Divorce Bill
Here is the copy or full text of Divorce Bill in the Philippines, also known as House Bill No. 1799, filed by Gabriela Representative Liza Maza in Congress in 2005. The bill was re-filed in August 2010 by Gabriela Women's party-list.
Philippines is the only country, apart from the Vatican City State, that does not allow divorce.
House Bill 1799, or An Act Introducing Divorce in the Philippines, and other divorce bill such as House Bill No. 6993 filed by La Union Representative Manuel C. Ortega in congress are being opposed by Philippine Catholic Church leaders. They warned that the proposal to introduce divorce in the Philippines would further divide the country after the bitter debate over the contentious reproductive health (RH) bill and implant a "culture of death" in the nation.
Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
House Bill No. 1799
Introduced by GABRIELA Women's Party
Representatives LUZVIMINDA C. ILAGAN and EMERENCIANA A. DE JESUS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Underpinning this proposal is a commitment to the policy of the State to protect and strengthen marraige and the family as basic social institutions, to value the dignity of every human person, to guarantee full respect for human rights, and to ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men.
In the Filipino culture, marriage is regarded as a sacred union, and the family founded on marriage is considered as a fount of love, protection and care. Philippine society generally frowns upon and discourages marital break-ups and so provides cultural and legal safeguards to perserve marital relations. Cultural prescriptions and religious norms keep many couples together despite the breakdown of the marriage. But the cultural prescriptions for women and men differ. Women are traditionally regarded as primarily responsible for making the marriage work and are expected to sacrifice everything to preserve the
Philippines is the only country, apart from the Vatican City State, that does not allow divorce.
House Bill 1799, or An Act Introducing Divorce in the Philippines, and other divorce bill such as House Bill No. 6993 filed by La Union Representative Manuel C. Ortega in congress are being opposed by Philippine Catholic Church leaders. They warned that the proposal to introduce divorce in the Philippines would further divide the country after the bitter debate over the contentious reproductive health (RH) bill and implant a "culture of death" in the nation.
Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
House Bill No. 1799
Introduced by GABRIELA Women's Party
Representatives LUZVIMINDA C. ILAGAN and EMERENCIANA A. DE JESUS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Underpinning this proposal is a commitment to the policy of the State to protect and strengthen marraige and the family as basic social institutions, to value the dignity of every human person, to guarantee full respect for human rights, and to ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men.
In the Filipino culture, marriage is regarded as a sacred union, and the family founded on marriage is considered as a fount of love, protection and care. Philippine society generally frowns upon and discourages marital break-ups and so provides cultural and legal safeguards to perserve marital relations. Cultural prescriptions and religious norms keep many couples together despite the breakdown of the marriage. But the cultural prescriptions for women and men differ. Women are traditionally regarded as primarily responsible for making the marriage work and are expected to sacrifice everything to preserve the