Recognition of same-sex unions in the Philippines

The Philippines does not recognize same-sex marriage or civil unions. The Family Code of the Philippines defines marriage as between "a man and a woman". The Constitution of the Philippines does not mention the legality of same-sex unions or explicitly define marriage as being limited to opposite-sex couples.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.