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Gabriela Party-list Rep. Emmi de Jesus said the speaker's proposal sounds like the group's own proposal for a divorce law, House Bill No. 2380.
"Sa totoo lang, 'yung divorce bill namin, 'yun din naman ang ending, marriage will be severed, pero syempre context namin kaugnay ng rights ng kakababaihan sa kultura natin. Maraming kaso na hinawakan namin with regards to getting out of marriage ay babaeng nakaranas ng violence," she said.
Alvarez over the weekend pitched the measures when asked of his priorities in the 2nd regular session of the 17th Congress, which opens on July 24.
He said under his proposed bill, parties would be spared the painful process of annulment by allowing couples to jointly petition a court for the dissolution of their marriage.
However, he explained, this is not a divorce bill but merely seeks to free couples from an unhappy marriage.
Predominantly Catholic Philippines is currently the only country in the world without a divorce law.
"Hindi ito divorce; dissolution of marriage ito. Halimbawa, 'di tayo magkasundo, 'di na tayo masaya sa isa't isa. We can go to court and petition jointly for the dissolution of our marriage," he said.
"Then doon sa petition na iyon, mag-agree na tayo [sa] custody of children, paano mo hatiin 'yung properties. Ang duty ng judge ministerial na lang, titingnan niya kung walang intimidation, kung may free will ba ang parties to enter into an agreement na di-dissolve ang marriage," he added.
Alvarez said should one of the spouses refuse the dissolution, the other spouse could still petition a court on the ground of "unhappiness."
For sure may mga kababayan tayo na matutuwa kapag napatupad ito, pero syempre marami pading parties ang against dito.
Ano nga ba ang pagpapakasal? Sabi nga ng mga nakakatanda "Marriage is Sacred" marami itong pros and cons kaya bago magpakasal dapat handa ka, kasi pang habang buhay na ito.
Family law practitioner Claire Castro, however asks: what should define a happy and unhappy marriage?
"Pagka sinabi nating 'di na ako happy,' ano ba yung definition ng happiness? Kasi may mga pagkakataon na nag-aaway talaga 'yung mag-asawa, at 'di iyan mawawala kasi pareho silang different persons, may kaniya-kaniya silang attitude," she said.
"Pero 'pag sinabi mong 'di ako happy sa iyo,' papaano mo mapoprove 'yung happiness? Papaano kung nag-away kayo 1 week, siyempre during that time 'di kayo happy sa isa't isa."
"So siguro dapat maging strict tayo... kung talagang mapapasa ito, ano ba 'yung ibig sabihin ng 'happiness.' ... Ok lang gumawa ng isang batas [na] 'di ganun kaliberal at nandoon pa rin 'yung respeto sa marriage, pero siguro mas ok talaga na maging mas easy for a couple," she said.
De Jesus raised the same question.
"'Pag tiningnan natin [ang] dissolution of marriage at ginamit ang salitang 'unhappy,' subjective, very subjective. Mahalaga para sa amin, kaya nga sabi namin educational sana ang approach para ipakita ano ba batayan bakit nawawasak [ang pagsasama]?," she said.
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