HEADLINES: House sets stage for divorce debates | June 13, 2024
Good day. Here are the stories for The Manila Times for Thursday, June 13, 2024.
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House transmits approved divorce bill to Senate
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has transmitted House Bill No. 9349 or the approved bill for absolute divorce to the Senate.
‘Kin of drug war victims afraid to file cases’
NO class suit has been filed against former president Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte for the thousands killed in his bloody war on illegal drugs because the families of victims remain afraid, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno told lawmakers yesterday.
Lagman defends divorce bill's passage
ALBAY 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman defended the absolute divorce bill's passage in the House of Representatives.
‘Don’t be a sore loser, accept divorce bill’
MANILA, Philippines — Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman yesterday described as “sore losers” those who continue to question the newly-approved House Bill (HB) 9349 or the Absolute Divorce Act.
List of House lawmakers who voted for or against absolute divorce
MANILA, Philippines — In a slim 131-109-20 vote, the House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on final reading a measure that introduces absolute divorce in the country as an alternative mode of dissolving irreparably broken or dysfunctional marriages — the second time that the lower chamber has passed the controversial measure.
House OKs divorce bill anew; prods Senate to pass own version
THE House of Representatives yesterday approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to legalize absolute divorce and allowing the dissolution of marriages to liberate couples in problematic marriages.
Lagman: House pro-divorce vote valid
MANILA, Philippines — Absolute divorce bill principal author Rep. Edcel Lagman stood firm on the validity of the results of the voting of the bill Wednesday night, after former Senate president Tito Sotto claimed that a vote of 126 for House Bill 9349 is “lost.”