President Marcos believes that helping couples stay together should remain a national priority, even as discussions on the Divorce Bill resume in Congress, Malacañang said Thursday, July 3. While Marcos has yet to take an official stance on the refiled measure, Communications Undersecretary...
Would you buy a divorce insurance? On March 31, Prime Video will premiere the new Korean romantic comedy series “The Divorce Insurance” starring Lee Dong-wook, Lee Joo-been, Lee Kwang-soo and Lee Da-hee. The series focuses on a team that is planning to create a divorce insurance product...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has clarified that the Philippines still has no law allowing divorce in the Philippines after a video was uploaded on social media about the measure being approved already. Through its fact-checking arm, "Maging Mapanuri," the PCO said on Wednesday, Jan....
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, August 20 appealed to critics of the bill on dissolution of marriage to give the measure a chance and “not just for the individuals trapped in harmful marriages, but for the future of our nation.” Hontiveros made the call as she...
PHOTO FROM PIXABAY The OCTA Research survey for the second quarter of 2024, conducted from June 26 to July 1, found that most adult Filipinos oppose legalizing divorce, with opposition levels showing a slight increase from the previous year. OCTA's "Tugon ng Masa" survey results released on...
Priscilla Meirelles By Neil Ramos It seems that Priscilla Meirelles knows a lot more about her husband John Estrada's recent Boracay escapade than he would have wanted. This was made obvious in the comment Priscilla left on a set of photos he posted on social media recently. It shows...
In a pastoral statement issued on Thursday, July 11, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Pablo Virgilio David reiterated the church’s stance on marriage amid ongoing discussions about legalizing civil divorce in the country. In the statement titled “A Nation...
The Vatican has called on the Filipino public to listen to their pastors regarding their stand on divorce as the measure legalizing it recently received approval from the House of Representatives. Archbishop Paul Gallagher, The Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States who made an official...
CEBU CITY – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma opposed the bill that seeks to legalize divorce in the country. PALMA (Archdiocese of Cebu FB) Palma appealed to the faithful to shun House Bill (HB) No. 9349 or the An Act Reinstituting Absolute Divorce as an Alternative Mode for the Dissolution of...
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 (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has called out the supposed "religious hypocrisy" of international Catholic lay ecclesial organization Couples for Christ (CFC) in its...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday, June 21, called for a comprehensive and simultaneous discussions on legalizing divorce, annulment, and strengthening of marriages to ensure a balanced approach that would address marital challenges in the Philippines. In an interview, Cayetano said it...
