Camille Prats (left) and Suzi Entrata-Abrera on “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda” | Image: Screengrab from YouTube/GMA Network
Camille Prats and Suzi Entrata-Abrera have given their different takes on the proposed legalization of divorce in the Philippines.
During a recent guest appearance on “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda,” the former “Mars” hosts were asked if they were in favor of divorce being legalized in the country, and the two gave different perspectives.
Entrata-Abrera suggested that if the Philippines does not legalize divorce, all forms of marital abuse should then be criminalized.
“Criminalize abuse. If that is the reason why you guys are together, tapos ‘di ka makawala kasi walang divorce (and then you can’t get out of the relationship because there’s no divorce),” she said. “All forms. Kasi usually physical lang eh, pero hindi, pati mental, emotional. (Usually it’s just physical abuse, but no, it is also mental and emotional abuse.)”
On the other hand, Prats, a devout Christian, asserted that she personally does not approve divorce given that it will take a toll on the children.
“For me, kasi, I come from a place, as much as possible, I want sana na hindi magkaroon ng divorce,” she said. “Because I see the children suffering from that.”
“Parang ngayon kasi kapag ka laging ganon ‘yong pag-isip natin sa mag-asawa na that’s always an option, then whoever we find in life, ‘di naman perpekto ‘yong tao na ‘yon eh,” continued the actress, stressing that divorce also has to be “mutual.”
(Right now, if that’s the kind of mindset we will have about married couples, that [divorce] is always an option, then whoever we find in life [we’ll do that], but every person isn’t perfect.)
“Kasi iba rin naman kapag babae lang ang nakikipaglaban pero ayaw naman ng asawa mo. (Because it’s different when only the woman fights but your husband doesn’t want to.) That’s an entirely different story,” added Prats.
Previously, celebrities including Anne Curtis, Maxene Magalona, Claudine Barretto and Janice de Belen gave their approval to the legalization of divorce in the country.