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History in the making: The Senate Committee on Women, Children, and Family Relations hears the Divorce Bill for the first time on the Senate floor. Advocates share their personal narratives as they seek passage of the bill. Senator Risa Hontiveros (left), committee chair, filed Senate Bill Number 356 otherwise known as An Act Instituting Absolute Divorce in the Philippines. “We are in the process of making history by crafting a policy to make dissolution of marriage available to Filipinos who want second chances in love, to rebuild their families and start all over again,” Hontiveros said. (PRIB photo by Joseph Vidal / 17 September 2019)