Is it considered to be a taboo subject in the phils? Since there is no official divorce, only separation. And what if your parents get divorced (overseas), would it be thought of as something that brings shame and ruin to the good name of the family in Phils?

the only reason we don't have divorce in the PI is because the church doesn't allow it,after all we're the biggest catholic country in asia.when it comes to people
i don't think they make a big fuss .they are much more broad minded today than in the old days and the one that makes a big deal about it are the conservatives or the moralist.

nobody really cares....it's not such a big deal anymore......

Annulment is the divorce here in the Philippines and its very expensive P200,000 only the rich can afford it. I think Annulment generates money for the catholic church because annulment is very rampant right now in the Philipppines so the catholic church must be getting rich. Annulment is much more expensive than holy matrimony which is around P5000 only.

Annulment, Divorce, Separation, etc... is already highly accepted now in the Philippines because it is much better for a unhappy couple to divorce than to stay unhappily married for the rest of their life. Some say to stay married for the sake of the kids which I don't believe because a unhappy married couple can still be separated and they still can make the kids happy and understand.

I always tell myself if i do get hitched, i would be for life.
But i guy things are not meant to be sometimes.

yeah my parents are divorced, and i wouldn't want it for my kids. but in some cases divorce is required. people need to think a great deal before getting married, like who they are marrying, why they are marrying and whether they share the same goals in life. divorce is on the rise at a mad rate.

There's annulment which is pretty close to a divorce only it nullifies a couple's marriage. Divorce can't be done in the Philippines because the gov't is manipulated by the morals of the church... sort of like that in an unofficial way.

so maybe that's why philippines never allowed divorce, because if they could easily get divorced, marriage will only taken for granted....

is that the reason? i thought it was more about the religious teachings