Palace: Duterte against passage of divorce law
March 19, 2018 | 4:02pm
The Roman Catholic Church, the religious affiliation of more than 80 percent of Filipinos, is also opposed to divorce. File photo
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is against allowing divorce in the Philippines because it would be disadvantageous to children and to abandoned spouses, Malacañang said Monday.
"He (Duterte) did not want to comment on it, but since the House members have cast their votes, the president is against divorce," presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in a press conference in Camarines Sur.
"He said it would be disadvantageous to the children and, if there is divorce, the abandoned spouses would lose the right to file cases against their spouses after they get divorced," he added.
Duterte's position is a departure from that of some of his staunch allies in Congress, who believe that divorce would save those who are trapped in unsuccessful and traumatic marriages.
The Roman Catholic Church, the religious affiliation of more than 80 percent of Filipinos, is also opposed to divorce, saying it would easily break up families and would deprive children of parental care.
Last month, the House of Representatives population and family relations committee approved the divorce bill but Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III said his chamber is not likely to pass a counterpart measure.
Roque previously said Malacañang is leaving it to Congress to deliberate on the divorce bill.
During the campaign period for the 2016 presidential race, Duterte, whose first marriage was annulled in 2000, said he was against divorce "for the sake of the children."
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