Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) Amid claims that the proposed absolute divorce bill violates the 1987 Constitution, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman says there is no provision that prohibits Congress from pursuing such historic measure....
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) Once enacted into law, House Bill (HB) No. 9349 or the Absolute Divorce bill will enable the Philippines to achieve gender parity and bridge the gender gap, says Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman. As the...
Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Adolfo Azcuna speaks during the news forum (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) As it stands, the current version of the House-approved absolute divorce bill violates the declaration of the 1987 Constitution that marriage...
SAGIP Party-List Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Instead of pursuing an absolute divorce bill, Congress should prioritize legislation that enables the government to intervene between a married couple once signs of separation appear, said...
SAGIP Party-List Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) SAGIP Party-List Rep. Rodante Marcoleta, a staunch critic of divorce proposals, says he is planning to speak with House Speaker Martin Romualdez and ask for another vote on the...
Senators are divided on the issue of whether there is a necessity to pass the divorce bill, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said. Estrada, in an interview on Tuesday, May 28 said he commissioned a survey and asked fellow senators on their stand on the issue. ...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The anti-divorce members of the House of Representatives were outraged and disappointed with the passage of the controversial measure during plenary session Wednesday, May 22. House Bill...
The Absolute Divorce Bill or House Bill (HB) No. 78 has been re-filed by human rights lawyer and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman, he said on Sunday, July 3. Rep. Edcel Lagman (File Photo) The re-filed bill in question seeks to reinstate “absolute divorce as an alternative mode for the...
The bill legalizing absolute divorce in the country hurdled committee approval on Tuesday, August 17 and is headed for the second time for plenary delbierations in the House of Representatives. Divorce wedding Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, one of the principal authors of the bill, said “no less than...
