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Culture

A Feminist POV: Why the Philippines Needs Divorce Now

Divorce affords us dignity, freedom, and autonomy.

Since the news of House Bill 9349 or the "Absolute Divorce Act" getting the nod from the Philippine Congress broke out, posts about divorce flooded my social media news feed. The last time the divorce issue generated this much traction was in ...

Opinion

The Inevitability of Divorce in the Philippines

It's egregious how, for years now, we've had one too many divorce bills fall through. This time, with a 129-120-9 vote, the Lower House approved the absolute divorce bill on final reading.

The Philippines and the Vatican are the final two holdouts for divorce. But really, single celibate men of god in robes don't really need it now, do they? The absence of divorce in a country where philandering and abuse are widespread ...

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