Albay First District Rep. Edcel Lagman said on Thursday that the Absolute Divorce Bill or House Bill 9349 has been transmitted to the Senate after the Lower House had approved it on third and final reading.
The House of Representatives’ website said the bill has been received by the Senate on June 11, 2024.
“The transmittal was in compliance with the request of Rep. Edcel C. Lagman, the principal author of the divorce bill, in a letter dated May 28, 2024 to (House Secretary General Reginald) Velasco asking him to immediately transmit the approved bill to the Senate pursuant to the unanimous directive of the House,” said Lagman, principal author of the bill.
In a statement, he said that the transmittal to the Senate “will not wait for the plenary action of the House when the sessions start on July 22, 2024 as previously announced by Velasco.”
Meanwhile, the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief, Persida Acosta, has expressed support for House Bill 9349 (Absolute Divorce Act), lauding members of the House of Representatives and Senate backing the measure.
The bill “seeks to provide absolute divorce as a legal remedy for irreparably broken marriages under specific grounds and judicial processes with the goal of sparing children from the emotional strain of parental dispute and allowing divorced individuals to remarry.”
According to Acosta, divorce could be the answer to many dysfunctional or broken families.
She called on the senators strongly opposing divorce to look into the sorry plight of the children whose parents are suffering from marital problems.
“One may not support the bill because one has a happy, loving, and normal family. What about those who have dysfunctional families?” Acosta asked.
Should the bill be enacted into law, she vowed to extend legal assistance to those who would apply for divorce.
Acosta has since said she is hoping there would be a mandatory provision allowing PAO to handle divorce cases.
Albay First District Rep. Edcel Lagman said on Thursday that the Absolute Divorce Bill or House Bill 9349 has been transmitted to the Senate after the Lower House had approved it on third and final reading.
The House of Representatives’ website said the bill has been received by the Senate on June 11, 2024.
“The transmittal was in compliance with the request of Rep. Edcel C. Lagman, the principal author of the divorce bill, in a letter dated May 28, 2024 to (House Secretary General Reginald) Velasco asking him to immediately transmit the approved bill to the Senate pursuant to the unanimous directive of the House,” said Lagman, principal author of the bill.
In a statement, he said that the transmittal to the Senate “will not wait for the plenary action of the House when the sessions start on July 22, 2024 as previously announced by Velasco.”
Meanwhile, the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief, Persida Acosta, has expressed support for House Bill 9349 (Absolute Divorce Act), lauding members of the House of Representatives and Senate backing the measure.
The bill “seeks to provide absolute divorce as a legal remedy for irreparably broken marriages under specific grounds and judicial processes with the goal of sparing children from the emotional strain of parental dispute and allowing divorced individuals to remarry.”
According to Acosta, divorce could be the answer to many dysfunctional or broken families.
She called on the senators strongly opposing divorce to look into the sorry plight of the children whose parents are suffering from marital problems.
“One may not support the bill because one has a happy, loving, and normal family. What about those who have dysfunctional families?” Acosta asked.
Should the bill be enacted into law, she vowed to extend legal assistance to those who would apply for divorce.
Acosta has since said she is hoping there would be a mandatory provision allowing PAO to handle divorce cases.