Many Filipinos are asking for the legalization of divorce in the Philippines. Would you say, I do to divorce? Or should marriage last forever? When to untie the knot? What should be the grounds for divorce? What are the effects and consequences to the couple and their children if divorce is legalized in the Philippines? Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/videos
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00:00Welcome back to HALO HALO CUENTO
00:02As you know, we are best friends all of us here
00:04But in certain point we have to draw a line
00:07And we are a bit divided in this topic
00:09But not a bit, we are very divided
00:11So we are talking about...
00:12Libros
00:19It was the family vote
00:21Again, again, again
00:23It's all the grounds here
00:25It's not working well
00:30This is what happens when you talk among friends
00:33Of things that you should not talk
00:35Like basketball
00:36Or in this case, divorce
00:38Take a look what happened
00:40How did we get there?
00:41We started very civilized, no?
00:43Talking, no?
00:44Casual, we are friends, nothing will happen
00:46But it didn't went right
00:49You want to see how it goes on?
00:51Let's go check it
01:01Round 1
01:03Fight
01:04We are pro-divorce
01:05Because we believe that everyone should have a choice
01:09They should be able to leave their abusive spouse
01:12And live a happy life
01:14Unfortunately, the Philippines
01:17The last country on earth
01:19Aside from Batacan City
01:21Banned divorce
01:23It's not very healthy
01:26My issue here is that
01:27Social problems are being tackled
01:30By a group of individuals
01:33Vis-a-vis the local congress
01:36Which...
01:38I didn't vote for them, sorry
01:41The point here is that
01:42It has a long-term effect on society
01:45It breaks down the family
01:48Individuals are prone to alcoholism
01:50Suicide rates
01:52And psychiatric disorder
01:58Round 2
01:59Fight
02:00It's a resounding yes
02:01It will destroy morality
02:03And society
02:06My fellow countrymen, my friends
02:08Marriage and family is the first institution on earth
02:11It came first in the state
02:12It came first in the church, I think
02:14I can mention church
02:16And the church and state
02:18Might have fallen into a custody battle
02:20About marriage and family
02:23But what brought them together?
02:25Who brought them together?
02:29In the Philippines
02:30There is a separation of church and state
02:34And the Philippines and Batacan City
02:37Are the only places who have banned divorce
02:41So that means
02:43The rest of the world are having it
02:46And their society is functioning well
02:49Down the drain
02:50About morals
02:52How would you
02:54So physical violence
02:55Drug addiction
02:56Having a child with another person
02:59Outside of marriage
03:01Which is not included in annulment
03:04Yes
03:08Round 3
03:09Fight
03:10I'm probably the most experienced in divorce here
03:13Because I'm the only one to have one too
03:14It's not a nice experience, I can tell you that
03:16But another thing is
03:17We know both
03:18We were not prepared to get married
03:20We did
03:21Maybe a mistake
03:22But immediately
03:23We sit down
03:24And we decide
03:25You know what?
03:26It's not working
03:27And up to now
03:28After many years of divorce
03:29We are really good friends
03:30And we are protecting our kids together
03:32Even if we are not married anymore
03:34That's why she didn't get married in the first place
03:36But we did
03:37So what?
03:38Now it happened
03:40Okay so he was talking about
03:42Living
03:44Living happily after divorce
03:46But being optimistic
03:48Is right after the divorce sometimes
03:50You guys have almost forgotten
03:52That there is already
03:54A promulgated law
03:56By the Philippines
03:57It was promulgated by Corazon Siaquino
04:00Back in 1987
04:02It's the Family Code of the Philippines
04:04There is such a thing as annulment
04:06And legal separation
04:07Which is expensive
04:08Legal separation
04:09Will not let you marry
04:15Round 4
04:17Fight
04:18So there's
04:20Children running away
04:21Alcohol or substance abuse
04:23There are reports of poor performance in school
04:27Difficulty with the relationships
04:29In other words
04:30The children are the victims here
04:32Children experience
04:34The most emotional disadvantage
04:37In a difficult marriage
04:39What they really want is for their parents
04:41To keep their marriage intact
04:43They do not want to lose this marriage
04:45They do not want to lose this family
04:47They just want a happy life
04:51If we're saying about protecting children
04:55How about those children
04:56Who can see their parents fighting
04:59Every day
05:01Throwing things
05:02Or physically abusing each other
05:04Do you know the facts of that thing?
05:06Of course
05:07You can send someone to jail
05:09Or you can send
05:10Well it's again
05:12Boils down to the parents' communication
05:14The question is
05:15Does statistics say
05:16Yes
05:20Round 5
05:21Fight
05:22The thing is
05:23Making it difficult
05:25To divorce
05:26The announcement in the Philippines
05:28You're scattering for the rich people
05:30What about the poor people
05:31Who actually need it?
05:32Because there are people
05:33Who are struggling
05:34But they are out of love
05:36They are in abusive situations
05:38And they need protection for them
05:40And for the kids as well
05:41When you contract
05:42With this civil contract
05:44Then it must be a way out
05:46With responsibilities
05:47But right now
05:48The people is your runaway
05:49And you will not tell me no
05:50Because we've seen it
05:51Or at the Philippines
05:52Rain
05:53Okay
05:54What they're saying
05:55Or what Meigs said
05:56Is
05:57The problems we need in marriages
05:58For example
05:59There's a battery wire
06:00Why don't they report it to DSWP?
06:01The problems
06:03Yes
06:04When we're doing it
06:05Then file the case
06:06But really
06:07Is it really a divorce?
06:08Is that the answer?
06:09According to the new deal
06:11They will try to make it affordable
06:13And inexpensive
06:14It cheapens the marriage
06:15My fellow countrymen
06:17My friends
06:18It cheapens the marriage
06:19And you know what?
06:20They still don't have a custody
06:22They still don't have a custody
06:23And the one who's always there
06:24Is not the petitioner
06:25But the one who's always there
06:27And no one's there
06:28That's right
06:29Sad kiss
06:33Round
06:34Fight
06:35Fight
06:36We are opening a can of worms here
06:38My friends
06:39We
06:40We
06:42Because
06:43If we allow this to happen
06:44We are
06:46What do you call it?
06:47The marriage will be ruined
06:50It loses the value
06:52What happens is that
06:53Society itself
06:55The basic structure of society
06:57The family is the nucleus
06:59If you break it down
07:01So does society
07:05There's no alternative to divorce
07:07Because you cannot force someone
07:09To love you
07:12A breakup of marriage
07:13Is like a broken mirror
07:16It's better to live it
07:18Than trying
07:20Hard to
07:21Hurt yourself
07:22Trying to pick up the pieces
07:24So to quote Richard Bach
07:26If you love someone
07:28Set them free
07:30And if they come back
07:32They're yours
07:33If they don't
07:34They never were
07:37Fire
07:38Final
07:39Round
07:40Fight
07:41I just want to say
07:42That we are not anti-divorce
07:43For the sake of being anti-divorce
07:45We are pro-marriage
07:47Pro-family
07:48We are trying to protect
07:50This important unit of the society
07:53If the divorce law happened
07:55Would you divorce?
07:56Of course not
07:57It doesn't affect you then
07:58Let the people who want to get divorced
07:59But it is blanket law
08:01It encompasses everybody
08:03In the country
08:04The divorce bill actually still protects
08:06Protects the marriage
08:07It only gives
08:10Those people who are in marriage
08:11That's why you have the 1987 Constitution
08:13That is the family code
08:15But again
08:16I can't accept
08:18If all the girls there
08:20Don't work in the world
08:22There's a 1987 Constitution
08:24There's a family code
08:26That doesn't require divorce
08:28It's not working
08:29And
08:30Who will you pay if you don't have money?
08:32Who will you pay?
08:34The taxpayers
08:35Government
08:36It means taxpayers money
08:38Because it's worth it
08:40If you keep the divorce
08:42It's like you're just buying t-shirts every week
08:44That's how it is
08:45Conclusion
08:48We disagree
08:49But
08:50We agree to disagree
08:51Yeah
08:52And we also believe that marriage should be
08:54Institutionalized
08:56We have to protect
08:58And this side they say forever
09:00And this side we say
09:01We also have to protect the individuals
09:03So you take your call
09:04If you like this one
09:06We are pro
09:07It was a pro
09:08If you are against
09:10You put against on that thing
09:12And let's keep the debate going
09:13Yeah