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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13,

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House panel vows

no quickie divorce
lHl lloure o'Reprc.entttiiec lechttiral \Ao'king Crorrp
(TWG) on the divorce bills on Wednesday rLrlcd out a
"quicl<ie" divorce.
'This is not a quick process because thcrc larcl iudicial
proceedings wherein the judge rvill be the onc to grant or
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cieny a petition for approved divorce,"

TDIVORCE FROM 41

House paneJ vows

Lagmarr said alter the meel,ing
held by the House Commit-
tee on Population and Family
Relations.
He said the process would
includ! a "cooling off period'
of six months to allow the
court to try to reconcile the
parties.
The Albay First Distdct rep-
resentativ€ said that even if
divorce would be made legal
in the Philipplres, the Slare
would still have the mandate
to protect the sanctity of mar-
riage and the family as social
institutions.
While divorce will provide
relief for spouses trapped in
an abusive marriage, it is only
for delimited cases where the
marriage has become irrene-
diably damaged.
The TWG is currently con,
solidating House Bill (HB) 100
authored by Lagman, FIB 838
by the Gabriela Women's Pany
andthe Makabayanblog and HB
2263 by Davao del None First
Disfiict Rep, Pantaleon Alvarez.
. DIVINA NOVA JOY
DELA CRUZ

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