Bill legalizing marriage annulment pushed

In promoting equality before the law, a House leader pushed Wednesday for the passage of a bill legalizing the annulment of marriages by various religious sects in the country.

Deputy Speaker and Cebu Rep. Pablo Garcia lamented that there is no pertinent law recognizing the annulment of marriages by other religious sects in the Philippines, saying that under the Civil Code of the Philippines, only Muslim divorces or dissolutions of marriages are recognized by State.

The Roman Catholic Church, Aglipayan Church, Mormons, Assemblies of God, Iglesia ni Kristo, Jesus is Lord, Ang Dating Daan, United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Victory Christian Fellowship, and El Shaddai are among the religious sects in the country.

“To give credence to the principle of equality before the law, the State’s recognition of church laws is not only right but also logical. The State must also respect the annulment of marriage that results from the application of church laws,” Garcia said in filing House Bill 1290.

He said if the State recognizes the annulment of marriage from certain religions like the Muslim, same recognition should also be accorded to all other religious sects or recognized religious denominations. (Charissa M. Luci)

Reposted from tempo.com.ph

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