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Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile: So be it. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO<\/p><\/div>\n

MANILA, Philippines \u2013 He may be a \u201csinner\u201d \u2013 not a saint \u2013 but Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile will not support a divorce bill now being pushed\u00a0by some lawmakers.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not separated from my wife,\u201d Enrile said in an interview on cable TV news program on Wednesday, responding to\u00a0a question by an audience posted on\u00a0 Twitter \u00a0and\u00a0 read\u00a0 by the TV host.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not a saint. I\u2019m a sinner (and) I accept that. But everyday I ask forgiveness from the Lord,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cI will not impede any senator from voting in favor of a divorce law. But I will not vote [for it],\u201d\u00a0 Enrile said,\u00a0 responding to\u00a0 another question by the host.<\/p>\n\n

Enrile though said he would keep an open mind on the proposal \u201cnot for myself but for others who need it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago\u00a0said she was also open to the proposal\u00a0 so long as the\u00a0 grounds\u00a0\u00a0 for divorce would be very strict.<\/p>\n\n

Santiago said divorce should only be allowed on two grounds\u2014if there is an attempt on the life of the spouse by the other, and when one spouse is already living with another person.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cIyon lang two grounds (Those are the only two grounds). On other grounds, I don’t advise it; I will not support it because it might trivialize the institution of marriage,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cYoung people might rush into marriage, particularly when they are young, and then change their minds and get a divorce. They will not have the maturity or enough patience to work on their marriage. In effect, it makes divorce accessible in substantial grounds, we are telling young people : \u2018If you cannot get along, divorce.\u2019 \u00a0Right now, the message of our society is that you cannot get along, try and get used to each other,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n

But with the\u00a0Church\u00a0 expected to fight \u201ctooth and nail,\u201d against the\u00a0 divorce bill, Santiago said the \u201cbest compromise\u201d is just adopt the grounds for annulment now being\u00a0 done by the Catholic church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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