The Philippines is the world’s only country without a divorce law – excluding the Vatican – since Malta legalised the dissolution of marriage in 2011.
The House of Representatives of the Philippines in May approved House Bill 9349, which would legalise absolute divorce in the predominantly Catholic Asian country.
This week, Auxiliary Bishop Midyphil Billones of Cebu said the fact the Philippines still outlaws divorce is a distinction of pride.
“Instead of being insecure and ashamed, we should raise our heads as Christians, with respect to other religions that have their own beliefs, that in the Philippines, we can be the last bastion of hope,” he said.
