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Getting Divorced in the Philippines Where It's Against the Law

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Indonesia and the Philippines: Gender, Health and Faith

In Indonesia and the Philippines, explosive growth and rapid modernization test religious belief and...

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The Manila Cathedral, built by Spanish friars in the 16th century. Image by Erik de Castro/Reuters. Philippines, 2015.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with freelance journalist Ana Santos about her experience getting divorced in the Philippines, the only country where divorce is illegal.

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