Under Art. 55 of the Family Code of the Philippines, a petition for legal separation may be filed when there is repeated physical violence or grossly abusive conduct directed against the petitioner, a common child, or a child of the petitioner. Note that repeated physical violence is required. I’m wondering what the interval between the ... (more)
Filipina’s husband sentenced for her murder
Posted on September 20, 2006 ·
When you marry, you marry a stranger. It doesn’t matter how long you have known the man, sometimes, even after a lifetime, one doesn’t truly get to know a person. If the risks for women in “ordinary” traditional relationships are real, the risks can even be greater when a woman marries someone she has only ... (more)
Marriage and adultery
Posted on February 8, 2006 · Leave a Comment
Max Limpag tells a story about why taking a second family on a picnic can blow the lid on an adulterous relationship. Super malas. Manny Pacquiao’s alleged ex-mistress sues for child support. In the evening news, Pacquaio does not seem to deny the extra-marital affair although he said he would only give support if it ... (more)
Homosexuality and annulment of marriage
Posted on May 19, 2005 · 1 Comment
There is a recent Court of Appeals decision annulling the marriage of a woman to her homosexual husband. When Ferdinand Fanio married Estela Fernandez, he did not tell her that he was a homosexual. After five months of excuses not to have sex with her, she finally moved back into her parents’ house. When visiting ... (more)
Wrong reasons for opposing HB 3773
Posted on April 6, 2005 · Leave a Comment
So there was this rally yesterday afternoon in Manila led by Manila mayor Lito Atienza in opposition to the passage of House Bill 3773 or the Responsible Parenthood And Population Management Act Of 2005 “House Bill 3773 is destructive and merely provides an alibi for failure of the government to address poverty. What our country ... (more)
Annulment, legal separation and divorce
Posted on March 19, 2005 · 23 Comments
A lot of Filipinos thought that with the passage of the Family Code of the of the Philippines with its unprecedented provisions on annulment of marriage, those who have been campaigning for the passage of a divorce law in Philippines would finally be silenced. Well, it did for about fifteen years. Until everyone–including the common ... (more)
Same sex marriage victory
Posted on March 14, 2005 · Leave a Comment
Conservative Catholics and the Catholic Church are probably seething. …a state judge ruled on Monday that California’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, overturning a statewide proposition passed in 2000 that defined marriage as between a man and woman. [New York Times] While celebrations have erupted, the ruling is tentative. The issue is still under ... (more)
Why not divorce?
Posted on November 18, 2004 · 3 Comments
I was posting an entry under The Side Blogs about Malta and the Philippines being the only remaining countries without divorce when it hit me that almost every argument against divorce in the Philippines is based on religious belief. Conservative Filipinos will argue about the effects of divorce on children and all that stuff… but, ... (more)
About sperms from a dead husband
Posted on September 7, 2004 · 3 Comments
Ah, perspectives. Doc Emer has an entry about a doctor who acquiesced with the wife’s request to retrieve sperm from her dying husband after his death. While Doc Emer, being a physician, dissects the issue based on bioethics, I, on the other hand, see the legal difficulties. This is not about a woman simply wanting ... (more)
Legal rights of solo parents
Posted on September 6, 2004 · 3 Comments
The good news is that a solo parent can demand to work on a flexi-hour schedule for as long as he/she works for the number of hours required by the employer. That means a solo parent can demand a different time of arrival and departure from the place of work. Republic Act No. 8972 defines ... (more)
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