A tagalog saying goes this way "saka mo lang makikilala ang tao pag makasama mo sya sa iisang bubong" Yes this is a way to save women from the irresponsible man, we have to think the situation of women eventhough we are living in a xtian country. If divorce is the way to save every married women who are suffering from morally, physically and mentally abuse.
For me yes!!.para sa anu pa ang pagtitiis nyong dalawa.. Kung pareho naman kayung di masaya!!..pakawalan nalang ang isa't- isa. Para wala ng masasaktan.. Kay sa naman araw2x. Kau nag aaway.. Baka mamaya hahantung pa yan sa pananakit at patayan For me yes ..because I do believe that if a relationship doesn't work at all..why you need to stay.and spend the rest of your life that you are not happy with it...
Dapat legalize na yan ..kasi meron naman tayong anullment which is very unfair para sa mahihirap kasi mayayaman lang nakaka-afford.. unfair law yang anullment para sa walang pera ..unlike pag may divorced mas affordable at mas madali para sa lahat..
As of 2003, it was recorded that 4 out of 25 marriages in the Philippines end up in Legal Separation. Other couples decide not to legalize their separation simply because they cannot afford it. This is one of the many reasons why many politicians are pro divorce. Divorce is the legal dissolution of a marriage by court or other competent bodies (Oxford, nd.). It is way cheaper than annulment and legal separation. Philippines is the only country in the world that does not allow divorce because the Church is against it. All countries including predominantly Catholic countries in the world like Spain, Poland, and Mexico permit divorce. Maybe the Church there has opposed it, but the state has recognized the right of couples to choose the life they want (Wallace, 2013). The divorce bill has been languished in the Philippine Congress for 13 years. Although the Church is against Divorce, it should still be legalized in the Philippines because it is beneficial to battered wives, couples with unsuccessful marriages, and the children of separated couples.

Divorce is not yet legalized in the Philippines. However, legal separations and annulments are allowed here in our country. In legal separation, the spouses are allowed to live separately but remain married to each other. Legal separation may be granted when there is marital betrayal, homosexuality, repeated physical violence, attempt on the life of the other spouse, and abandonment without reasonable cause for more than one year. In annulments, the marriage can be voided but the couples are not allowed to re-marry. Annulments may be granted when either of the couples can prove that the marriage was invalid from the start according to a certain set of grounds such as impotence, homosexuality, mistaken identity, or psychological incapacity. Most of the grounds are difficult to validate and require a lot of money to prove before the court. The proposed divorce law does not require too much money and it allows couples to re-marry, with added protection, such as child support, alimony and child custody. Ursua once stated that lack of divorce law in our country further complicates the marital and family problems of many Filipinos. Therefore, it has to pass a divorce law now.
Divorce is beneficial to battered wives because in the Philippines, infidelity and physical abuse are not grounds for annulment. According to the Philippine Commission on Women, “physical injuries and/or wife battering remains to be the most prevalent case across the twelve-year period, from 1997–2009, accounting nearly half (45.5 percent) of all reported violence against women (VAW) cases nationwide” (p. 147). For instance, the marriage worked for 8 years, but later the husband becomes violent and unfaithful to his wife. These may not be used for annulment under Article 36, unless it can be proved that these are manifestations of psychological inability that preceded the marriage. The divorce law will provide a solution that Article 36 cannot support. “A divorce law will provide a straightforward remedy to a marital failure for it does not concern itself with validity or invalidity of a marriage and it terminates a marriage based on a ground that occurred during the marriage” (Ursua, 2013). Moreover, divorce law does not destroy a family. In fact, no law could actually destroy a family. It is only the members of the family who can do that. Legalizing divorce law is accepting that some marriages work and some do not. “In cases where a union is more harmful than beneficial, a divorce can be a benevolent and less hurtful way of severing ties with your partner.” (Santos, 2011). Some marriages and families have survived to this day and it will still survive after the divorce law has been passed. The Church should not interfere in the approval of this law because we are a secular state. Thus, no religious group could dictate any law or policy for the whole country. The law should only give people a choice, to be exercised according to their own personal beliefs. (Wallace, 2013). Besides, there are also grounds to be considered when filing a divorce. A husband or wife cannot file a divorce unless he or she has a valid reason.
The divorce bill is for couples that cannot bear to live with each other for some valid reasons. If the couple truly loves each other, they will not be affected with the legalization of divorce. Therefore, the legalization of the divorce bill will not destroy the relationship of happy and contented families.

People who are against divorce believe that it gives a wider path for immorality and marital infidelity. For me, this statement is absurd because it is the choice of a man or woman to stay loyal to their spouse. Any law will not affect a person’s faithfulness and truthfulness for his or her husband or wife. Again, if the couple truly loves each other, they will not be affected with the legalization of divorce. Thus, the said proposed law will not affect their fidelity and behavior towards their spouse.

Of all the reasons stated above, I can truly say that the divorce bill should be legalized in the Philippines as soon as possible. It will not only benefit the people but it also makes everything legal: re-marriage, child support and child custody, division of properties and debts. Divorce benefits battered wives, couples with unhappy marriages, and children the children of separated couples. Therefore, it must be legalized in the Philippines.

People who say that divorce is not advisable for the Philippines forget or ignore our history. The ethno-linguistic communities of the Philippine archipelago before the Spanish conquest practiced divorce. We had a divorce law from 1917 until August 30, 1950, when the Civil Code of 1950 took effect. The latter law prohibited divorce for Filipinos, and the prohibition continues under the present Family Code. But Muslim Filipinos have always practiced divorce, which Philippine law allowed. Today, divorce continues to be available to Muslim Filipinos under the Code of Muslim Personal Law of the Philippines (Presidential Decree No. 1083), promulgated in 1977.
So to say that divorce does not exist in present Philippine law is not accurate. The prohibition against divorce under Philippine law applies only to Filipinos whose marriages are not governed by the Muslim Code. Since Philippine law on marriage applies to all Filipino citizens even though they are residing in a foreign country, the prohibition against divorce for non-Muslim Filipinos is also a concern of Filipino expatriates.
We are the only country in the world that has no divorce law for all its citizens regardless of religious belief or affiliation.
Some think that we do not need a divorce law because the Family Code, which applies to non-Muslim Filipinos, already provides for the termination of marriages through “annulment.” This argument misleads. Annulment is a legal term that has a specific meaning. The remedy of annulment is based on specified grounds that occurred at the time of the celebration of the marriage, such as lack of parental consent and vitiated consent (as when a person married another at gunpoint). The remedy of annulment expires, and the defect may actually be cured by ratification through free and voluntary cohabitation.