Should divorce be allowed in the Philippines?
No. Kay damo to karun pamilya nga maguba kay mapinagusto na lang sila. Una gid nga maapektuhan ang mga kabataan. – RODELYN LADEMORA, 21, student, University of Iloilo
Yes. Divorce should be allowed in the Philippines. Kun indi na nila palangga ang isa kag isa, dapat lang gid magbulaganay na lang, kapin pa kun pirme naga-inaway ang mag-asawa. – ROSARIO SEQUITO, 50, housewife, Santa Barbara, Iloilo
Anything that is unified as one by God through marriage cannot be separated by anyone. – MERRY CHRIS SOQUEÑO, 26, office staff, F&C Jewelry
Yes. Many women are abuse by their husbands – physical, sexual and emotional abuse. We need this divorce. Women should have the freedom and right to choose to stay with their husbands or not. – CHERRY JOY LABIOS, 20, Journalism student, West Visayas State University
Divorce is against Church teachings. Committing adultery is a sin. Divorce pa kaya? We, Filipinos, value marriage very much.
Divorce is legal in the US. If couples want to divorce, they could go there and process it faster. If may pera sila, why not?
I hope divorce is not be allowed in our country. – AUDREY JUANIZA, 19, student, Pavia National High School
Para sa akun, huo. Kay may ara mag-asawa nga indi na gid dapat mag-upod kag ang divorce pamaagi para mangin legal ang pagbulagay nila para ma-hitso or maayos ang tanan. – VIRGILIO PEREZ, tricycle driver, Pototan, Iloilo
Ang gin-isa sang Ginoo indi pwede bulagon except lang kun ginasakit sang lalaki ang babaye pwede ‘ya na bayaan. – FRELYN GABASA, 42, pastor, Jesus the Lamb of God Church
Marriage is a lifetime commitment. – JOHN MICHAEL RAMOS, 19, student, West Visayas State University
Indi dapat. There’s more possibility na mapursiging maghiwalay ang mag-asawa dahil sa divorce at karamihan mga bata ang naapektuhan. – GLEN ESPINOSA, overseas Filipino worker, Saudi Arabia
Marriage is sacred and a lifetime commitment between a man and a woman and the family that they may make. – ISAIAH JUNIO, sacristan, Parish of Nuestra Señora del Pilar
For me indi pwede. Sala ina kag indi magpasugot ang mga pari nga mag-divorce ang mag-asawa.
Ngaa nagpakasal pa sila kun mabulaganay man lang sila gali? Ano pulos sang ginpangako nila sa simbahan kun gamay lang nga problema mabulaganay na sila?
‘Till death do is part, ‘di ba? – RIZZA MAE ALOJADO, 19, student, Iloilo State College of Fisheries
I’m against divorce in the Philippines. Bawal ina sa kasulatan sang Diyos. Ang gin-isa sang Diyos wala bisan sin-o man nga tawo o layi diri sa duta nga makapahamulag. Kamatayon lang ang makapag-hiwalay sa gin-isa sang Diyos. – CELINA BARREDO, self-employed, Cadiz City
(Compiled by March Gernine Aguacito and Christine Lorraine Gallo, interns, West Visayas State University – College of Communication)
