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A POSITION PAPER ABOUT THE LEGALIZATION OF DIVORCE BILL.
Marriage is intended to last forever, and the vows generally contain the expression, "till death
do us part"These are the words most of us believed in. Marriage is seen as a sacred union between a
man and a woman,and so it must be revered and valued with respect. But what if the passion that a
couple once shared fadesaway? What if love becomes fragile and unpredictable as time passes? What if
something changes and a personstarts to live a life full of misery? Divorce will be one of their ways to fix
these problems. This can be done inthe Philippines. The current condition demands this. Reality tells us
that there have been many failed, unhappymarriages across the country. Love is never as blessed as
people expect it to be. Divorce is never such acatastrophic thing as people think. Divorce gives people a
new start to a better life. Living in a marriage whereintimacy, respect, affection, and compatibility have
vanished is a life without hope.
The Philippines' imposition of divorce law has been the most contentious debate and social
problem for anextended period. First and foremost, the Philippines is a predominantly Catholic country.
Consequently, resultingin an endless back-and-forth debate as to whether its enactment would
strengthen the country's status in terms ofmarital separation. Endless cases of spousal abuse in
households have become popular in the Philippines.According to preliminary findings from the
2017 National Demographic and Health Survey, one in four womenbetween the ages of 15 and 49
witnessed physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from their spouses. One of theleading causes of this is
the abuse of alcohol and drugs, which becomes a significant problem if the party refuses torehabilitate
and continue to abuse the substance, particularly in a country like the Philippines where the majority
ofcases of chronic alcoholism are left untreated, causing an unceasing problem of violence and domestic
abuse in thefamily that can give rise to trembling. Both sides should be able to file a divorce or a
separation from their partnerafter a certain amount of drug abuse has been achieved to rid themselves
of such violence or abuse. Single parentswho are unable to meet the family's needs and are separated
from their partners are prevented from obtaining childsupport because they are already legally married.
In a way, this can be seen but not limited to a “pro-womenlegislation” that can further protect women
and their children's welfare.Married couples should have the freedom to decide if divorce is relevant or
necessary. In our current generationwhere the Catholic Church is continuously challenged by the
progressive wings of parliament and civil society,freedom has become the word most greatly associated
with current social issues. Society wants to implement samesex marriage, legalization of marijuana, etc.
The implementation of divorce is just another law that exercises ourright to be free and to act as we
desire within the purviews of our country’s laws of course. We should have thefreedom to decide who
we want to have a family with and who we want to spend the rest of eternity with.
Divorce is not the killer of happy marriages. It is simply a life raft for people drowning in a
marriage that’s already long dead. If you want to ensure the success of a marriage, we should be
providing couples with resources and support to help them better adapt and not simply mandate them
to stay together. If you love someone, you don’t chain them to you; them choosing to stay is a greater
sense of emotional security than locking them in a divorce-less marriage.
ThereforeCouples must know, before marriage, the necessary requirements to get married like consent,
validity and the dispositions of those entering into marriage. They must primarily focus on the
sacredness of marriage. Unity and the indissolubility of marriage are necessary for the pact of love to
last. They must know that marriage is a life-long commitment of mutual, exclusive, total, irrevocable and
sincere self-giving and sacrifice. It is entered into with open eyes, a lot of reflection and logical thinking,
maturity and a lot of preparation knowing the other person extremely well and knowing that the union
is not just based on mere passion or convenience.

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