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| Nicky Gilberto | Jun 9 2011, 03:50 PM Post #1 |
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The Philippines and Malta are the only two countries in the world without a divorce law but Malta just had a referendum on a proposed divorce law and it was approved by the public overwhelmingly. Both are Catholic countries. Malta, a small island nation below the Italian peninsula, is 95% Catholic while the Philippines is 81% Catholic. So if Malta followed the wishes of the majority of its people, that will only leave the Philippines as the only country with no divorce law. However, there is a bill introduced in Congress, HB 1799 ("An Act Introducing Divorce in the Philippines"), which Gabriela party list Representatives Luz Ilagan and Emmi de Jesus first filed in July 2010, that seeks to give couples in irreparable marriages a legal remedy in addition to laws on legal separation and annulment. A similar bill was filed by Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez in March. Sen. Pia Cayetano is leading the move to legalize divorce in the Senate. The divorce bill was first introduced in the 11th Congress, about the same time the RH bill was filed, making them the most contentious, yet unresolved measures in the last 12 years. It is not a coincidence that those pushing for the divorce bill in Congress are women. It is also not a coincidence that all over the world, a big percentage of those filing for divorce are women. It is not difficult to understand that in most failed marriages, it is the women who suffer more – victims of domestic abuse and violence, and neglected or abandoned by philandering or alcoholic husbands. Many of these women suffer in silence in the Philippines. Opponents of divorce say there are legal remedies for these people stuck in failed marriages. There is legal separation, a decree rendered by a court allowing spouses to live separately but they remain married to each other. If the man lives or cohabits with another woman, he may be charged with concubinage and if the woman cohabits with another man, she can be charged with adultery. Legal separation may be granted when there is marital infidelity, attempt on the life of the other spouse, homosexuality or lesbianism, repeated physical violence and abandonment without justifiable cause for more than one year. The main difference between legal separation and the two other remedies is that the legally separated spouses cannot re-marry, while in the case of annulment and declaration to nullify marriage, they can re-marry. The proposed divorce law also allows them to re-marry, with added protection, such as child support, alimony and child custody. The Roman Catholic Church is expected to fight tooth and nails to block the passage of the RH and divorce bills. If the bills were passed, it would signal the start of the decline of the five centuries-old influence of the Church in the country. More here: http://globalbalita.com/2011/two-tests-for-the-church/ |
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