Marriage is sacred and a must.

It is the joining of two people in a bond that putatively lasts until

death, but in practice is increasingly cut short by separation. According to Senator Joel
Villanueva, "We should not be embracing this kind of culture. Marriage is such as sacred thing.
We believe that we shouldn't allow people to be separated. But of course there are exemptions
and there is a way to go over it which is annulment.” However, I disagree with Senator
Villanueva.

I agree with the legalization of divorce here in our country. I believe that it is time to give the
remedy of divorce to those who need it, especially for the abused woman who wanted legal
separation of their marriage from the abusive husbands. First thing is that a couple’s conflicts
often lead to maltreatment and abuse and the women are the most affected in the situation. If you
would compare men and women, men are more aggressive and stronger when it comes to
strength. Also, a man has a power to rule over the house even in a wrong way, so a woman
would give way because of its poor capability.As a woman, I know I have my right to choose the
life I wanted to. Even in choosing the man I wanted to marry and be with him through years. But
if our marriage is not working anymore that only leads to fighting, then it becomes an abuse, it
requires a legal separation to any of the spouses. This process undergone legally and has a
sanction of the court.

The Catholic Church will be the most committed opponent of the divorce bill. It will appeal the
constitutional provision directing the State to protect marriage and the family, and another that
refers to the sanctity of family life. But these constitutional provisions were never intended to
prohibit Congress from legalizing divorce. First, we are a secular state, where no religious group
has the right to define law or policy for the entire population. The law should only give people a
choice, to be exercised according to their own personal beliefs. Second, non-divorced Catholics
need to be careful of assumptions, to discard any trace of judgment toward the divorced. Since
most the Filipinos have “been there, done that” when it comes to being judgmental, we can
address this issue personally. It is too easy for those who have never experienced the desperation
and sorrow of a failed marriage to believe that “they could have done something to save it.” They
really have no idea at all. Lastly, not every marriage was joined by ‘God’ even it took place in
church. This may seem like a rationalization, but Jesus’ statement in Matthew 19:6 (“Therefore,
what God has joined together, no human being must separate”) does not apply to all marriages.