The Philippines is the only place outside the Vatican where divorce is outlawed. | AFP
The legal process is slow and expensive — cases can cost as much as $10,000 or more in a country plagued by poverty—with no guarantee of success, and some people seeking a faster result fall for online scams.
The Office of the Solicitor General, which as the government’s legal representative is tasked with protecting the institution of marriage, successfully appealed the decision in 2019. But Congress has scored significant wins in recent years. A controversial birth control law was passed in 2012, despite strong opposition from the Church.
In 2005, 43 percent of Filipinos supported legalizing divorce “for irreconcilably separated couples,” while 45 percent disagreed.A group of lawmakers is now leading a fresh push to legalize divorce, with several bills filed in the House and the Senate.“We are not destroying any marriage,” said Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, author of one of the bills.
One victim told AFP she was charged the equivalent of $2,400 for an annulment service that turned out to be fake. She is now considering converting to Islam in the hope of securing a divorce under Muslim law.
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