Philippines bans child marriage, but religious leaders argue against it
On January 6, 2022, the Philippines enacted a ban on child marriage, effectively outlawing a practice that has so far seen one in every six girls in the country enter wedlock before the age of 18.
Still, some locales in the Philippines will see the new law suspended for a year to allow certain groups to adapt – including Muslim and indigenous communities where child marriages are more common.
In the city of Davao on the island of Mindanao, some Muslim leaders have even appealed to President Duterte to defer the new law as disrupts what they deem an integral part of their culture.
A day after the law was released, an appeal was made by the governing body of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to Duterte asking for the law not to be implemented.
Another Muslim leader from Maguindanao said that females were allowed under Islamic law to get married after reaching puberty.
"In Islam, there is no fixed age for girls to get married," he said. "As long as a girl reaches the age of puberty, she and her husband are allowed to get married."
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On January 6, 2022, the Philippines enacted a ban on child marriage, effectively outlawing a practice that has so far seen one in every six girls in the country enter wedlock before the age of 18.
Still, some locales in the Philippines will see the new law suspended for a year to allow certain groups to adapt – including Muslim and indigenous communities where child marriages are more common.
In the city of Davao on the island of Mindanao, some Muslim leaders have even appealed to President Duterte to defer the new law as disrupts what they deem an integral part of their culture.
A day after the law was released, an appeal was made by the governing body of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to Duterte asking for the law not to be implemented.
Another Muslim leader from Maguindanao said that females were allowed under Islamic law to get married after reaching puberty.
"In Islam, there is no fixed age for girls to get married," he said. "As long as a girl reaches the age of puberty, she and her husband are allowed to get married."
https://sea.mashable.com/life/18900/phil...against-it
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