Congress to start discussions on the controversial divorce bill following public disclosure of two of her colleagues that they had ended their marriage.

Senator Aquilino “Koko”Pimentel III announced Tuesday night that he and wife of 12 years, Jewel, had been separated since November 2011 while Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero admitted in various media interviews that he and his wife, Christine, had parted ways.

“I really think it’s high time for the divorce bill,” Cayetano, head of the Senate committee on youth, women, and family relations, said over ABS-CBN News Channel when asked if there is now a need to pursue discussion on the proposed divorce bill.

“I’ll tell you why. I’ve talked to lawyers and psychologists and psychiatrists and it’s so traumatic to go through annulment because under our Philippine laws, you have to blame someone, you have to say you’re incapacitated, you’re saying that this marriage never existed, which is not true,” she said.

“Ask anyone, I’m sure at some point in time whether it’s one year or 10 years or 20 years, they loved each other, so why can’t you call it what it is? We loved each other, something went wrong, it’s done. Why will you say it never existed?”

Cayetano herself has been separated for the past eight years and is now in the process of annulment. She described the process of annulment as “terrible.”

“It’s terrible. It’s not true, it’s not humane,” she said. ”So for me, it’s high time. Let’s bring it to the level where it should be and call it a divorce and deal it that way.”

“But people are so sensitive. Si Lady Gaga nga lang e,” Cayetano added, referring to strong objection by some sectors against the controversial pop singer.

[robot.sonic]

kulang na naman ata ang mga batang sakristan. wala na namang mapagkaabalahan ang mga pari.

kaya lahat ng issues pinapakialaman.

[Monseratto]

As Pia has mentioned yung mahirap sa anulment is you have to prove that there was no relation in the first place. Eh if there was a relationship but it soured along the way...

“I’ll tell you why. I’ve talked to lawyers and psychologists and psychiatrists and it’s so traumatic to go through annulment because under our Philippine laws, you have to blame someone, you have to say you’re incapacitated, you’re saying that this marriage never existed, which is not true,” she said.

“Ask anyone, I’m sure at some point in time whether it’s one year or 10 years or 20 years, they loved each other, so why can’t you call it what it is? We loved each other, something went wrong, it’s done. Why will you say it never existed?”

[111prez]

madaming separado o separado in reality sa senado

yung iba dalawang pamilya

even enrile was separated from his wife when news of his tryst with his female assistant/aide hit the news some years back

[chrismarte]

dating beauty queen asawa ni koko... baka na korokok kaya naghiwalay...hehehe

[timrev]

meron nga annulment parang divorce narin yun hayaan nyo magdusa yun mga gusto makipaghiwalay jan...yun ang ginusto nila e..ang divorce ay pinadaling annulment...well opinion ko ho iyon ayaw ko ng divorce bill. kaya yun mga magpapakasal jan magisip na muna...

[ghosthunter]

meron nga annulment parang divorce narin yun hayaan nyo magdusa yun mga gusto makipaghiwalay jan...yun ang ginusto nila e..ang divorce ay pinadaling annulment...well opinion ko ho iyon ayaw ko ng divorce bill. kaya yun mga magpapakasal jan magisip na muna...

So what happens to the victim of the marriage? In my case, I caught my ex-wife cheating on me. So do I spend the rest of my life married to a woman I do not anymore consider my wife? Someone that I cannot trust yet I am legally bound to?

The days I spent with my ex-wife trying to fix a broken marriage were the most traumatic ones I have in recent memory. You end up at your wits end thinking and thinking of how do "we" get over this yet you know you cannot anymore trust her. Without trust, everything else crumbles. Before letting our parents know, we pretended everything was fine when we had family gatherings. So FAKE! We had to lie to our families about us on a weekly basis. That is not what I wanted in a married life!

I would rather have to freedom to choose to start over and find the right woman to be my wife and care for each other.