'I just want to be free': Some Filipinos see potential relief as country readies to legalise divorce
Currently the only country apart from the Vatican where divorce is illegal, the Philippines could allow couples to part ways with the passing of the Absolute Divorce Act. But hope for those trapped in unhappy and abusive marriages has been met by pushback in the Catholic-majority country.!['I just want to be free': Some Filipinos see potential relief as country readies to legalise divorce 'I just want to be free': Some Filipinos see potential relief as country readies to legalise divorce](https://onecms-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/s--m7lJwwUK--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2024/08/08/DSC_5849.jpg?itok=UjZhMeUo)
A banner saying "No to Divorce" displayed on the facade of one of Manila's most popular churches, Quiapo Church. (Photo: CNA/Wisnu Agung Prasetyo)