I've decided to stick with the oldschool introduction, just so you know.. we don't forget about the parameters of these testimonies. It does not have any form of research framework, WALA. NOTHING. just saying HAHA. -disclaimer
During my pursuit for something "bloggable", I've arranged a few series of testimonies from different people. I think that a good way to work on knowing what's best for everyone, is knowing first what everyone thinks. So for the next few days, maybe weeks, I'll be talking it out with different friends and family to well, hear what they have to say. No surveys, no formal interviews, nothing. No names, since it isn't necessarily needed, and since most of them, have chosen to you know-- be anonymous.Nothing but good old conversation on what they know, feel, or say about divorce, and why it should or shouldn't be allowed in the Philippines.
Why not interview the underclass heroes of this country. People who have not necessarily finished formal schooling, but have been the backbone of this country's workforce. Underclass heroes like Kuya Oscar. Kuya Oscar is a family man. He loves his wife Josi, and his kid, Becky. He drives for a living. He's a little slow on directions and instructions, but neverthe less, his good personality is unquestionable. For people like Kuya Oscar, whose primary guide for ethical and moral decisions are based on what the government and Church tells him, he is one of the millions of Filipinos who are directly affected by possible legislations like the RHB and the Divorce Bill. I just had to ask Kuya Oscar what he thought about the topic.
Kuya, sa tingin mo ba OK ang Divorce sa Pilipinas?
"Ah eh, Okay lang naman. Parang Annulment lang yun diba? Tama ba?"
Tama kuya, but only up to a very limited extent. Kuya Oscar doesn't know much about how these things really work. Kuya Oscar, along with the great majority of the Philippines' population. They know little about the details and technicalities that specific bills like these consist of. This has nothing to do about his intellect, but the lack of information provided by the necessary people to the necessary people. And this puts the burden on the people who decide for them. For example the next Q & A.
After explaining what the differences were between divorce and annulment, I asked Kuya Oscar again.
"Ano ba panig ng simbahan? Kasi diba? Hindi ko naman alam gaano yang mga yan. Baka magkasala pa ako. Pero mahal ko naman pamilya ko, so hindi naman siguro. Hehe."
The next point is how huge the influence of the Church is to Filipinos. And the Church should understand this. That they are responsible for the many many lives of Filipinos like Kuya Oscar who depend on the Church for moral instruction.
"Siguro okay lang naman. Kung hiwalay odi hiwalay. Pero dapat hindi ganoon. Kawawa naman kasi yung mga bata."
Exactly. And this is the unadulterated glimpse on how people usually think. But people who know better should and have analyzed the problems better. People from the government, influential professionals and from the Church. Without necessarily having a stand, these people rely on both the State and the Church to provide them and guide them with choices and options. The testimony from Kuya Oscar just emphasizes the great ordeal and effect these bills have on many Filipinos without them having been completely aware of it.
This is the Philippines, whether its wrong or right, this really is the reality we live in.
Thank you Kuya Oscar.
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