MANILA, Philippines — The House committee on population and family approved yesterday the consolidation of four bills to grant divorce and dissolution of marriage to give troubled couples a less expensive legal way out.

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" House body approves Divorce Bill"

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REFERENCE: http://old.philstar.com/headlines/2018/02/22/1790272/house-body-approves-divorce-bill

 

 

"MANILA, Philippines — The House committee on population and family approved yesterday the consolidation of four bills to grant divorce and dissolution of marriage to give troubled couples a less expensive legal way out. 

The panel headed by Laguna Rep. Sol Aragones approved the consolidation of a substitute bill that will incorporate the four measures pending in the chamber.

The still unnumbered substitute bill is entitled “An Act Providing for Absolute Divorce and Dissolution of Marriage,” according to its main author Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman. Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez is a co-author of the bill. 

The measure that integrates House Bills 116 of Lagman, 6027 (dissolution of marriage) of Alvarez, 1062 of Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers and 2380 of women’s group Gabriela will be sent to the House plenary for possible amendments and approval. 

Lagman’s bill aims to provide an inexpensive and affordable divorce process that will include overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and indigents.

Barbers proposed that the separation of couples for five years be a ground for annulment, while Gabriela wants to amend portions of the Family Code. 

The court will appoint counsel-de-officio for indigent litigants and the court will also assign social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists to assist the petitioners and the court,” Lagman said, adding that this will cost “much, much less” than the average P250,000 for legal and other fees for annulment. 

Barbers, chairman of the committee on dangerous drugs, said this process should be easy. 

“Why are we making it hard for aggrieved partners to annul their marriages? With the simple ground of a five-year separation as a valid reason, seeking an annulment of a marriage from courts would be faster, simpler and less expensive,” Barbers said.

He said that at least five years of actual separation should be a valid ground for an annulment since it would render a couple estranged enough to belie any chances of a reconciliation. 

Barbers said this measure is aimed at helping alleviate the lives of many estranged Filipino couples who suffer from the effects of failed marriages.

“Unlike the other grounds for annulment, the court would not need to investigate or prove collusion between the parties because they would just have to show they had been separated for five years,” he argued.

Speaker Alvarez, meantime, vowed to the public that his pet Dissolution of Marriage bill would be approved by the House on third and final reading before Congress goes on legislative break on March 23.

Alvarez said he already gave instructions to the committee handling the bill to expedite its approval, especially since they have conducted extensive hearings across the country and abroad, where overseas Filipino workers have been following it up with him."

Edited February 22, 2018 by nelmagriffin

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

Won't become law.

 

Catholic religion too influential on the country

[TBoneTX 45,266]

Thread is moved from Off Topic to the Philippines regional forum.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

Senators cool to divorce bill

Meanwhile, senators gave a cold welcome to the House efforts to come up with a divorce law in the country.

Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III said he would not support the bill, noting it has a slim chance of getting the approval of the Senate.

 

http://old.philstar.com/headlines/2018/02/23/1790562/divorce-bill-free-women-spouse-abuse-lawmaker

 

This is still an uphill battle with the above, and the Catholic Church. Will see where this goes if it does.

 

Edited February 23, 2018 by Greenbaum

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

My wife was happy today because she saw the news on TFC about this and she thought as well that this would mean that divorce is legal in the Philippines. Because we know several people that are married but living with other people because they can't get an annulment at this time. That was until I told her that it cleared that committee but that it doesn't mean that it is approved yet by the Congress.

[Hank_ 9,174]

 ... and it won't pass this time either.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

 Absolute Divorce Bill passes in House. Now onto the Senate.

 

http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/03/19/house-of-representatives-approve-divorce-bill.html

[Hank_ 9,174]

Again .. but I fear once again it will die in the senate.

 

The stupidity of some that believe this >  " Congressmen who opposed the measure expressed fears that the bill would lead to more couples separating instead of trying to fix their differences.  "   or this > the President is against divorce.  " He added Duterte considered how divorce may affect the children and the distressed spouses. "

 

When reality is the current EXTREMELY COSTLY & TIME CONSUMING annulment process results in many living with another outside of marriage.   I would ask how they think it affects the family now when the husband or wife just leaves to live with another ~

 

" The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. "

 

 

Edited March 20, 2018 by Hank_

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4 hours ago, Hank_ said:

Again .. but I fear once again it will die in the senate.

 

The stupidity of some that believe this >  " Congressmen who opposed the measure expressed fears that the bill would lead to more couples separating instead of trying to fix their differences.  "   or this > the President is against divorce.  " He added Duterte considered how divorce may affect the children and the distressed spouses. "

 

When reality is the current EXTREMELY COSTLY & TIME CONSUMING annulment process results in many living with another outside of marriage.   I would ask how they think it affects the family now when the husband or wife just leaves to live with another ~

 

" The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. "

 

 

I couldn't agree more with you statement. 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

5 hours ago, Hank_ said:

Again .. but I fear once again it will die in the senate.

 

The stupidity of some that believe this >  " Congressmen who opposed the measure expressed fears that the bill would lead to more couples separating instead of trying to fix their differences.  "   or this > the President is against divorce.  " He added Duterte considered how divorce may affect the children and the distressed spouses. "

When reality is the current EXTREMELY COSTLY & TIME CONSUMING annulment process results in many living with another outside of marriage.   I would ask how they think it affects the family now when the husband or wife just leaves to live with another ~

" The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. "

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3 hours ago, cyberfx1024 said:

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3 hours ago, cyberfx1024 said:

Again .. but I fear once again it will die in the senate.

 

The stupidity of some that believe this >  " Congressmen who opposed the measure expressed fears that the bill would lead to more couples separating instead of trying to fix their differences.  "   or this > the President is against divorce.  " He added Duterte considered how divorce may affect the children and the distressed spouses. "

When reality is the current EXTREMELY COSTLY & TIME CONSUMING annulment process results in many living with another outside of marriage.   I would ask how they think it affects the family now when the husband or wife just leaves to live with another ~

" The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. "

 

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Cyberfx 1024

Please give me idea about my civil wedding not in catholic church divorced by sharia ..same it wont approve for k1 visa?

[Hank_ 9,174]

1 minute ago, Waltlesa said:

Cyberfx 1024

Please give me idea about my civil wedding not in catholic church divorced by sharia ..same it wont approve for k1 visa?

 

If you were not married under sharia law you can not divorce under sharia law.

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2 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

 

If you were not married under sharia law you can not divorce under sharia law.

The USEM not consider our Philippine law..under article 178 of PD 1083 by conversion ratification of civil rites to Muslim rites...I'm a Muslim since birth but our marriage took place in civil wedding since no Muslim marriage contract in our village so we went civil wedding..I just hoping anyone here have civil wedding not church wedding got approve K1 visa or all sharia divorces by conversion all equal NO

[Hank_ 9,174]

15 minutes ago, Waltlesa said:

The USEM not consider our Philippine law..under article 178 of PD 1083 by conversion ratification of civil rites to Muslim rites...I'm a Muslim since birth but our marriage took place in civil wedding since no Muslim marriage contract in our village so we went civil wedding..I just hoping anyone here have civil wedding not church wedding got approve K1 visa or all sharia divorces by conversion all equal NO

USEM does follow Philippine law for legality of divorce within the Philippines .. must be FREE to marry .. sharia divorce for a civil wedding is not recognized,  If the divorce took place in another country that is a different story. 

 

The embassy cracked down on this over a year ago.

Edited March 21, 2018 by Hank_