How Women in Asia Are Affected By Difficult Divorce Laws | Unequal

Divorce is never easy. However, in many countries in Asia, difficult is an understatement. Divorce carries considerable stigma and social pressure, and is viewed as a sign of failure in many societies. It’s even illegal in the Philippines.
Vice World News' Natashya Gutierrez speaks with women who are affected by difficult divorce laws in the Philippines and India.
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[@rodaxel7165]

In the Philippines the Catholic Church and state are the obstacles to make allow Divorce to be legal. We're trapped in outdated laws and our people keep voting the same people over and over again as lawmakers. The Church also has significant power that can sway(bloc voting) who is elected at the highest of positions in the country.

[@aus-li]

The Pope is the real enemy! Imperialism still haunts your people :/

[@s.s.s4269]

One priest once told me about the Bishops of conference of the Philippines. He said, that organization should be renamed as "the bishops of torturing conference of the Philippines" 🤣🤣🤣

[@nathaliefalcasantos6274]

This is the mediocrity of separation of church from the state.

[@mbbb1]

Its always the older generation who hinders this kind of progress. Younger generation is different.

[@sunildoshi5269]

But lots of older people what to move ahead but the actual implementation of laws is really tough

[@marcusdaco8606]

Because the globalists Want The free sex for destroy your culture. Its a culture War. In The ocident, men and women are enemies. Do you really Want that?

[@filipinophile8148]

Majority of Filipinos are in favor of divorce as recent polls show. It's the politicians (who mostly have mistresses & still want to keep their wives) who don't want divorce. This is the reason why divorce is still not legal in the Philippines. Sadly, not many people have economic means to run for election against long-standing anti-divorce political dynasties. The rich always get their way because of this.

[@punkyoliverio]

A lot of Philippine laws are indeed OUTDATED.

[@healtheworldforabetterplac7574]

Right! They’re busy creating pork barrel laws!

[@sunildoshi5269]

In India our laws are good but implementation is ....

[@healtheworldforabetterplac7574]

@@sunildoshi5269 same cyst. Philippines and india are cysters

[@lizasplaylist]

Yes!!!

[@jacobinghoy3551]

@@healtheworldforabetterplac7574 nah,they busy creating trans woman can go to the girl's toilet law than focusing the former security guard hostage fiasco

[@previaxii_desu]

If Filipino couple wants to get married and is considering divorce in the future, its better to get married in other countries than in the Philippines. Divorce is illegal and annulment is expensive and take years or decades before legally annulled. If an individual wants to avoid all the hassle, don't get married in the Philippines.

[@lizasplaylist]

It’s sad it’s not even available for the abused in our own country. The Filipino Catholic Church’s ancient laws has really poisoned us - even the other Catholic countries have divorce as a protection for citizens.

[@jacobinghoy3551]

No wonder why i see some pictures of people of getting married in the barangay unhappy

[@chasingpax1111]

I'm a single Filipina millennial, and I'm mad as hell along with millions of other youth, that in 2021 we still don't have divorce in our country.

[@sunildoshi5269]

Oh God!!! Unbelievable

[@lizasplaylist]

Yes!!! It’s extremely archaic and it makes my heart hurt for Filipinos suffering because of it.

[@marcusdaco8606]

Because the globalists Want The free sex for destroy your culture. Its a culture War. In The ocident, men and women are enemies. Do you really Want that?

[@cybeleivo8738]

Especially here in our country because of the strong religious beliefs. I wanted to make divorce as legal because I've seen many family are broken but can't live with their new lover because of the law. They are hoping to find the person that could give them the right needs. I hope our country will give them the opportunity to have a new life and broke the marriage that didnt last

[@dustmasterflex1541]

@Airbus A380-800 Yes.

[@cybeleivo8738]

@Airbus A380-800 Would you fucking stay with your husband even he hurts you and your children ? Would you stay because marriage is sacred even your husband abuses you and threatening you to be killed by his hands? Now, tell if your sacred marriage will save the life and love that doesn't exist anymore. Would you stay and still love your lover when you know that he have another women multiple times because marriage is sacred and forgiveness will always be rise . Well, fuck it up, My mother and my father deserve to be divorce because why? My father hurt us and we can't fucking leave the house because we dont have the law of legality of divorce. My mother always pray to cut ties with my father because they have obligations to us that must stay together even they dont fucking like each other anymoreeee.

[@rgx420s]

Just because people are married doesn't automatically make them "Happily" married. Those are two entirely different things. That's the big difference there that the Filipino government fails to acknowledge. Not all married couples are happy just because they are married.

[@rgx420s]

@Airbus A380-800 Avoid risking failure in life then by never getting married and making the church richer with an expensive annulment.

[@rgx420s]

@Airbus A380-800 How original, trying to use the "Who hurt you" line because you refuse to see modern day marriage for what it is, a scam. Please come back with more original material. Marriage today is far from the fairy tail that you imagine it to be in your head. But that's your thing if you want to blindly follow the corrupt church's rules set up to oppress women in The Philippines, and give dirtbag men a pass to be horrible husbands. I refuse to live my life without questioning an institution that creates its rules based on a book written centuries ago, which is no longer relevant and useful in this day and age. I am happily divorced by the way, and I haven't been this happy in a long time. Keep it going though, this is a fun internet argument.

[@emirvmendoza]

Philippine law allows for the termination of marriage, or accurately the declaration of nullity of marriage (as if there was no marriage to begin with), on the ground of "psychological incapacity" (Article 36, Family Code). But it requires going to court (which is expensive), and two, requires the diagnosis of a personality disorder that makes either party incapable of performing "essential marital obligations". So, psychological incapacity cases reaching the Supreme Court include juicy details or dirty laundry of the marriage (see Chi Ming Tsoi vs. Court of Appeals for an example). Disclaimer: For info purposes only, not legal advice.

[@im19ice3]

''essential marital obligations'' sounds like an excuse for many possibly concerning behaviours :s

[@jef711]

For me open minded naman ang mga pinoy, sadyang mas matimbang sa higit na nakakarami ang possible negative effects of divorce. Hanggang maaari ay iniiwasan natin ang broken family dahil mas matimbang ang kapakanan ng bata. Even if divorce became legal i think Filipino will not discriminate divorced marriage. We already used to word "Hiwalay" or Separated. We tends to be more empathetic in others kids that came from broken family. Even 2decades before almost everyone have seen the negative effect of broken family in our friends, classmates and neighbors in our grade schools. We seen how they gone through those wort situation.

[@rettyt3456]

That's why Asia is very interesting for Men. Thanks Vice new I quit France to se Asia

[@uknbfun]

6:09 Sad for the Indian Women and kudos for her to be the strength for other women..Howerver just to let international viewers know a phone call from Indian Women to the Police and the entire family can go to jail and Indian Judicial System your life could be ruined for years if not decades...

[@kristiapril1]

😢

[@Andrew-ob5ij]

Gotta love seeing religion again holding up human rights

[@dustmasterflex1541]

"Human rights" 😂😂😂😂 You only have whatever rights other humans say you should have.

[@jef711]

I consider Filipinos to be less traditional and less religious now than ever. We are more practical and open minded about family issues. We hate to have broken family but we hate more if someone abandoned their family because we are way more emphatic to kids and spouse that left behind.

[@guyvanleuven5814]

They should allow it, anywhere ... even in the Philippines God is Love, but when the love is gone ... Divorce is not something you want, not for you and not for any children... but sometimes it is necessary, necessary to get a life again, peace, security, a second chance at happiness and a future for the children... make it possible, it's about time to change to the needs, they need it there ...

[@RLCoop23]

Reconnect people spontaneously in the Real World

[@rgx420s]

Simple solution, DON'T GET MARRIED!

[@hasanulmahmud7944]

Boss

[@salgoud12]

Better yet, fix oppressive marriage laws.

[@rgx420s]

You can be in love without having to be married. Marriage is a failed institution that benefits neither the husband, wife, or kids.

[@rgx420s]

@La dolce Vita it's because marriage is only an issue for women. No one cares if a man gets old and is still single. But something is wrong with a woman because all her friends are married and she isn't.

[@rgx420s]

@La dolce Vita But why would a strong independent man give a shit about cultural perception, or what anyone else thinks. If he is living his life happily not being married, and being the best version of himself he can possibly be, who cares? Society's perception doesn't mean anything as long a man can look in the mirror and confidently know that he is far from "Pathetic" to not give into the government & church scam that is marriage nowadays.

[@im19ice3]

sadly i might be asking for too much but i'm of the opinion that marital abuse should actually spped up the divorce process, being kicked out is only marginally better in that it is indirect risk of death rather than withstanding the physical violence as an ongoing threat to a womans life but indeed women would have to be considered people rather than possesions for their life to be considered ''worth ensuring''.

[@marcusdaco8606]

Because the globalists Want The free sex for destroy your families. They want people only for work and pay tax. Its a cultural and economic War. In The ocident, men and women are enemies. Do you really Want that?

[@rgx420s]

In addition to this, why even start a family in the Philippines when one or both parents are going to be OFW's, and not even around to raise the kid(s)? That in itself is a great disservice to the children not to have both parents present to raise them. It is also more of a financial burden as well.

[@alvillapando9738]

Easier said than done you can't blame them rectifying the law is the solution

[@rgx420s]

@@alvillapando9738 but the law doesn't force anyone to get married and start a family.

[@gamer242mooo]

@@rgx420s but there are people who want to be married with a child, people have freedom to decide that but the issue is when the marriage vows are not up kept.

[@rgx420s]

@@gamer242mooo So why complicate the situation by having kid(s) you will basically abandon to work in another country? How does OFW's having kids and not raising them benefit the child and the marriage? You saw in the beginning of the video she was cheated on while abroad. Marriage is just a fairly tale that the church and Disney sold all of you. If the church really cared about helping people and not money, annulments would be FREE or affordable to ALL Filipinos. But they don't want to lose their cash cow.

[@souffleigh]

because abortion is also illegal

[@carmen1hunn130]

🙏

[@RichterBelmont02]

*CULPRIT: DAMASO'S YELLOW CATHOLIC CHURCH.* 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴

[@GameHEADtime]

I think it would be bad for this country if they went western. If they already making poor marriage choices imagine how worse it would get you have to earn you’re way outta a situation.

[@adameve2647]

Thats why we have pren-ups

[@cc2016]

a lot of women in Phillipines didn't use birth control so they keep getting pregnant . and that's why they have so much populations there

[@forresternickacia529]

It's actually illegal in the Philippines

[@marcusdaco8606]

Because the globalists Want The free sex for destroy your families. They want people only for work and pay tax. Its a cultural and economic War. In The ocident, men and women are enemies. Do you really Want that?

[@healtheworldforabetterplac7574]

Philippines dont have divorce, but we have legal separation. Legal separation means staying technically single but in law or records, married

[@greengreen3213]

Illeg

[@MrKabzy]

More noise how women are being affected... about the fact that marriage is for life...and not a financial strategy for women...to get resources and destroy families which is the foundation of any society....I pity all these sympathiers... Sad really.