By Liezelle Soriano
MANILA — According to a survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS), half of Filipinos, or 50 percent, support the legalization of divorce for irreconcilably separated couples.
Meanwhile, 31 percent of Filipino adults do not favor divorce, and 17 percent are undecided.
The survey asked respondents if “married couples who have already separated and cannot reconcile anymore should be allowed to divorce so that they can get legally married again.”
“Net agreement with legalizing divorce was very strong among men and women with live-in partners, compared to moderately strong levels among widowed or separated women, men who have never married, women who have never married, widowed or separated men, married women, and married men,” SWS stated.
The survey was conducted from March 21 to 25, 2024, through face-to-face interviews with 1,500 adults (18 years old and above) nationwide. This included 600 participants in Balance Luzon (Luzon outside Metro Manila), and 300 each in Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao.
(el Amigo/MNM)
