Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre is trying to convince Church leaders, canon lawyers and legal scholars to support the expansion of grounds for annulment as well as the streamlining of its legal process in a bid to reform the country's marriage laws. At the 31st National Convention of the...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) Absolute Divorce Bill proponent Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin knows the difficultly in passing the controversial measure in the 24-member Senate. That's why Garin proposed on...
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. ...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (left), Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero (Facebook) "Let us not legislate to deodorize." Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman had this say in response to Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero's...
When it comes to the topic of divorce, Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero is personally more keen on developing annulment and making it both affordable and accessible. "Ang personal stand ko ay ito: mas nais kong palawakin at affordable at accessible yung annulment na nasa family code natin...
Tingog Party-list has described as a "significant development" the committee level approval of the proposed law seeking civil recognition of church annulment. (Unsplash) This, after the House Committee on Population and Family Relations approved in principle House Bill (HB) No.1593 or the “Church...
Annabelle Rama took to social media recently to speak in behalf of her good friends Jinkee and Manny Pacquiao who are rumored to be separating. She wrote: "SA LAHAT NG MARITES, TIGILAN NYO NA ANG PAG IMBENTO NG KWENTO TUNGKOL KAY JINKY NA MAG FILE NG ANNULMENT, AT KAWAWA NAMAN DAHIL BUNTIS." "I...
After a few months of absence, Tom Rodriguez recently jumped back into social media, allowing for a post that only serves to further confusion concerning his and Carla Abellana's situation. He didn't say much but the post speak volumes. It is a photo of a pair of hands breaking free from chains....
Former Speaker and Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, a fierce advocate of divorce in the country, on Saturday, August 29 confirmed that his petition for annulment of his marriage to his estranged wife has been granted by a Makati City judge. Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez Alvarez posted the news of...
