Maxene Magalona shows support for passage of divorce bill

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Maxene Magalona shows support for passage of divorce bill

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Kapamilya actress Maxene Magalona expressed her support for the passage of the divorce bill. In her Instagram account, the Viral Scandal actress explained why she supports the cause and empathizes with those who are in “toxic marriages.”





The divorce bill, also known as House Bill 9349, was approved by the House of Representatives earlier this month in its third and final reading. The said Bill will be sent to the Senate for further discussion. 



Maxene shared how important it is for the mental and physical health for the bill to become a law. She wrote how she acknowledged the sanctity of marriage, but at the same time, everyone should be given a chance to choose. 


“When people get married, they do it by taking a risk. We don’t get married with a guarantee that the relationship will truly work. We just pray that it will. Almost everyone shows their best selves before marriage and after they get married, their true colors start to show,” she wrote.


In the series of photos she shared, Maxene reiterated that the Philippines is the only country apart from Vatican City that doesn’t have divorce. 


“I am writing this to show my support and empathy for all of the Filipinos who feel trapped in toxic marriages and can’t find a way out—especially the ones who are experiencing abuse on a daily basis,” she shared.


“Being forced to stay in a relationship that diminishes your self-worth will make you think less and less of yourself until you don’t know yourself anymore,” she added.


The 37-year-old actress added that she is in disbelief how the Philippines still doesn’t have divorce as a law. She claimed how beneficial it would be not just for toxic marriages that could end but those who don’t need it as well.


“I can’t believe we are the only nation in the entire world that forbids divorce. In my humble opinion, divorce helps protect the sanctity of marriage by allowing the toxic marriages to dissolve and keeping the sacred ones intact. I sincerely pray for peace and progress for the Philippines,” she continued.


“We deserve divorce,” she ended.


Several celebrities such as Iza Calzado, Carla Abellana, and Maggie Wilson, among others, expressed their support in the comment section. 

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