This is so even as all other predominantly Roman Catholic countries have already written divorce into their laws. And it is even dishonest, considering that we have legal separation and annulment as existing legal options for those who want to get out of failed marriages. The House of Representatives has already passed its version of the divorce bill with 134 members voting for it, 57 against and with two abstentions. This has led to failed marriages, dysfunctional families, juvenile delinquency, teenage pregnancies and even drug addiction. It must be emphasized that legalizing divorce is not an attack on the institution of marriage and the family.

Source: Manila Times March 21, 2018 17:15 UTC