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MANILA, Philippines \u2014 The proposed divorce law in the Senate will pass through the eye of a needle, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Citing own survey he conducted among senators<\/a>, Estrada saw a neck-and-neck fight for and against the proposal.<\/p>\n

\u201cMabigat. Talagang dadaan sa butas ng karayom,\u201d he said at the Kapihan sa Senado.<\/p>\n

(It\u2019s tight. It will really go through the eye of a needle.)<\/p>\n

Estrada disclosed last week the initial result of his poll, with six senators in favor of the bill, and five, including him, opposing it.<\/p>\n

According to him, he is against divorce because he is a devout Catholic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI adhere to the teachings of our Catholic Church. Period. Yun lang yung sa akin,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Another reason why he is opposing divorce, he noted, is that because annulment is expensive.<\/p>\n

But instead of passing a divorce law, Estrada said annulment should be made affordable and accessible to the poor.<\/p>\n

He reiterated that the proposed divorce law is not a priority of the Senate.<\/p>\n

\u201cYung divorce naman, kahit may divorce bill o walang divorce bill e hindi naman makakatulong sa kumakalam na tiyan yan,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n

(With or without divorce, that will not help fill a hungry stomach.)<\/p>\n

It has been eight months now since the Senate committee on women headed by\u00a0 Senator Risa Hontiveros approved the divorce bill in September last year.<\/p>\n

The bill remains pending before the Senate committee on rules until now.<\/p>\n

Incidentally, the new chairman of the rules committee and concurrent Majority Leader Francis Tolentino is against divorce, Estrada noted.<\/p>\n

A counterpart measure<\/a>, on the other hand, was approved in the House of Representatives before Congress went on break on May 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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