Divorce is illegal for most residents of the Philippines, despite a special law that gave the nation's Muslim minority the ...

Known as the Absolute Divorce Act, the bill was passed in the House on its third reading on Wednesday with 131 affirmative votes, with the count updated from its earlier announcement of 126 votes.

Filipino Muslims, who account for 6.4 per ... has expressed support for divorce being made legal in the Philippines, while emphasising the process should not be easy. "We must allow our couples ...

Manila, Philippines – Michelle Bulang ... are permitted among Filipino Muslims under Islamic law. Still, there is robust opposition to divorce in the majority Catholic country, where many ...

If there is divorce, she will marry her Muslim boyfriend and willingly convert to Islam ... the union as a married couple because there is no divorce law in the Philippines. Jayvee is a salesclerk for ...

The Philippines is the only country in the ... In 1977, then president Ferdinand Marcos Sr legalised divorce for Muslims through a presidential decree, but the law remained for Protestants ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Divorce obtained abroad even through mutual agreement may be recognized in the Philippines, according to the Supreme Court. The landmark decision penned by Associate ...