House of Representatives approves the divorce bill, reinstituting absolute divorce in the country under thorough judicial process on Wednesday, May 22.
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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.
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.
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.