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Philippine Canadian Inquirer House approves absolute divorce bill on final reading News
The validity of marriage and the unity of the family are enshrined in our Constitution and statutory laws.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on final reading the proposed measure on absolute divorce.
Under the measure, there are "limited and reasonable grounds for divorce and a petition will have to undergo judicial scrutiny in order to prevent abuse and collusion of the parties, which is penalized," Lagman said.
A divided House of Representatives yesterday approved on third and final reading the absolute divorce bill that in nearly four decades only reached plenary debates in the halls of Congress.