Editing Divorce (section)

===Philippines===
Divorce as a means of terminating marriage is illegal for all Filipinos except [[Filipino Muslim]]s. There is only civil annulment after a lengthy legal separation. The process is costly and long, and there are many legally married couples in extramarital relations, even without a divorce law.

Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines, known as Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1083, Title II- Marriage and Divorce, Chapter 3-Divorce allows for divorce recognized by the state. There are two [[sharia]] courts in the Philippine judicial system that hear these cases.

On 27 July 2010, [[GABRIELA|Gabriela Women's Party]] filed in [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|Congress]] House Bill No 1799, or the Divorce Bill of the Philippines, as one of many attempts to introduce pro-divorce legislation. Senator [[Pia Cayetano]] has filed a separate divorce bill in the [[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]]. During that time, the Philippines, along with Malta and the Vatican, are the three most conservative countries on the issue of divorce. The bill did not pass any level of legislation because of this.

In 2013, the divorce bill was refiled, and did not pass any level of legislation as well.

In a latest attempt, the divorce bill was refiled again in 2017. On 22 February 2018, the House of Representatives committee on population and family relations approved a bill seeking to legalize divorce, the first time in Philippine history for such a measure to pass the committee level of legislation. The majority of the members of the House of Representatives (lower house of Congress), both majority and minority blocs, are in favor of divorce, however, divorce continues to be a divisive issue in the Senate (upper house of Congress), as stark opposition is present among male senators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/02/21/house-panel-approves-substitute-bill-on-divorce.html|title=House panel approves substitute bill on divorce|website=Cnnphilippines.com|access-date=21 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921191212/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/02/21/house-panel-approves-substitute-bill-on-divorce.html|archive-date=21 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/196612-explainer-house-divorce-bill|title=EXPLAINER: What are the grounds, provisions in House divorce bill?|website=Rappler.com|date=22 February 2018 |access-date=21 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124221154/https://www.rappler.com/nation/196612-explainer-house-divorce-bill|archive-date=24 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>