14/02/2026
Kasulatan ang important. Walang agreed NAKASULAT walang divorce.
PH HAS DIVORCE — FOR MUSLIMS ONLY
While it's said that only two countries still prohibit divorce — Vatican City and the Philippines — divorce between Filipino Muslims is actually allowed under Presidential Decree 1083 or the Code of Muslim Personal Laws.
The law was made in 1977 when former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. had both executive and legislative powers during Martial Law under the 1973 Constitution.
Some say that divorce between members of indigenous peoples is also allowed by the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act, but legal experts and the Supreme Court's 2021 decision in Anaban v. Anaban-Alfiler disprove this.
Also, while foreign divorce may be recognized, it can only be done abroad under Article 26 of the Family Code — which needs one partner to be a foreigner.
