Anne Curtis (left) and Maxene Magalona | Images: Instagram/@annecurtissmith, @maxenemagalona Actresses Anne Curtis and Maxene Magalona have both made known their position on the proposal to legalize divorce in the Philippines, following the House of Representative’s recent approval of the bill on final reading, and the current discussion of the matter in the Senate. Curtis, who is married to Filipino-French restauranteur Erwan Heussaff, candidly shared her view on social media that it’s high time for the Philippines to pass the divorce law. On X, she shared an INQUIRER.
net post reporting on the informal survey among senators on their vote on the proposed legislation, as taken by Senate Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada. Among those who voted “no” were, Estrada, Senate President Francis Escudero, and Sens. Francis Tolentino, Joel Villanueva, and Ronald dela Rosa.
Meanwhile, Sens. Grace Poe, Risa Hontiveros, Imee Marcos, and Pia Cayetano voted “yes” to the legalization of divorce in the country. Robin Padilla was the lone male senator who voted in favor of the bill, based on Estrada’s count.
“Puro lalake ung nag no [laughing emoji],” Curtis said . Anne Curtis’ post on X about the divorce law Last May 23, Curtis made a separate post on X agreeing with the statement of a lawmaker, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, that the divorce law would not destroy marriages.
The Philippines is the only country in the world, aside from the city-state of the Vatican, to still not have div.