Write an argument that Filipinos should not divorce overlook or ignore their past. Before the Spanish conquest, the ethnolinguistic communities of the Philippine archipelago practiced divorce. From 1917 to August 30, 1950, when the Civil Code of 1950 took effect, we had a divorce law. The latter statute made it illegal for Filipinos to divorce, and the current Family Code maintains this prohibition. However, Muslim Filipinos have traditionally practiced divorce, which is legal in the Philippines. Under the 1977 Code of Muslim Personal Law of the Philippines, Muslim Filipinos can still divorce (Presidential Decree No. 1083).
