Should Divorce be legalized in the Philippines, womens party things so, but not President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, NO, NO, NO he says in 2010. It is always good to have Church and State to separate, and not interfere in each others matters.
August 13, 2010
It seems the divorce bill is again alive in Congress (House Bill 1799; explanatory note and full text). Controversial issue, equally supported and opposed by a multitude. Yet it’s going nowhere. I don’t think we’ll see a divorce law in our lifetime.
Update: P-Noy says no-no to divorce
A few days after this post was published, President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III was quoted as saying that “divorce is a no-no” (stories from GMA and MB), although he notes that couples who are separated should be allowed to remarry at some point.
The Pinoy blogosphere went ablaze over the announcement. The LivingRice notes that marriage is a sacrament that should not be broken. JRocas noted that it’s “time to move forward into the modern era and away from medieval times.” Jappysworld observed that the Philippines is the one of the only two countries without a divorce law (the other is Malta). Maria of AllebaPolitics asserts that the “biggest arguments against divorce are the consequent illegitimacy of the children and the high price (both financially and emotionally) of annullment.”
Let’s re-open the Divorce Poll
We had an informal poll, which ran from 4-27 November 2007, asking if readers were in favor of divorce. There was a total of 68 votes. According to 14 votes (21%), divorce should not be allowed in the Philippines. On the other hand, 54 votes (79%) says that divorce should be allowed in the Philippines. Another poll was opened since 30 September 2009. As of this writing, 19 September 2010, a whopping 77% (379 votes) favors divorce. Here’s the poll:
Allowing absolute divorce in the Philippines
As early as 2006, we were calling for arguments on divorce (see Divorce – a call for arguments). A comment by djan notes that it is high time that the Philippine government look unto the possibility of enacting a law on divorce, “Philippine Style”.
We also have a previous post detailing the arguments why divorce should be allowed in the Philippines (see Allowing Absolute Divorce in the Philippines). We’ve already noted before that we won’t see a divorce law in our lifetime, and that you could use the power of your vote to support divorce (see Using the Power of your Vote on the Divorce Issue). Let’s continue the debate — should the Philippines allow divorce “Pinoy-style”?
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