I doubt if Divorce Law will be passed in the Philippines

I doubt if Divorce Law will 
be passed in the Philippines

By Alex P. Vidal

I have a strong feeling that divorce will never prosper in the Philippines; I mean the proposed divorce law being pushed by some lawmakers in the Lower House. 
The Philippines is a predominantly Catholic country and dissolution of marriage or anything that binds the family together has always been opposed passionately by the Church. Because it wields tremendous power in our society, the Church always comes out in the upper hand in almost all debates and efforts to win public sympathy and compliance.

BOND

Marriage is a permanent bond or commitment, sealed by a religious or legal act. It is a civil contract or a personal arrangement between the two persons involved. As what noted literary critics Samuel Johnson once said: "To the contract of marriage there is a third party--Society; and if it be considered as a vow--God; and therefore, it cannot be dissolved by their consent alone."

IDEAS

On the other hand, there are liberal ideas that not only push for divorce as the "the most effective" alternative to put an end to a poisonous relationship, but also consider divorce as a social and personal advocacy.
Adultery is a good ground for divorce. Other grounds of divorce is vaguely defined as "incompatibility." Marriage may be dissolved when there is no longer affection between husband and wife.