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Battered wife leads fight for divorce in the Philippines
2024-12-05
Cici Jueco’s marriage turned into a 19-year nightmare when she was routinely verbally abused, repeatedly beaten and raped by her husband. But these days, Jueco has found a reason to be optimistic for those similarly trapped in abusive relationships, because the Philippine House of Representatives in June finally transmitted a proposed law on absolute divorce to the Senate.