Haidee Sanchez Dela Guerra looks through documents of her marriage annulment petition at her home in Quezon City, Philippines ...

MANILA, Philippines — Nearly 15 years ago, Mary Nepomuceno separated from her husband. She remains in limbo because divorce — and the possibility of a new marriage and a clean slate in life — is ...

Ending a marriage in Asia's bastion of Catholicism is only possible via annulment, a processes few Filipinos can afford - Copyright AFP/File JAM STA ROSA Ending a ...

Philippine lawmakers have approved a divorce law through voice voting following the second reading on May 15 amid strong opposition from the Catholic Church. The Catholic-majority country is dubbed ...

The President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. addresses the Lowy Institute during the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, March 4, 2024. (Credit: Hamish Blair/AP.) ...

A Philippine lawmaker is taking a second shot at legalizing divorce in Asia's only Catholic-majority country. Albay lawmaker Edcel Lagman on July 3 re-filed a bill, dubbed the “Absolute Divorce Act,” ...

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. center, receives a standing ovation during his third State of the Nation Address as Senate President Francis Escudero, top left and House Speaker Martin ...

Haidee Dela Guerra wants her maiden surname, Sanchez, back after her failed marriage. But a Philippine court denied her petition to void her marriage to her husband in March 2023. Nearly three years ...