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Senate yet to receive House's divorce bill

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

Rappler Talk: Edcel Lagman on the push to legalize divorce

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 defers transmittal of approved divorce bill to Senate

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

Another divisive 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.

List of House lawmakers who voted for or against absolute divorce

House defers divorce bill transmission to Senate

How lawmakers voted on absolute divorce bill

How did the House of Representatives approve on final reading the proposed measure seeking to reinstate absolute divorce as an alternative mode for dissolution of broken marriages?

PHILIPPINES Manila Lower House passes divorce law

The measure had 126 votes in favour and 109 against. It still needs the approval of the Senate to become state law. In the name of its Constitution, which protects the family, the Philippines is the only country not to have this institution in its legislation. The Catholic Church opposes the law that has been debated for years. 

Lagman: House pro-divorce vote valid

No party vote on divorce bill – Escudero

BY RAYMOND AFRICA and WENDELL VIGILIA A DAY after the House approved a divorce bill, Senate President Francis Escudero yesterday said the passage of its co...