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Republic of (I:'v' :P,i:nl,ipp~I'I"E!'5 HOuSE or- lliEFRlE5ENT A 'nv E Clt.!,;;:-z,gn GIlV F I FTlElElt'Hii:L
, I'

C:oO:NG~lf!%,

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NOLlS!!!'

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lil'I:~ro~uc~d

ib"J;" GAIBRIELA WCfnen.'~

ReIH"iff!:!i;f:!ldaj~~,,",,e~,lUZ'V~'lVUIN!I)A

16, UAG,iM'II: a<lild!IEMERU,IOiAINIA A_ DE UESUS

Un dol::!rpim1 i.r.1lg '~hi$ .p1'l),pO~a!~is. a co In rn ih'l1Jefl~ to th

::iMo;!'I1~~h..trfl rmHr'ia,gl:!' ~~ LIn'ii~lllI

f'"

pol i PI"

of ~hf,! ,~,t aM

to, prot

art .:mo
t:VI2'I'v
Q

;and il:i"ie famnll.,. as biil;5ic: sociel in5'tih_tion:;, to .... alue !i:n,e· dY~I~i[ .. of pu rson, to. g!lJ.a.ra'11~,~'e' hIM I. 1I'€$,IJ,ect fo r IiTlIU rrl,;:iI<fli rights, ~ndl to ensu ri;' '~ti~ef:Ufld<~m o;oqu ",.i t 'I befoll",e the +iii'lIi.! o~ wom en and m I1f'1 ..

ut .Ii

.u-r~ In

,lill

i! ~ the IFiUjpin 0 cu UIU re, marriage is. rega rd l:::,dI iii S i3I sacred u nion, and: t he 'f~~r~lIfoQ.l~ltl n i.~' e r'1~A~ is cO'11s~cler'!:'d as a 're! Ur~'t of ,jove, :pr{l t i;;!,,~ion ali il c:1Iire. [1;':hli~ilpP,j eo £oci,~ty g(,f!-t'II".,1III~' IJl

ir~)[!';,II! ... L,I~JOr~ arl~ (h~CO .age,1;. f!'~~II~'Jt.a~ bte;;):~-up:J. aud ~o IP,rovr'l~s L.1l,I! [1,II1';''l! a I'lid Ilaged. ;ja.l.e@u.Jrd ... to ~u ~.l1 L!':, II rv';'; [ln~r'i~.~,I' f(! l.i:a!t i61f1.~. CLih ur a] prescl"ip;holl"l ~ and: r~JifJ;i eus norms t€>f!":jrrI .[1fHI!I1I'Ij C::(;Id~JIi.:!:> ro t=:dh ~ f I1I!!SPf!t~ rl'll@ btt@'ti:kdL'ri."n Q f t ~~€! rn n.rriia 11i.,~. ~ L~1:.h~ eu i ~'UI,~:I,pr'>f5C ripti ons for Wi)~r10n1 ,llild t rn ,,"Ill dlff"~'J' WQTIi'li;'![1, ~"'-e' tr::lld Itiol"lzd~')' ree;) rei (J·dI as prilli'lla!i'lI,( re s p'O!fl.~ ibl.P.o fol;n R11 kin@ I tw I1II.l(riJ,C.;!· i'I wt}i'1; ;.i)t1 tI i?I.ri:!!' !,~pect:ed to sacrifice ,ell)~li"¥th i f'!!g to IP reserve the 1ITI(!Il'fLf.!~"" ,f.illU:l, t'~~l! sC~ilcY~ll'i t~' at ~'hf" E t.l m.lv. while abso I[u'~:~fi cd€![I~tvrs d r:!olfil8Hd,eul (rf' wiv~s, ro,1:l n ail'e flr.'an:Wd S:!1;:>:tHl I licen sot':~:Q t~.1VI:! .H tH f:·; 0 lj.'m·:i~d~ ~ulf(i,:lg~. 'if!!!:i: wh E!-r'iI Ui ~~1r1<3l1Tial5~' f:=iliH;. ~h i:! wa,l,fl.m ,i:-:; bll,5uHed fOil lts tii iIII re, ~ h,iil~~" fi,lJiiflij PV ftl iill'li'i3,g,~~ acrnss all' ftiii pino cJ,n,,; t:!:::.. ~j r.,,'1 a r~~' (:oup los {o:sp,~'i:;i a,lly frorTI 'l:he: m.1lJr~ilr~ahz'i;!'cJ sectors, whl!} b,iII.ve ao access ~D the CO.I rts, ':..11.1 p;ly ~nod LIIp IIepar atlin g wH hout '~"he ,be~le ~it ,(if Ieg;:;!j JUCl ce:;se,s. Th~ sheer IUI11"1he·" ,I)~'!."~-tTtmll~ that h':~""E!D.l'!,r:!11fii~~d since 198:8, for the declaration ,of the ilL!'I[I~il:V(j,t 't.hi;! marlli~lm.e '!.!If"ie'l' ,t.\rtidi::! .36· 0 I' t 11,..:- Fw,l'rI i1v Cod e (co~YnnlJ}l'liy known as "ann UII~TI.elffit sh OW:; Iha~: there ;lre [ust [,00 Ill.il~l¥ COLJph.:'::> wlho are dlesjp Nate W get .out of 'faih~d:lfIlIa(t'iagei.
Hea.U!~y'[,e Ui ~.u~th ~.~:thll:':E!n:!'
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E\}€Jl t I'll",'
~11;:lrri 1;:)'1;1

1,I'iI~1 CQ,[,j ples eon

r<"<111it i~~:;;t':'!,Ke- thei.r

!l..:'L~ilIt'l~~~)

't.OoIon i
i;ll 1'1 $

t+!I!E ir

start O!..It well rebl:~iJ n.~hip. t.

i 111 thei r m,af,r.i'''JJ'i~, ~}oJ i~k.a~. ~Co(~C1~ 1111'( ,1II~ld .::oci,;;.i Som f!. it!i'e 1f161. !',rf!.p.'lit'{!,d 110· dl"Hfll fl' the i rll~ r. i L-dCm-'!':. oj' p h I,he i II;;:-~ U @ I it ies an
~r.1(!

M,l;!. For

,! a·rgL~ nu I ~lh~1I' of wom.::!u,

i jje~15

t t:'~e.e rn bool~nle!l

oJ love. tare

ss ~e'[v;,:j.r1lU! i1:!lfGaI~'

i I) m i:!('~i:!SI:! the bases I,JPOII w~.I[h ,(,I

'I)

iol e pc~

n l.i rr ~dH.;(,! I~ 'foL!lI'l.eir?d.

f", I;i Iitat,e t h.~ t::omf.!1 is.s,iol1i 0'1' viol euce aod PEo'1 ~@~,I,..:I,] [iii' ~.JI t!·I.I' [)~!II-I .;o:-.:,·i.:)!,~- On.iJi,:Li:;1 (ie;u res ln 2009 :5~1Qwed: th;;!lll .nLI:~etili!1J.!wome,l) were v,i~1l.im~,oi In ':1I'1~ii!I ~ I n IJ io I.J.:!'1 C'~, ~'II'G!'[;'~,dl8'W. 1 Alflltl.fLg '~hl±! .:dJfi;~reli·~ fChrrl1!:: of vi O~r1!fM:;':· ,;iind ab-lilI:se i-iI(~~ill:!>~: W.r)111en conu ~1itt ';!;!':i' if.! 2000, w~fe .bau er'!{ r,f:Jli1k,~d hi f1i:'ie:s.: at 6;7:13·3· Of ]'2% ':II!:cor.!:HIfI:!:l ~.o th Ii: P'h,i.I~!:lIp~1 ~i::! N JI![ iO'I1:11 Pci-llce i.p NIP). Ul.E! 1J)f!'~lrln:m ent 0'[ 5.L)( i,~~W,E!;lf,1U(!! arid [)evel1oll:! meH~ (nSWOl Ilif;;e~;::'i'! rl:'cofdt~d Ina fH.ilI11 "Ie lenc e as 'hi~l"I,e.5.t among dl:~fe.re'fn fQrm~ 0 f v~d·i.f!,n t:i2! ,l;)l!l:aj n st iNOiITI u II .1t l,933. Previous reports .of the .PNlP ;:;j,bo ~U: tlu,t!oI;! of il:1!:i! Ili p.,E! r'P(!ttl'~.r01"5 of ';l.io,l,e,I'!.C::eo a,t:,alrlis:!: I,i'Jmm:!ll w.~ifI.:! h.l!I~b.;-iIi'~iIlI::i.of 'il:i\G!' Vlicti ms. I-h.isb.ands aCCQ u)jj'!jtl!d 'for 2a. pel" c:i! i"~1i: a!~ the vi o~eJ"!Ct' :1'l;Jili n ~~ I;I1.!Oltlen cFi,fl,lIeS,

lh~

martt i':i I r·'i;! ion5 !~t

Gi...P n t.he~e r.eal.iUes. ,

OQIU.ples. cr11.~t:.~~1,~'I,;',~ Itn'id opt io,Fi! to, .h~ i I

If"":tni,ud~us !that wi

IJ pav.e

{I ~~: W.Ay f (I I' t'll.:t au a inrn ~nt of till eoir full hu man dev.E! lop m@liit .and ~~~t.'rtl.lf~I,1 .:i:fld the rlfte~t IJr,j,t~c t ion. 0," 't;neir human riglh.ts. E:.i~s,ti 101.1/1,1'5 i;j,renot ,1:!'r'!Clu,gn. :1:,0 BUaranteu nnd prO!~e.ct ng ~,h~!;e r"1I:l.IH!i.. o ~lUCii:e the V,}amen's legal ,allJreaLI, lnc., a le'gam resource NGO for wom;:m; T f!!nq 're.rmit1IJ·["I-OIJ of ()f f(Jiht.d rf'HIJ(r!(Jf}es. P>!:Itr'iclJr.r.rt1!t. r~}E' t,~t'M!drf!'5 Df deci(rtaol;'f!J(I oj f'H,r,fli:ry and Wlllf~L!imi::mr do nor C(.iVt'f r.J'Ho' problem:,' tnIJt occur cff.J{I(!',g, I!:he- 'eJ<is.tettCl?: o.j mar r iQ~~. J.e:flcrt 5.;'Pll'fa':!:jDlJ,.. em
~t~S.e!l'~ J(J'w~
t'1?)(J

"'The

rhlg to sef)fJr"Q,r~M
ltD tne

of .r:oupf,l?s
cous.es.

HILlr'r'luoe

(I'i"I;'

J~1{I'd;f'(,!t,.,o;'He FD

fR.'>pt)r)(j

myriad

~JI r' I.l'rJ1.l::"J'" hund. whJ~E!'CD.,..~',rj..,g m,J,rr~(Jqf!_ ~

prOb~i!':'mi a!L,;Inn!;)

r'Ml,;:Il'.(I',a

go!!!". does not p.r..tr

o;:l'tl

etlr! to

divorce ami .iii d~{;:,((J(CJtiOIl of n~Jlft'J! qf Q Ji'JQ(riage otto 'V (i~e =.1,1Ji01.i!5 e.s to r~n.!{("nr'y, Ole fWG r-f!!medr€ 5 dtff.r:::r in ,'On~FJ t GIn d bgsrJ., A. (J~dmati<i)Jf oj r~unjrv .Wi! suppose s tha t tne m~ffj-(Jgt is !loki !mol till? beogi(Jti'rJtg a.nr:i .tll.e CQU.rY declares its ll~m-exi,;tefl£,{!,... Beyond [:['frf!l gftJ'LIfJld:s: sper::ifted {ifl the tCl'wL

.... T1u:n... h both g

do:;'c~(l'ro,f'~C!'II'Df 1l'UWtif ~s not pC!55rt;..I,~-".

'H~€wr.uJlment, tne rncrn .::ryE' oj t ne pa.r:tjes. is, dedQred del~f;1'iv~~ lImn til;::' .fJ,t'~JjlJlmg, a/beil H i::. (,.1)IJP':; iilereel 't1ofid L;!;'1il c;J,nf~!;.!IIt?d. The df!ff!tf CQIl' be 1J5~dlCI t mdflj~r tne marriar;r! wjthh1 U s{JeCJI;ec~ period hut the some mQ)I be lQ'flored om) We rNa!fia[;i~ bg.r.omE:''!'- p~tf'ef!:[fy vaiJ'{j fJJrer th.::- ~ClpSE' of that.' ~:H~m(HJ, or Hl~ dr:t}r;:( r mall b« c[tre:d t.ii f'o!Uqh sorn ~ U'C.L The defect reta res ~'O ~} It' [1m!:" of tne n:febra t,i(lfl oj f.Ji' f)](JrriL1f}e and has flothfnfj ro GO with eitclImstC!'!tcE;!'!> t5-:Lcuuillg flJr'fY' tne t~J.:)r(i".ge is. Cof!J~t)tI').JB.d. In r.h!'l'ni\Jlrr~f'nt 'Il~ mtlfrfDge i s ~'f!JgQJI'fcarlceil.;'d~ urad Hi'E'
r~JIlJIl and wom,gn a.r~ ,rs'im."'e A(lQ'List

res tDred to tnerr !:;lnfJie: status .....

3. 1981:L tOt)pJe!> have Dt'ti'fl Qlven
0' WL1Y

aour of

fC1/Ji;.'d

I1Icrrnuge5' tl!.r'f;)Llf}n Attidfd 36 CIf the ff;Jmihjl Code ... Tfle rem-iN1')" pf.OI,Iided !,,!t~der A,,·tieh: 36 15: dot1cfD'("(2tiDJ? Dj ri'Um~'1 of the m;;;rm',(rge. 1'he' artklf:! \loids !1 mG,r.ic~9il:'
!IL-i'tl:!!"!'?

on~ pt'rrfy is "'psych{)Jn(}ico/Jy

obllglltiofl5.
dBcJM't'!!t.iOci'l'

ulc{1pacitatf!!d
J'Q W

li

r',D

CDmp~'1 wrrf~ me essemtats

l'whBn~ rfie

of mon.rat
r.;:'nl'~dlli ~
j"),L'WIJI'e

('onSiSten
of

f~o!Jmr:vJ.

f wrt~~ ~he con.tepr

oj ,...Qra mllf{"iDges:
In

the

req.L.l'i,r~.::; ili.at' tne ~(iI,,~puc.i:ry ffl4JSt hoyt'

csasted ot rhe time

oj

r.ns- celebration
oN

O'f

the mr3i'd(J.()e,.,

pracuce, Arrid~'

36

J"J{.I':'

.a forrrl of divoae. as 'ilt(1Ud ftjd'trlog€s Uli'C' d:f;!f~la(ed '1lo~d !1Ev.:;'tv dlt:ro t!'!' trl.l' 9 Lrist> of 'Yp!»td~(jJo9;[(.jJ 111CtIIPO::J.I:-1 tv- The ior! L.tmefQbf~ .AfrlcJ,e 315 cases brougfl~' ['0(1 rTio! ("ovrc~ is OJ] il'f-cikcrtion 0/ .rile efasticHy of Article 36 to (l'ccomm.od;!H't' tilt' m~ed!.:of fl'lIDrl}' CI:lOpl';'::; dB £~(r..... to te'rrrrjt! ere ,[ht'it' m;;;rrr,ir:'I'ge:s;, rt i:;. proof rfr.nf g dJ vorre .i'S ne:edlUJ J'll' the Pft;iippme'!. ArUcle 3-6 pf(jll~cff!.'S a r(?ffl£a'l OJ'] fJ.' fQr ~pOL~.!iej L'.~h(J .r.an prolJE" i 'psyr;h r:;)/ogir:ul ill(QI')QC~ty"'. The (:o.nc:e.'pt C'eltaJniy ron(~o~ .(t((!Ji(iI1rF~QdLrtf' ~~~ cases where oIfi{on;e LW u'id be ne;;:(:'~$ar]l. W/I,(.!'t we ne:,ed i.::. Co' divorce low maC' cJejine5 deafly and uneG~.i'll,oCQlly tne (J'J'()utlds and term!> fUr"
~'t'mi'~nDtir!~' f.l
m£JTl";~g~.

Til

l~~"riJ~iin (".Q!,.Ii·troQ"m.s a cross

at J,;:IL~ w~u pu ~ 0,., ell,d ~Q j~~e c.rE'ln~'1e ejforts p~(]'fed fl1 i!!" cCI.Lmir'y to Q",c,ommDdate ,jJ' wrde faf1()e! of case-s iJ I
Lesal
BurE!,au,

oroer H) p'roVf" ~p~JiChoiogjcal rl1mpa';ty ." ~wrQmeli1l'!. 1;~~lev aJl,c.E!'Df. DNo:rce ~I:":! fhll'ip,pirl!l35., 19c98JI the.

~n'., "l"he

th ls lim s.ee~ s t 0 1J1.t~odu ceo divorce Ir rep a I i:r.hl e marria,c,e!;j.

~J

n~LI

a!:: anath er opticn

fo r

(0

u ple~ ifI tailed a 11u

I i.. ~ ,hi II
!~!i·H..li.":' .r.t

W.:J':> '!:'i".:ilfil:ed i 111~on

!:'1.I1'[t.1'fm w~ii:h ...... a -om

.~!f1,j

...~lr.laL~" women's

S(OulP~

t!.....i "'!I;i\'¥~r~ ,:md i nsp I~~dl by ~'h~ ~~I,.! ;Ju~~ "",nd the e:.:,pi!!-r'.":Ifl~;::-!i,Cl,f s.:PQ1.J,s.-e~ ga~hE!fe·d ,b-~ G!A!i!i~Ht;',~A. r!t~!!1

11 "

"".~I·~OU.'§

d~.::!pt.~n. na~~o!liwi de,

The bm 5..:!,~k::; to i'I'itlilr'[;I!l.1:LI~E!' d I\,I\DrCe i!'l :Pt~iI,hpp~n,e,law with a. !>1l:i'!=:H'liS~en::.t!:Clt enll'l bi:li':lli:..<.' 1II,lL It wil~ Ib<li! ti,!:;, ..~d Ii''''::Slf:!iO~Ui:b~y Filipino c,a;~I~'j,I~".o5. conJtidif.!'!f1el'} :;toi!:r'fi~t'iror.rn'~,he expo..!n-t-~l('_'" by n"!is • ft I lIIi ~~t!~~1 i,iilm ,I ies tth~t ~h{)w t l:iIa~: !i.l?p,~rEi<t ion is ILI::'U .::!,llv't:h eo I~:H re-1.ort oj f en a nv IFihpintl WII.I~J l;!j~ ~,,·I)o~.r nra rri ;:]&!~ h ('IS 'fai~cd Ca!ie!li oi' batrte,red .... 'Q:!ne(i also 5 !..!Plil Ii th~s., ~<i.':!~t;:;::r~'I,l ......<.1 III ~ 11 0 1r1..... ,.111.11..1!¥ ,::..... . d;, :5~p;J r aho n OnJ'II i:l!het ~nQrr1 Vf!:1 m'f":1 of '~r'!.'i I'IiB to 111 iri-kc t~ r.:: 111lLl.rr~I.:l.M~ WI,"Iifk.. .•o:.'~i ,U .n.•'.m tDIl1y becomes ~m eo!'at Ive fo r t~N::rfl W~Ien '~.:ht:!y r'1I:".ali~,E!' li:t"1 ,i,1:,rs r~~t:!I;!:!:;~i:IPI f!J~ U I't'~r p a:t "IH~ '!.h'::!l{ (hUd.F~IfI!S SI.II'VI.\lilJ. IOiWi'c,e coutd actLJi1iUv pm""id,i:!' protection t o battt!-red wQHINI <.I1\d II L~II ch ddt""I) fro I'll Fillr U1,!:!'r vi 0 Ie I1I!:e a nd a bu Sf.!. W~~h the [J,~~'domi nail ceo of N1Ie Ca:Hl OIhL. 'l'ill~.h JI'''I

[II'~

Phi I il.~Fl<i fil~'i'l rhe

(1.

r,e-a I' U,.?H d i \lUr'C.t wi II

0ra

dc.: pt:n~onlJ!l
~:.l is.

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On

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II rd lH IIhh"
l ,,H 110

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i ~1~C,l~ I ~:ai~ .. wiH,.>re Hl e Vat I{ ani 5 IOCi.'!t ~ rII, and. 5r,1 a In. t~::. pt.edol I'Ilr"IJiI)i:II~' I'l'F irn.f!;:;·~· cournr ~(·s have
iii, diEC Idi n g to
<'II

Ii r

count rics wl'IJie~ P r'd(tioCt:' d ivorce, s LIp.po rt!j, n

!% ro'I·. ~
!Ji.I hil f!o

low r,L'JW

L~I"'O c I.!. Ihl!ht F,~~y~te rs " I IIIII~I t~n i.1:.! of I I;.~I.XI i... in.
j-~I )'l

'$p a ln H~,gi~le~S 1.5% .. T'hf! ffigu res r €flle(t

t II ~ ... ron:!:, ~

I ~liUlolJ:f; bl!:!llief,=,

a,nd: culture

on mdi1o'~dU a ls

term

i,ll a.t"t'! i'll,,,:.n[:.1

Li, ur ieg.al :!>V!it'E! rn. I r~ 't he Ib!:gi rlinilig 0'1' q i _;;:0 11(-j ,.1,.' n'L,.l.Y h f' Dore t·h.e S.p~!i1'i sh colon 11'111, fu,l,e',;:l'b~oklt!(' d1i'10 fee wa:5 wi,dle~~f i!J"rzLI::1 i (:0 d! ;lImo! ~~
~_)~ 1I;':';'!!lI.y. Ui.1JOF(;E' ,!:lad, tJt;!en
1P';;~i"~

!l}t

('J

Iji)

('I,!.:-:~:r,ill Uli~m!;

'\,1~'] (id

th~ l agbc!:1!111was of :1'~alr:iwafilJ '~:h.e G,a,ddn~5: of NlI{!val I.... Z...::!~~;'l, tJ I!..! n) ,]r~d Ig,NtH:S: of !rh,e' CQftlii:IJer.(') 5" a:r.ld fil eo M iii. nchos, IB' I ii!,r1ir'llS a 1i'Jd. Mosl em'S of the VI5.L'i,)':"
S LLC.h M
ii!lHl1'ijn~ lne Am@Ii"icafl p!1r'ioci:, st:].-~i I1.I::l, f mn i

,wei Mi I ~d ao i;$ll;JI ds, iDi:IJorc'e was 111150' an n ~va·mabl{!

1':H7 lund er Ac t No, 2710 en ~cN~d Ib,Vthe P'~1 lip pi ne lew') I at ulf,~ L it nd durl ng the J.iI:P~111~e~e i occu p.1 [10 II' [under Ie :o:ecjJlt~vl!!' Order MOo, 14 i l a,nd -lllher, !Jrl'~,i~195Ci<. ~[ was. a nl'!;' on A ~Igy 5~' ~OJ 1. L)~U, wh ii!,n the Ni:!w CiJViI C.Dd-Po took effE-ct, lih 1'I:t d'i.... rce Will:.:> d ball Dwrtd ul'lid er P'h~1 !lJ lppru i;! iJ W U lily It' .!':.Ii !:.t:!~hll"ltiulfl wa,:, Olll<uli;I,bll",'_T h Eo sam i:!' nd E! wi '~I,.IM !'i.,;'p 1;:1lced ~'~(' PIrQ"I~5i0111~ Q'i t~C' N-c-w Civil Code Fd 11 IV ({!odie ~!'IIt rod u ceo th eo concept ~i n'''l rri i:l~...:" ..,0 id,
ill reca ~,11 ron o·~ til eo ,11 i~ro I"'r' ,of diilJ'Orc:.i~!n ~b~ filM IIIPJI-m"le:s,the it I
CUI

w.a.~ 211tiu-pT1Hll rh by
Of!. if.I''iJoFjJr.[''i~g;~ :!! nd

e f,ami!I't CO'doe (1 r 1088. the· farn i Iy, d~1J.1~,jI,I~h th<:o

ot "psvrhologi

cal i Ili;;~p,~dty,"

.i;II:::' .:I

b asis

tOIf

dec Iann~

[hL'

fram

i':! rs

or

the

1 !ja~

1.>II,il n e Co il sti t:l,_~t ron :be·ft: the 'Ii.! isdQff!i o.f le~a.liznl~ d~v.qr~-e !fJiJ! ~:Hi~·ll,T.101"1does net !P1[O'hlibclt thif! lefj8111at lon of dhtorooe,

1:0 In<E! CbilBJe5~.

l:h

i,.I!S, th.::'!

l.g,S)

I I of and se nsitive to d:iUelf,iflJI rel iElio U:6 b,Q I ii!'Fs in til e IDhj,Ii pop1~1(!~.I ~ III rehBI;lJ<lJ''': b~lief,:, ~f1 tl f:U~[Ural sens ibi lities in til I;t Ph ili,pP~lloi'~. (~..:"mand~hJi~: ijHereM :FE'f:l1Ieai:es for f(:l~~edrnarriages :-;;hould ib(!- made a'.ta.i~,}b!.e. FDlf thi'j f<".;!!-.;!]II, d tl k' lJi Ii rea'j'jin s t~l eo'f: :<i's RIB r.eflI'H~·d~e5 of leg/iii I 5~'p(H'atlOri, d~{ 11:Ifillton of mrii ity ,of the m.a rri i~gL!' ti i .m 1.1 H~111ent a nd only ,add!:': i1ivor,ti:!' a~ d I'~e me r'~ If'.~'med't'', (:';:;Il~p'i;e5, M.CIy choo'~e fro In. ~:ht'sc' ::1111 ~ I'elned it~:-:. depe rlld~i1g 0111 1Ihei F :)il!.!iat~Oft re,Ui:5~O'U~, :be~iei!3, e,ulth.I.ra.I: :sen,s,ilbi!1~ie~, need::.. :md (IliIDi:~Dil,l)a ~1 :iltll!!. Whill,!i!< divDIf,C@ lind er thlS ,pmp Dseci: lIT:~e.j'ii~Ulfe, .s~'lielfS !l:h,e :bo'n GiS (;If fll i:rrl'i ag~', ,j,I'JUI'ce as ii, '(oel1l~ edy nee d f.I ot be 'flO!' th e ptl rp,Ds,e of re-m i':! rr~a,~8c; it may .be lTe!1,.c~~lt.ad b'Y ~:o ill .]IVJdu J Is 'to -'I (tIl i e"',e· p e<3JceO'~ l!T1I~il'!r:II CI .;d fa{'11it at.e thei r PLJn LIil o~: h..ll~ :h tl marl p~'IIdop,m F'.nl. n Tili ~ [. i~1all::iCi5.e'f ki to ma~e P hH Ipp,i.[lle !';;!W ('O!r'I!ig~:tent in thc. way it ~f~~~S reli-~,icus !i;I e·I~""h with r'l~:"'Il't!(:1t [0 tf! r['rll~'~ ion o~ m <11t'fi at aBe. .phi,li~:p'~ne law (hlCi1Jg_h t-11i~ (0-1112 of Mu ~~ijlfrl Pefsof!~l1 Law!:. [.)I' .,h~ Phi I~pp\in ("s. (:Plfesid:el"ltia,1 Dec,rl~e No, ltos.3- 119'i I~ Dw:i· dI~vorc;e· a.n-1Qng IFi hipina- M ll~llll1::-., ~II ~n d~h·F(.;-rKe to' lhe I~I~mic f~~:th whic:h~, ,1"C'CQM,fl i,~~::i(~i",(hfee· NO;f.l-M LIIsl.ilir~ Fi Iipi,l1os S!h,DLI~d h.} ...e [h.;:- j::! i,n~:- OFt i(io!:'lI Y.['IIde F W!hU ippill1,e ,IiiI.\i'-J, ~Ii'i ;;',j(:cor'tI:aJl"llc.Q I.-vlth ttl e'lf tr'e-JJgio.u:t :bii!~ids.
is respect rerogruz e~ ~~~at the plur aJlity of

r I~AShi II

! ~H:: b~11 FJ rep D::;:~~ h!l~

III', 'II d~ ,~b I.....b r0ii kd o ..... n II ~m

~ro

~ii}jj5

for dll'..orce:
;}lfH~ til i?: total

A!!

~no 'tJ'iv~ gfOl!.J n dis are

Il'r'~ri!1 i$L;:"d Q!1J

'til.'
n 5_

,of

I[n!]:

Inan-i,l;!ge

IIIClf!-j;! eFfl)lI'rnam:;~ at rnar: ~:a al:lil I

ioi1i.:J tio

U II..:' U illl pro ...id es that ill iP !:!Otitia n fo r d !VOIf'C',,-,!' IniN;' be. fil ~dl 'i!o't"! e·flj t IH~:~)~ti'iOll{'1 IIili'~ t.H_~;':-I" t :,.! ~.llr.1 ~!.O!.(~ cit:? for:,fn bn f~ct) from h is Dr h er ~1:ilc!'LIIS.e- f'o r at l,e,i'.;fOftiv;;:.: Vii:!'81i~ ;;I't: lb,!:;! t.i me of til eofil inc;
.) I t hu ~ i!t irt iO~1~{,.d race IlIC 11~::Iliit:l n ..,' p',llr ,1~!.o! d

t~T.l1"1:1 hh.

'i:i>!'

ls h~~hIy im p.rob,I;llb Ie, ,;)1' wh~ 11 t Illl:! pli!'tition,e~' l'!i~s b.e~n 1~~l.lHy her Sp ClFiJ::oe 'for et Hea,st two y~ a rs ::IIi t h eo t i m~ 0 f the ~ihl"l~ ot the 1:t(!-rirrIOI ~

,d,d r",::colL!:.:dl,~ltmO(! I::; hi!l;';hl, ....f.i1ilprobi;ible N 01 JII ri FC'!.Jn~'~21.'1.;;:: an dI sitll at iorrs th;,1,~ ;;;mI5P2 ttl eotot a~ bj"Pl!!,i'IIij,:,dJcn"'~fJ ~ 1"11!!n i"'Hi,'; ';;'V I.!loti I ~l:! 1,)1' f ill ~.Iris p.[rCip(~s.l2d rTII-e i:i'!iti re. Tiri LI~, the b IH ,il,l~o p ro v id eo!. that i (hi.'orc,e ~1 <.IV'b I!!' gra n ~ed :; P'L'}U::; l'::;

1,1••

4'i

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",.".hl.!i L t'll"

bn\Jhfl 0 ..\1 n 1:~ I~ ! ~ld1 r~aJ?!f'. S~O!,J ses ~L""!i'J~.r~ <Ii stare 0 f iFf".r,o P ,'I F .'IIbl.F' ru a r;I!':11 .rm~i'l izt i:1I dJ~1 I.~nl i '.hlJ'LJId ho..:' ~ ..... 11 t~~4:! e p'p,ol"l:UIl1 i~y toll preso III the It' I'll @lnll:a.1 eon t I'Llri m:i ~~::,n CQI,iIrt and ~, i!J'ol!..! d~o:...: ,!J i

Q'

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Coli)

(11.,ilJ Ie [hff~ rene

E!E.

t ha,t

1'1,';;'\1 ~31"!::;e,,l. t_h~ i rrepa ra h Iii!' e

Ii II I'!;!'I 1;!'11Pl..C:::' .1 dJudgcd

An other

i'I~, (".QiTi'5titl.d·i~,g

a subst

t;mtra I ~iroumll ~:a If-Hilt ~m ""n.[1 ito ttJ,;;:o marl ia~lo!.

I!;,

I:l,rOund to F cI ivo rcc

1n cI,ud i£'d in ~h~ ,bi I~

wh ~n

tHl ~

0 r ho ~h Sp[lu.,,~s.

illf~

fJ :..¥cholo~,icaJljly m"", pacita red to como 1"1..II ['~~ [I ~~ I,;! ~':'e;!11l ~ i.:.!I rn4U'i~~1 ~)b~igrJl ior.]~- TIII:i P I O\'~5 ion ' 1.•• '11,1 ~11"'~'lllU€' rul 'f' repea f~ I Art lcle 36 of ~'he, !faml'V (;::::Ii:ile_ T~oI::! tJili S:e!f:!IH ~tI i nl!:::kU1E' ;;pl::.ycIWI !J,r::~C::J I 11'110:':.1 p_'lri ~'y" ill th co I:Ji'OlI'!'lIrd'S. fo~' d h...(lII'~!.o!'illl t h eo b i:;! Ii>l;!f t Imit I!:ne ooncapt is CDr1!:ii:H.tl n ~ ",\'~rh !h,",
IL"l'm I.IWII(J~l of rna rilt<llr,ti Q:; riiHhe r t:har-i ~ ith a ...

i!Q~oI m-Hoil F.-~age·.

Ihc ib illl :::'l"~k'!> to e Inmi,1'l ate ..run dOI1l,;lI'[ ion oi the .;3C'1'" .iIIf"! dI "consent to t he a eli:" ;:,:!;, I:IrolJ!r1d'i ~O( d"~~l'11'I!1tl ... petition for legi~~ 1 separation Ellid, lJ.y (:.!1[cr~:.;~on, a petit.on fo. divon:e. M.dll .... ::.~)Ull'."';::::. t.\~p,t!'ciilily wO l1i11€!11 iSfl.OfQ ~h e offi\:!" se bee 21LI 58 of the so ri aI and ,e'CQ urn ioe cond ibDn':.o 11 [lLq .il;;': 111. M,i'JfiV women Iii the m,ilr,fi.III!~I!.;':~~d sectcrs rend to ccndone the oH,er'ls.f! 1l(!r(L1~ISif' I,II t" .... .'!J 1:' t:"c:onOITIII (;;1I!y ,dlep ell1.g1~iI1 'On the if spouses t: (U' be{,cll,! ~,f! Orf ~h f.!' SI:i gm~ att ach eel to ft! i! (i'd
1IL.:lrrLd~~Il.::>.

SoOn;!.o!'wOm

i:!'r1

..... hD

;3

re pi!;!n;:eiv,~d

to ~ e wild
nl

O!'l illl,~
Qc ....

the:

acts of tlh(:~1' I'IILJ.:;b=mu~

,H

tu ,)jl V ~u Her rrom the C Ifcle a f sp D~I s. I ab u SG! such that

have be com e 50 d i'5ermj,UI~I't'd

~~) .h:;!d rt!:..:'.. ~h e~r

!:>H uaticn,
msasu rs, a dsc I P'P

U II.del
I I(}W~\\.l'li! , I
!':

t lin:;,; p ((lIP O~etl

(lor- niv.r~tcof! dlss.ol ve.s rhe a bsou.t e' com

between
OJ

n'UJ

II j'[y

1.)1

L·lJIIJUt;.i'l1 P.JI ~i'~cr'~hllP of 110'"1 1,;\1 h 1:1 st!!

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,E! I1il

Th~
tlh@l[

,~:::d~h

sh~,11 hI!! (!qu:.:llly di .... ed d

IJ~e spouses.
I,!' cI

th is bill also pro poses.

nD~: ga i Ilifl!lUV

ill .;;sitl Clii ien to h is ~

he F

'f! q:uiii Ish

IJ.IIi

are i n th

sset s, t IHI
!'i

plaved s ha i i !be enrit led '~o SUIPport

i.i I h~ 0

I' ::;he f~l!'Id Clr1r:!oL~LiJ,te <;

I:.'mp io"t~I~! n it but j'h e fiJ~h[j: !ih;.ilI~! an IV bf.! efi·ecti ...... fo r e'
I ~H:;~nt

n flt

monO! th::ll'il

Ofl e y"::1lir' ,

Tn.~:]. IPr,ovis 10 II

to oil d!l:1 55 the' e (Q!1 0 m ic re

de~ FI\laii: 10n Of poverty

th.at many

wormm ~~pt:'rLer'jI:;e a::. .;I

n~~Ul~[

of ,~

nii.-1~ 1mcll C1ri~;:1k-l.JiJ;I·. "lill)

~h~L~ded by H:i(;, cCiLll't III ,11'-(1Jm'.ri.1 n ce '1A1J~h t~le Ibes.~ ilnt ~re~ of th l:" ch ild t"::o d ~h c i r !i LIPIPOif't P rQ1J~O.e"d i r~ a CCOIITI;] nrl'" wi't h [Ii L' ~<IIi1I1V CO li Fi: fl rovi 5 iom CI'n Stl PPDrt. AnLl,a~, In oTal an ell e:-:em.f.!lary d.amdl::.~'!:; ::.hdll IJI.! ,~wa rLh~d 1Ll [h L" d£'[_1'i e-'Jc..:1spouse: wilen p!"O IJi0f i ['Ii .l.!cC'Ord a neE' 1A' it h ~'hE! pmvi.:iuo'Il!S of the LIVi I {_oed.. Of! 0\1 !l)'~5~:; Til ~ pn)p>l%';~d r~icr;~'i1l 3;LJlI'"e ;;1 0 u:J r'i:Ji!Jid>l::!,~ t h~1I:lJl @ n.~iJ:i. s.ho!!i~1 ~s be dis.IlI,,~,i'J~iiri 'fro III i n~l~rili 1'1:i I!d i In:"'11 ea.::!, other by ,il!ltes-f.at,e su cC~$d 0[11. M Ci f"~O'!,ler', pcf'ovi.s.a i1 s in fa .... of Qr11!;! :i,PO LI Sri:' !1fla,d~ Urli 01' til l' wi Ii D~ th ~ oi:h ~'r :..pou:;,,!!:! ill I b rt rf!;\llok.El'ti by ulP'['-IiMio Il ot law, S~l

bi II .-lIsc, p rr.II)r'Js QS lh ~t t h@ (LJstadiv of ~ n y

.a~,

Fin in Of eil i Id St>l,~ II J_~~

Tho::- Phdi!l1P inet'; ;;]nel Mal t;31

UH;.1 If!'Baiilz ~tla 11'Of dl'Jolf<le.

,Cj

Fe t he Cion!f'{ two

re m::l 111I~IliB (0 L!lr"It ri·e:;. ~ri

~'t:li::!' wDrkl

wltho,lll.

d IV.;J;I'(C- 1.'lw _ fhJs bill is :be~f'I.E: j nU'Odu i::ed

ba5ed or~ irldii C~ ~.i151"'1S ~h.:..~ Ph i,IIPP'i

!1~' :-.uci.e:ty. i:lo

rc !;loy fo f

rhQ :i.iill'1Jct ity (}IT

II u<tl ity

11fI.a fnage

is

ilQo~:

based

Of!

1the

i1r~

mbi:! r

(I

1'r'II.l'Iii"flidiges: \,~filb

e~i:.;:ti.nJ::'

rb Lf~ .on th<i!

Dt

illlaF~~~~ re~atio rl$lrJiiP';_;',

wlle!1r a

I'll i3lrri

a.g@

.I~ fl.o

IIDiflgef

Ie, d i'Veil' ti2'

S.JlIDll~dhI:' dll)

option,

"I h us, t'1'11t E! P'P rova

i of

..

t I·.~s.bill !S LlIrI!l.i!!fll'UY

I e(~I;,!t:!'5t'L:!d"

".
L

f!:e ~~~J c of hmi HO USiE Of

the f-' hi i Ir j')~('1Ie5

A.TIVE,S

-REP RiESENT

a.'l,Ie:;:Oi~ Gty

F I IFTE E NTH

CON,GRES,S,
:;"1i!'5:S.0 nl

Furst 'R.egu.ar

.17'9'9
llfl,~,~ud LIIcredl b'!,' GA B~ iELA \.NDlner.l':S P-dirty Ril!',pif"-e::;'l?r:l!it.aiti:~'r{e5 l,uZV~M'INlDi\,

c. ,ILAGAN ,j;!,nd ,EMlEiRENC!IU'f,I'.A, s: of lhf'SO~

If'4In<1,O~IIJC.l;NG O'~VCHlil'lE IN THE p~JUiPP~:N,~5" AM~~N<P"~~Ii5, FOR THIE i?UlfU~O$'E TITLE' u, Ai~r~aES 5~ TO &~ ,liN,CUJ.s~VE ,j!i"N,D, ARTICIbE :2.'15of ,[,~;[(UT'I\i'1S 'ORDER ,N'Q. 200 .. AS ;ili.MEiI'!.:IDET~'. .

ANAO

OT~,ERWISE ,KNO'WN AS THe IF,AMU'!i CODi: liJiF "THE PMIUPPhNf.S" ANO ,RU'EA:I!JN~ AiRT~CLE l!E Of Tin: SAfliU: CODE. ,A,tIi!O fOR OTIiI.E'R P.ljJ.RP05E5
l'~;' ~l ~h::;.;:'}11

L'('lrrrkct

by the :5"ei'l,,:,re aod HQ.use of

RC'p.,.es£tJ~\Oti!;!B!I

.of

ll~e Pfl'Hif'J'piJI,~'~ Ii'll

COlj~FI!;':'I'!:;

o!'>!:!d
:S~l:T~ON, :1. Title II of E,xe('ut~"!t"!" Ordetr No. 209, annoe!1dr,!u. DrthNwise known as lh~

1 .1lmty

ron.;· of '1:11(,1; P~li~~piPli'1j.J:!:;, hereby ls

Giirl!E!ndfi,Q,to r€'M.

as f,oll.ows.:

'iTITLE II LEGAL :S [PARA liON JitN D DIVOH.CE"

S,~CirIOiN 2_ Art~{ les 55, 56, 507, SB. 59, 60, No.
2(1.), ;;I1!:i :J n ~.f:!11(j'£!d,

fi 1, 6.2) 53. 64, 65 ;;lind 66 Qf [;.:oec!J ~hI!:! O r d ell"

iii 150

O'r.he rwl

5e

~ F'!OWIli as The r-,[[Immlly Co·d@ of t he F'h~~iHj i I~ ~s., aile

hi.! ft'-Iliy

"lllf~H;'ntll:! ro read ~!:.. follows: 0,

"An. :'.5 {AI" A lPemion for le,g:~1"S.:!p'~r,;;r!1:iD(J

'l;on[)wi~lg ~[O!JI1"j tis :

may b~ hl~d

611'1

any of

tlhl:!

(1~

I'i:'!..: p,e:.:i!~.ed p,hYcj.i:i;;;;!Ii.vinlen

e~

.01'
;:L

gresslv ch ild of

a busw'E!' cend uct

cI i'-'I:\! r:~'i:!'11 aga i n ~t rne

pet itloner,

a .pcnnmC,1lI

cit!i,ld, or

tili r!!o

Pi!~II(IDIi1 er:

Ph pi,ed i vi cte nee b r m 0 ral P ressure

to co rnrJ!l!"1 the pe Ht iOf1.~r til) (; h an ~,'E! r'~1 igiolc~~

;J!!

Q r pohtlcaE Cllf~~~,,'u.o 11; Ai!:tempt: of ri;;'5pont~~Irt. 1:0 co rrulP:~ 0 rind ut:oe t h~ ~:l!Hi:~i ner • .l com rno n r.:hrl dr O( o

t.h~~d

Qo~

the

petition er,

to ellg,age

rn prosti

t tJll~nn, Dr conn iVi'lIl'IIce

in su ('11

J;;:()n'LJP~,1 e n Of

in 01 uce men ~:~

resf.;H~1fI dent to

[4,I

F~I'I~I ~1I ~grn el1!:. serrt8-nc.j n g the

yed

!ff1,pri""or.ii ment of

lIT10rll:"

n:IHI) '.1.:1

r':o,

~Ve!'I'

if' fJ.::n clio ned,

1,:5·1 lih_l
~! I

DI!' LI g .::..;;1 dkt ion a I' h.i!lII.ll'tI,.llOiliI il'I,kohoCi::i

l.as l.;;~<!i1!':i-rnor h 0 IllO:o.t;!"'I;.I.r:!li(y-uf the

llih

Cit

~hce res uon

e·l.lI~,:

Qo;:!iH; rr~~I3'i;!', wt~..:-i!J1~ 'r

respond

i~ I
,I~~ f

(:u,! ~n ,d;;: t i,l'! Ii!. by t hoe resoo r'!!d Q-r'~iI: of .3l sub !i,~,quo!:! n i:: ,b~B')rl!l)I,.I::O !1' r t hi"" Ph i lip p-nes 011' ~b) r'[)~d:; 5.:)0. LI al i.l f'i(l e!!~y or p !,;!nf~ raion Att ~r'fl PI!: ~~'r'~,h re-sp on de.l ~ ;;1,!:}Ji~~"'I:;1 of t h~ r.,:.~tlil:io ner: .oil' i!!' lih!
A.bL~m:i on In ~I rt

ir~

I I u~

cd ~}em:~o ner
Art

IU,V r espo IlId'ii! il: without n

j 1,i!).[if:i:.1b,I~~ qUS,2

l't:JI III [)~of!

than

O,Il~

vt!'ar.
HlI'S K Ire, ttl

l-or IPui po ~e,~ or

II LILLI,~"-' [J~

eo toerrn "ct'll~d

II

!;.h~1.I !D1{,11,I aT!

.;:t

e h ilei by

.1,d{llFt i on.

~~~ A (ll[Jff.LON GROUNDS:

FOf,t DIVORiCiE MAY

!BE nll.E D·

ON ANY or

n'U:j;:OlLOIW~NG

:~fln~ONE:rr: HAS El.n ~ :5iEPA.RAJED oe FACrO f¥tOM H ~S oa H>U7l$.:~OUI5[ FOR ,tt.11' lE~\ST IFWVE YEARS Ar THf T,iJMi: Of TH:~ fILH"LG OF nu: ,PHiliON A rt4!IJ :F,U:(;ONCtllJA f!lO~ ~S HJ6H L....IMflROi6AB LE.~
"ji',Ii~

t,lJi

'2) Hi~ rlETnlONtE:R .HAS, B,E,E 1\1, Lf GAU_"i"S,f:PARAff 0 fROM

L.[

ASr TwO YEARS, A.T THE 'j[tMf

i,j,~S.OR :~'HJ:tScPOUSIt :FOH.A'I DIF THE F,I,UNG ,OF' fHE PETllrIO iN: AND Ri!CONCIUPt. "li'lON ,~S

h~GHLY J,M~RC!:BABU;

~:H WHO'll

AN~

or l'HIf.

GROUN,OS !FO,R L~GAl Si~J]'AAAWlON UNDER iP'ARAG,R}\PH ~A,) or

,OF TH,E MAItRIA;G:E,;
1;I'!;JCi~iJP.Ar:jfTATfD

TJ-HSA RlT~CL~ iH AS CAUSE D TH [ IIJtRE'F.1'AJ~A~U£ 8RfA~OOWN

l4,~ WHENI ON!E Oi~ 80TH SPOIiJS<lf5, ti;:R:[ PSl"CHOIlOGJCAI!-U' COMr'U, "I wf'fl, '!Ii~~E rsse N,TIAl MARrr,AIl. Q,BILl,G,;!!!,'TlI01NJ5;:

TO

'lS} WIFI,EN T+.iIE S·POUSES, SUF~~:~:RFRO IMl: IfitRi!OONCnABlE CAlIJS,~,DTHE IRR:~;PkRABLiE 6REAI:,tDO'WN OF T:H~ MAQJUAu:E, ,;,
',,\r~',56., "If,he pehtion
l il~' fa Ibm,lj In!~ I:l,r (loUI ~d ~:

HIHlEiRlElNCES THA,'ll" fc~A \i':~

for legill separatlon

OR, [iHIVOIRCE: sh.::!!11 be dh;'r'i.lol.::.d ell I aliy at

121W h ere t he ".E!Sfi,e ve d P.lFW h a 5 consent

"l<rll~l L~LII<"d

ot I

ed to t ht:=> com m issio

ill

.or the

.r-){l.lOii'l::it.:

-01' ,11::1.

[U
.a.ft""ll ~""

WI ~e I:he I'G! uS con ni'llill'llCe b e~:w~~r1I the parties in t he to I'I1c'111:i~iOr' of ~ I\'! ~~~ or act ,COr! st i tut in 11 the ~rou ltd fo r le.[lii~ $epiilrat ioi'll OR DIVOR;IL!E;

~J VU

[~~ J ~ (2 ~ \;vh I;) r~ t h.e.-e, i ~ cOII~I,:.I.s~o ~ D"t'.iV n ..","11ir ,1,1101' Oll~ D IMOIfl:CE;' ~(I,r ,

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