Expiration Date on Marriages

According to a study from the Center of Womens Resources, for every two hours a woman is either slapped, beaten and subjected to other forms of abuse. In a day, twelve women submit to cruel acts caused mostly by their loved ones or people they know, making violence the number one crime against women. Statistics shows that at that place are too many victims of abuse yet no actions seduce been done. Margie Tajon, president of the 1-Babae Astig Aasenso (1-ABAA) party-list group, suggests that the proposal for 10-year expiration on Marri ripen would strengthen nuptials and non destroy it.Tajon stated in an interview that this would allow couples to reassess the status of their wedding. In one of her points she states that it would benefit incompatible pairs who would like to be separated legally but have to undergo a tiring and lengthy process to annul their marriage. She stated that Marriage annulment cases are clogging up our courts and we have to find a means to address the prob lem. According to reports there were 8,000 annulment cases reported in 2008 and there are still more world deliberated in courts. A marriage authorize is a requirement for either a Civil or Church wedding to be held in the Philippines.The application program Form for a marriage license must be secured at the Local Civil Registrar from the city, town or municipality where the bride or the groom resides. The ain appearance of the couple is required in applying for the marriage license. Both parties involved shall file separately a sworn application for each license with the befitting local civil registrar and proper supporting documents shall be submitted. According to Philippine law a ten-day waiting period is prescribed from the filing of the industriousness to the issuance of the marriage license.The license is valid for 120 days from date of issuance and may be used anywhere in the country. A marriage license is dear like any other form applied for in the country. Like a pa ssport or drivers license which expires, why cant a marriage expire too? According to Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano Its a reflection of what is happening in our ball club, referring to the exploitation clamor from women for more rights and social freedoms. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Nene Pimentel, Jr finds the idea as funny. Its the funniest thing Ive heard in my life. Does it mean marriage is just a trial? Pimentel said of the proposal.Pimentel added that the issue of a marriage contract with an expiration date will go against the belief of the Filipino people that marriage is a sacred union done in the eyes of God. We are a predominantly Catholic country and the views of the people from the church are important. The electric chair of the CBCPs National Appellate Matrimonial Tribunal said that the proposal is some kind of desperate approach to right a wrong by something wrong. . He verbalizes that It is wrong for couples to separate and here comes a proposal for them to precis ely separate,.According to him there are dire consequences for this proposal. The most serious of which is the emotional accidental injury on the children whose parents are separated. It will also produce more children and result in a population explosion. He added that a man who gets married at age 20 and decides not to renew his marriage with his wife can go on and on until he marries his sixth wife at age 70. The question here is if we would allow such a thing to happen and I say yes. We may say that the family is the basic unit of the society and that it holds our society together but what about the individual?Families may seem happy on the outside but the inner workings are messed up. They may say that children will undergo emotional trauma if their parents separate. Children also undergo emotional trauma if they see or hear their parents fighting and if these situations worsen it will moderate to abuse not only to the mothers but to the children as well. Our society has a pr oblem indeed. We are stuck in the ways of the cavemen and our brain closes itself to the more liberated ideas which rightfully benefit us.