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53% of Pinoys OK with divorce for ‘irreconcilably separated couples’: SWS survey

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MANILA—A majority of Filipinos agree to legalizing divorce in the country for irreconcilably separated couples, a survey conducted by a social-research institution showed.Fifty-three percent of adult Filipinos back a divorce law for separated married couples who can no longer mend their differences, according to results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) <a href="https://www.sws.org.ph/swsmain/artcldisppage/?artcsyscode=ART-20180309165548">survey conducted</a> between March 25 to 28, 2017, and December 8 to 16, 2017.In the survey covering nearly 9 months, 30% of Filipinos strongly agree to a divorce law, while 23% somewhat agree.Meanwhile, 32% disagree to such a law, setting the &quot;net agreement&quot; at plus-21.The SWS rates the net agreement on the issue — or the difference between the percentages of those who agree and those who don&#x27;t — as &quot;moderately strong.&quot; <div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/02/28/1.jpg"/></figure></div>The release on Friday of the survey results comes after a House of Representatives committee submitted for plenary deliberations a bill legalizing divorce in the country.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/21/18/house-panel-approves-divorce-bill">House panel approves divorce bill</a></li></ul>The Philippines is one of only 2 states in the world, besides the Vatican, where divorce is outlawed. Annulments are legal, but the process could take years and cost at least P250,000.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/22/18/time-of-fear-for-catholic-church-as-divorce-bill-advances">Time of fear for Catholic Church as divorce bill advances</a></li></ul>In a survey conducted in 2005, 43% supported legalizing divorce and 45% disagreed to it for a &quot;neutral&quot; net agreement of minus-2.Net agreement on legalizing divorce was &quot;very strong&quot; among women with live-in partners followed by men with live-in partners, and widowed or separated men, the recent survey showed.

Fifty-three percent of adult Filipinos back a divorce law for separated married couples who can no longer mend their differences, the survey showed.

Fifty-three percent of adult Filipinos back a divorce law for separated married couples who can no longer mend their differences, the survey showed.