'We want to be free': Filipinos demand right to divorce


This photo taken on Feb 14, 2023 shows Stella Sibonga (left), a pro-divorce advocate taking part in a demonstration on Valentine's Day in front of the Senate Building in Manila. - AFP

MANILA (AFP): Philippine mother-of-three Stella Sibonga is desperate to end a marriage she never wanted. But divorce in the Catholic-majority country is illegal, and a court annulment takes years.

The Philippines is the only place outside the Vatican where divorce is outlawed.

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