WIRE — MANILA, Philippines — An increasing number of Filipino couples are choosing to be in a common-law or live-in arrangement instead of getting married to cope with living expenses and unplanned pregnancies, the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) said on Tuesday. In a statement, the CPD noted that the number of registered marriages in the
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