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Former Speaker Alvarez announces annulment of marriage

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 29 11:45 AM

Former House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Saturday confirmed the annulment of his marriage to his estranged wife. Read more »

Absolute divorce bill tackled for 2 years: Lagman

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 11:41 AM

A House panel tackled the proposed bill on absolute divorce for more than 2 years before unanimously passing it on Tuesday, Rep. Edcel Lagman said. Read more »

Divorce means freedom for battered wives: Lagman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 06:19 PM

Buhay Party-list Rep.Lito Atienza and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman trade barbs on the absolute divorce bill submitted to the House plenary this week. Read more »

Lagman confident divorce bill will hurdle House plenary

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 03:39 PM

One of the authors of the absolute divorce bill in the Philippines is confident that it will also hurdle the plenary of the House of Representatives. Read more »

What Pinoy men really think of the divorce bill

Frances Sales
Updated as of Mar 11 02:16 PM

The Philippines enters a historic time as divorce is finally on its way to becoming legal. But what do the men have to say? 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 »

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 »

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 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 »

2 female senators to file their versions of divorce bill in 18th Congress

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 10:32 PM

The legalization of divorce in the country is expected to become a hot issue in the Senate. Some lawmakers, however, are ready to oppose the measure. Read more »

Hontiveros files divorce bill in Senate

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 10:26 PM

Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed an "absolute divorce" bill in the Upper Chamber despite President Duterte's refusal to support a counterpart measure in the House.  Read more »