Divorce Bill

Headed by Risa
Hontiveros
Genders
Dela Cruz, Dy, Kallos, Ting, Ng, Ocampo
Under Hontiveros' Senate Bill 2134 known
as the "Divorce Act of 2018," couples may
file for legal separation if ...
 ....the marriage is marred by "physical
violence and grossly abusive conduct."
 Under the bill she filed, grounds for
divorce include “physical violence and
grossly abusive conduct,” “psychological
incapacity of either spouse,”
“irreconcilable marital differences,”
marital rape, and being “separated for at
least 5 years.”
"It has been well-documented that the absence of a
divorce law has had disproportionate effects on
women who are more often victims of abuse within
marriages, and who are forced to remain in joyless
and unhealthy unions because of the dearth of
legal options," Hontiveros said.
Recall: Second Wave
Hontiveros on Divorce
 In March 2018, the House of
Representatives, under the leadership of
former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez,
approved on third and final reading a bill
providing for divorce and dissolution of
marriage.
The Senate has yet to tackle the
bill on the committee level.
Video on Senate Likelihood of
approving the Divorce Bill
The Recent Debates
 General “outcry against” the bill,
despite it having been passed the
Third Hearing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
dKQ95WryaL8&t=5s
Hontiveros: The family is at stake.
The woman is at stake.
Points of Intersectionality
Religion and Religious Aspects

● “orchestrated war against the Filipino family.”

● Sanctity of Family is important to the Church

● You should not separate what God has put together

Feminism and Divorce
● Feminist perspectives on divorce proceed
from the ways in which women's positions
at divorce systematically differ from men's
Carbone J. R. (1994). A feminist perspective on
divorce. The Future of children, 4(1), 183-209.
● "Liberal feminists" believe that women's
domestic responsibilities will inevitably
place them at a disadvantage and favor
policies that encourage men to assume a
proportionate share of family
responsibilities.
● ."Cultural feminists, believe that it is not the
fact that women care for children but that
child rearing is so undervalued which is the
source of the problem.
● "Radical feminists" believe that it is
impossible to know whether women's
involvement in child rearing would differ
from men's in a different society and focus
on the ways in which marriage and
workforce policies perpetuate male
dominance.
Gender Roles in Marriage
And where Strength Lies
“If they can do it in Malta, we can do it here. Let us not remain in the Dark Ages.”
-Luz Ilagan co-author of Divorce Bill

“That is a distinction that we should all be very proud of” - Archbishop Cruz
Thank you!