Divorce bill unlikely to get nod of 18th Congress, says Villar

Senator Cynthia Villar believes the divorce bill will not be passed in the 18th Congress.

"I think it will have a hard time in the Philippines kasi we are a predominantly Catholic country. Ayaw iyan ng simbahan, maraming gulo," Villar said during a press conference on Tuesday.

"I think it will be filed every Congress and there will come a time that we will pass it but I don’t think this is the time that we will be able to pass it. It’s a matter of adjusting the minds of the people," she added.

Further, Villar said that she was not in favor of divorce and is not required to support to measure even though her fellow Nacionalista Party member, Senator Pia Cayetano, is a staunch proponent.

"Hindi naman ako magdi-divorce. Kaya nga ayoko nga," Villar said.

"Iyong mga divorce bill hindi naman iyan party stand. I think 'yung mga party stand, mga economic, mga anti-poverty. Divorce is social," she added. —LDF, GMA News