In the Philippines it is clearly stated in the constitution the separation between the church and the state:
The 1987
Constitution of the Philippines declares:
The separation of Church and State shall be inviolable. (Article II, Section 6), and,
No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed. No religious test shall be required for the exercise of civil or political rights. (Article III, Section 5).....
Indonesia has a state ideology "pancasila" which is declared in the constitution as the state ideology.
But it is different with the constitution in Philippines, as it has never been any statement to separate between the state and the religion.
That is why we have seen that the sharia law has been implemented in Aceh and it is not against the constitution.
Again sex before marriage in the Philippines, well you just need to find out why Angeles City in the Philippines, is very famous destination among tourist. It could only be matched by Pataya Beach, Phuket and/or PatPong in Bangkok. Also Philippines is one of the famous destination in south east Asia among pensioners.
Cohabitation has quadrupled in incidence among young adult women in the Philippines, rising from 6% in
1993 to 24% in 2013 (what about now 2022).
Cohabitation has quadrupled in incidence among young adult women in the Philippines, rising from 6% in 1993 to 24% in 2013. Given the sluggish change in
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On the contrary to Indonesia, Philipines does not have a history where a group of people try to impose the religious based law to the state.