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Albay (1st District) Rep. Edcel Lagman (File photo courtesy of PTV) LEGAZPI CITY - Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman refiled the measure legalizing divorce in the country after his similar bill was not acted upon in the 18th Congress. In a phone interview on Monday, Lagman said he is hopeful that "beleaguered and tormented wives can soon be liberated from irretrievably dysfunctional marriages or inordinately abusive marital relations" with House Bill No. 78, an Act Reinstituting Divorce as an Alternative Mode for the Dissolution of Marriage. An identical divorce bill was approved by the Committee on Population and Family Relations in August 2021 but was marooned in the Committee on Appropriations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Lagman said the divorce bill is an apt sequel to the Reproductive Health Act, which he also authored, since the woman is the central figure in both measures. The Philippines is the only country, aside from the Vatican, that outlaws absolute divorce. T

United statesEdcel lagmanCommittee on appropriationsSupreme courtCommittee on populationConstitutional commissionReproductive healthHouse billAct reinstituting divorceAlternative modeFamily relationsReproductive health actSpanish filipinosAlbay 1st district rep edcel lagman file photo courtesy of ptv legazpi city refiled the measure legalizing divorce in country after his similar bill was not acted upon 18th congress ina phone interview on mondayAgman said he is hopeful that quot beleaguered and tormented wives can soon be liberated from irretrievably dysfunctional marriages or inordinately abusive marital relations with house bill no 78N act reinstituting divorce as an alternative mode for the dissolution of marriage identical bill was approved by committee on population and family relations in august 2021 but marooned appropriations due to covid 19 pandemic lagman said is apt sequel reproductive health