Most Filipinos favor the divorce, according to SWS

More than 50 percent of Filipinos in the country supported divorce legislation in the country for couples who cannot save the marriage anymore.

This is according to the survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) in March 2017 and December 2017.

According to the survey, 53 percent of adult Filipinos in the country agree with the statement that couples who cannot cope up in saving the relationship should be allowed to divorce or to re-marry.

Of those responding, 30 percent said they were "strongly agree" and 23 percent "somewhat agree".

Of the 32 percent responded, including 22 percent responded "strongly disagree" and 10 percent "somewhat disagree". While 15 percent is undecided.

The House Committee on Population and Family Relations has recently been notified of the proposed divorce law bill in the country.