Philippine Divorce Bill Still In The Works!

[Art2ro]

http://ph.news.yahoo...-074656747.htmlMANILA, Philippines - One of the principal authors of the "Filipino-style" divorce bill is not giving up the battle to have the measure approved.Gabriela party-list Rep. Luz Ilagan, who authored House Bill 1799 along with Rep. Emmie de Jesus, said they would continue to drum up interest in the measure, which is still pending in the House Committee on Revision of Laws."We don't lose hope. We are just being realistic that it is not the priority of the Committee. We are pushing the chair, but it's their call. But, we are using the time to educate the public about it".Expecting the bill to remain pending during the 15th Congress, Ilagan expressed readiness to re-file the measure."We will refile it. We refiled the measure from the 13th and 14th Congress. While, there's life, there's hope. While, there are women who are victims of violence and who can not get out of unhappy situations. Gabriela will be there".The hearing on the measure, which faced opposition from a number of lawmakers and Catholic Church was last held on June 1, 2011.To be known as "An Act Introducing Divorce in the Philippines," HB provides that those who have been separated for five years and those already legally separated for two years may apply for divorce. Grounds for legal separation may also apply when these same grounds have already caused the irreparable breakdown of the marriage.As provided under Article 36 of the Family Code, psychological incapacity is one of the prime grounds for legal separation or nullity of marriage. Lack of authority of the solemnizing officer, bigamous or polygamous marriages and marriages where one or both parties were below the legal marrying age are among the other grounds.

[Jollygoodfellow]

I hope that one day the bill is passed.There must be a lot of Filipinos stuck in a marriage or at least on paper because of the current set up of annulment laws and the cost.

[Call me bubba]

Will we see passage of it ?NOT in my lifetime.The "MAFIA" or "Meow meow lick Taliban" will not allow nor Permit this, However should an IMPORTANT figure be :dance: by his wife or Mistressjust maybe small changes will occur.

[i am bob]

This Divorce Bill will take just as long as the real thing!

[Call me bubba]

This Divorce Bill will take just as long as the real thing!

Could you explain" will take as long as the real thing"?as I have not been back to a 1st world country since 2005

[i am bob]

This Divorce Bill will take just as long as the real thing!

Could you explain" will take as long as the real thing"?as I have not been back to a 1st world country since 2005

NP... To get the divorce bill to pass will take as long as it does to get an actual divorce in the Philippines - both will take forever!

[Mike S]

This Divorce Bill will take just as long as the real thing!

Could you explain" will take as long as the real thing"?as I have not been back to a 1st world country since 2005

NP... To get the divorce bill to pass will take as long as it does to get an actual divorce in the Philippines - both will take forever!

Well in reality it depends on who you know ....... I personally know of 2 ladies that got their annulment (no divorce here in the Phils) who had took less than 4 months from start to finish ...... but then one of them was keeping the judge company while he was here in Cebu and his family was in Manila ...... :lol: