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Queen Elizabeth II's nephew in latest royal marriage split

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 07:29 AM

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II's nephew David Armstrong-Jones is set to divorce, a spokesman said Monday -- the second marriage split in the British royal family announced within a week. Read more »

'Family is basic unit of society': Cayetano says against divorce

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 10:14 PM

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said Friday he is against divorce being legalized in the Philippines, saying that "family is the basic unit" of society. Read more »

ALAMIN: Bakit isinusulong ang panukalang divorce?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 12:47 PM

Bukod sa Vatican City, ang Pilipinas na lang ang bansang tumututol sa pagkakaroon ng divorce sa mga mag-asawa.  Read more »

Pag-arangkada ng divorce bill sa Kamara, umani ng negatibong reaksyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 01:36 AM

Umani ng negatibong reaksyon sa mga kritiko ang mabilis na pagpasa ng panukalang diborsyo sa komite sa Kamara. Read more »

Kritiko ng divorce nabulaga sa 'mabilis' na pag-usad ng panukala sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 08:12 PM

"Nagulat din kami dahil isang hearing pa lang naipasa kaagad ito sa committee level," ani Fr. Jerome Secillano, executive secretary ng CBCP permanent committee on public affairs. "Nagulat din kami dahil isang hearing pa lang naipasa kaagad ito sa committee level," ani Fr. Jerome Secillano, executive secretary ng CBCP permanent committee on public affairs.  Read more »

Zubiri: Senators prefer shortening annulment process over passing divorce law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 07:06 PM

A Zubiri bill seeks to hasten the annulment process by automatically requiring the state to recognize annulments sanctioned by the Church and other religions. Read more »

House panel OKs bills legalizing divorce, dissolution of marriage

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 01:56 PM

A House of Representatives committee on Wednesday approved 3 measures seeking to legalize divorce in pre-dominantly Catholic Philippines, the only country in the world aside from the Vatican where it remains illegal.  Read more »

Japan rules against divorced parents seeking access to children

Chang-Ran Kim, Reuters
Posted at Nov 22 04:15 PM

Unlike most developed countries, Japan has no joint-custody system after divorce, and court-ordered visitation rights are often ignored with impunity.   Read more »

Speaker nixes divorce; House to poll members on controversial issues

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 02:43 PM

The House of Representatives will poll its members on their stand on controversial measures like federalism, divorce, and death penalty, Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said Wednesday as he revealed his preference for marriage annulment. Read more »

US husband sues wife's lover and wins

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 04 06:39 AM

WASHINGTON, United States—Kevin Howard watched his life fall apart when his wife of 12 years divorced him, only for him to later discover that she had been cheating on him with a coworker. Read more »

It's complicated: The battle for divorce law in Catholic Philippines

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 04:45 PM

Committee hearings on an “absolute divorce” bill began last week, a first in the Senate.  Read more »

Should divorce be legalized in the Philippines?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 12:37 AM

For Kana Takahashi of the Maya: The Feminist Collective, divorce allows people to start their lives over, and is a fight for women who are victims of domestic violence, and for children that grow inside a toxic environment.   Read more »

Should the Philippines legalize divorce?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 11:39 PM

It's complicated, this whole talk about legalizing divorce in the Philippines. Read more »

Ilang kaso ng paghihiwalay, inilahad sa Senate hearing sa divorce bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 09:10 PM

Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon, pinag-usapan na sa Senado kung dapat bang magkaroon ng diborsyo sa Pilipinas.  Read more »

Divorce is 'pro-family, pro-children,' says Hontiveros

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 02:59 PM

MANILA - Legalizing absolute divorce in the Philippines would allow individuals to start new lives, its main proponent in the Senate said Tuesday, as she sought to debunk the opinion that it would destroy the family as an institution. Read more »

Sarah Palin's husband files for divorce

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 07:59 AM

LOS ANGELES - The husband of former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has filed for divorce due to "incompatibility of temperament," US media reported Monday. Read more »

Divorce bill tatalakayin sa Senado sa Setyembre

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 01:15 AM

Sisimulan ng Senado sa susunod na buwan ang pagtalakay ng mga panukalang batas para sa diborsyo sa Pilipinas Read more »

Divorce bills filed at the Senate

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 07 01:00 PM

Several bills filed in the Senate have revived debates on whether or not it's time for the Philippines to pass a divorce law. Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who filed a version of the bill, believes divorce will be able to grant couples a second chance at love and happiness after a toxic marriage.  Read more »

Hontiveros says no to 'fast food' divorce

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 09:04 AM

The measure allowing absolute divorce would not be like "fast food," its author Sen. Risa Hontiveros said Wednesday. Read more »

Is Philippines ready for 'one-time' divorce?

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 03:22 PM

MANILA - Senators Panfilo Lacson said Tuesday he would support a bill that allows “once in a lifetime” divorce. Read more »