Divorce

Divorce-Decree

ON DISTANT SHORE By Val G. Abelgas With two young senators admitting that they have parted ways with their respective spouses, fellow young and separated senator Pia Cayetano said last week it’s about time discussions on the proposed divorce bill be resumed. Cayetano, who has been separated from her husband for eight years now and going through the rigorous process of annulment, said: “I really Read More …

Pacquiao-and-Jinkee

Source: ABS-CBNnews.com  MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao’s marriage with his wife Jinkee was on the rocks shortly before his third bout against Juan Manuel Marquez last November 12. His boxing coach, Freddie Roach, said Pacquiao was served divorce papers on the eve of the fight, which was why the boxing superstar struggled against the Mexican counter-puncher. “All the distractions caught up to Manny in his Read More …

ON DISTANT SHORE By Val G. Abelgas With the contentious Reproductive Health Bill still roasting on the grill, liberal lawmakers are tossing in the divorce bill in a move that is certain to further inflame the passions of conservative Catholics and clerics in the country. Encouraged by the recent overwhelming approval in a referendum of the proposed divorce law in Malta, which remains the only Read More …

ON DISTANT SHORE by Val G. Abelgas  In the renewed debate on the proposal to allow divorce in the Philippines, it is almost certain that the fact that outside of the Vatican, the Philippines remains, along with tiny island-nation Malta, the only country in the world with no divorce law. Why is this so? The primary reason, of course, is the stubborn stand of the Read More …