The divorce bill’s principal author, Albay representative Edcel Lagman says the bill should have been sent to the upper chamber immediately after voting.
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00:00 The divorce bill's principal author, Albay Rep. Edsel Lagman, says the bill should have
00:05 been sent to the Oprah Chamber immediately after voting.
00:08 House Bill 9349, or the Divorce Bill, was approved on third and final reading on May
00:14 22.
00:15 Lagman says he was informed that transmittal to the Senate was deferred.
00:19 He was told there is a need to report to the plenary the corrected affirmative votes, 126
00:24 to 131.
00:25 In an exclusive Rappler interview, Lagman says the report of the corrected number of
00:29 votes is "immaterial."
00:30 "But we do not have to wait for that correction because it's immaterial whether it's 126 against
00:40 109 because it will not change the ultimate result."
00:44 The Philippines remains the only country in the world, aside from the Vatican, without
00:48 divorce.
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