......"THE PHILIPPINE COUNTRY WITHOUT DIVORCE LAW".......

.....Country without divorce law.....

        In the Philippines, the House Committee on
the revision of laws is set to tackle the controversial
bill legalizing divorce law in the country, filed by a
women's part list group and to be discussed by the panel
is House Bill 1799 or " An Act Introducing Divorce
in the Philippines".
       The bill proposes five grounds for the filing of a
petition for divorce. According to the measures, 
coupled who may apply for divorce include those 
who have been separated in fact for five years
and those already legally separated for two years.
Grounds for legal separation may also apply when
these same grounds have already caused the 
irreparable breakdown of the marriage.
      In addition, psychological incapacity, causing one's 
failure to comply with essential marital obligation,
and irreconcilable differences causing the irreparable 
breakdown of the marriage are also recognized as 
grounds for divorce. 
      Proponents of the bill said divorce will be  cheaper
compared to other modes of dissolution of marriage 
especially for poor couples. Getting an involvement can be
very expensive while legal separation will not give 
estranged couples the right to remarry.
      It's said that it's very difficult to let the people who 
cannot continue to live together. I think there's a lot of 
social problems involved and it's possible for two 
partners to continue to nurture their children.
      One of the worst, things in the world for a
child has to be coming home and seeing his
parents openly hatting each other.  It's surely worse
when the child sees the mother being beaten by the
husband.  Several of them separated from their husband
as soon as they thought their children were grown up
enough to understand.  Some of them have found
new loves, but cannot legitimize their union in the
absence of divorce in this country.
      The divorce bill as it stands, provides for several 
years of waiting.  Divorce proponents are in for long wait.....