Divorce In The Philippines Update 2024 Update Today. By a narrow margin of votes, the house of representatives approved house bill 9349 on wednesday, aiming to establish absolute divorce as an alternative means of ending. Still, nationwide survey data from 1,500 respondents by filipino pollster social weather stations found in june 2024 that only 31 per cent were opposed to legalising divorce.

A total of 131 lawmakers voted in favor of house bill. The lower chamber approved house bill 9349 on third and final reading, with 126 yes votes, 109 no votes, and 20 abstentions.