HALF of Filipino adults nationwide support the legalization of divorce for irreconcilably separated couples, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Friday.
Results showed that 50% agreed, 31% disagreed, while 17% were undecided when respondents asked if “married couples who have already separated and cannot reconcile anymore should be allowed to divorce so that they can get legally married again.”
The study also cited that support for the legalization of divorce is very strong in Metro Manila, with moderately strong levels in balance Luzon and the Visayas, and Mindanao being neutral.
The survey had 1,500 respondents and a margin of error of plus/minus 2.5 percent for national percentages.
Meanwhile, senators are, so far, divided over the Divorce Bill.
According to an informal survey by Senate Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said he, Senate President Francis Escudero, Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino, Senators Joel Villanueva and Ronald dela Rosa are against the measure.
Senators Robinhood Padilla, Grace Poe, Risa Hontiveros, Imee Marcos, and Pia Cayetano are for the bill.
Meanwhile, his brother, Senator JV Ejercito, leaned toward a “yes” but was still in the process of discernment.
