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ANTI-DIVORCE Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (PL, Sagip) yesterday said he would personally ask Speaker Martin Romualdez if the House of Representatives could again...

House Bill 9349, which proposes the passage of an Absolute Divorce Law, has yet to be transmitted to the Senate two weeks after it was passed on third and final

In this Rappler Talk episode, political and public health reporter Kaycee Valmonte talks to Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman to discuss efforts to legalize divorce in the Philippines

[] House Bill No. 9349 was passed on May 22, 2024, on third and final reading, but the House of Representatives deferred its transmittal to the Senate until nex

Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman, principal author of the divorce bill in the lower chamber, expresses his disagreement with the move in a letter to House Secretary General Reginald Velasco

Divorce was allowed in the Philippines before the Spanish rule in the 16th Century. Last week, a Bill legalising divorce was passed in the lower house. It will reach the Senate in August. Conservative lawmakers and Catholics, which comprise around 78% of the Philippines population continue to oppose the Bill

Avery controversial proposed law to allow absolute divorce in the Philippines went through voting on third and final reading a few hours before the 19th Congress adjourned sine die last May 22.

Latest developments in the Senate could bring about changes in the way the House of Representatives-approved economic Charter change (Cha-cha) bill will fare, which may also be passed by the senators within the year, an independent opposition lawmaker hinted.

With the strong influence of the Catholic Church, divorce is illegal in the Philippines and the only way to dissolve a marriage is through annulment.

The bill could face roadblocks when it reaches the senate as pressures from conservative lawmakers and Catholic groups mount.