By Liza Soriano
MANILA — Senator Risa Hontiveros stated on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, that the divorce bill might now have a chance in the Senate because of “conscience voting.”
Hontiveros made this remark when asked about the public’s reaction to the House’s passage of the proposed Absolute Divorce Act on third and final reading.
“I think we now have a chance because Senate President Chiz also mentioned that this would be a conscience vote,” the senator said.
As the chairman of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality, Hontiveros noted that the committee report on the divorce bill had been completed a long time ago.
“Well, it’s already passed in the House. We’re just waiting. They said they needed to clarify some issues regarding the vote count before sending it to us. But here in the Senate, I finished the committee report on the divorce bills a long time ago,” she said.
“We’re just waiting for it to be reported out in the plenary for interpellation and debate,” Hontiveros added.
(el Amigo/MNM)
