MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines’ most powerful bachelor is against divorce for fundamental reasons.

“Definitely I cannot support something like what you do in Las Vegas, yung stereotype that you get married in the morning, you can get divorced in the afternoon," President Benigno Aquino III, who is the country's first bachelor president, said.

Aquino's belief in the sanctity of marriage is not absolute. He also recognizes that marriage is not for everyone.

“I do recognize that there have been unions that were wrong, that no matter what interventions are done, no matter what counseling is done, they really cannot stay together. There is danger to either one or both parties in the marriage especially the children.  Divorce is a no-no. But in legal separation, you can assert that there really are irreconcilable differences,” Aquino said.

The Philippines is only one of two countries that does not recognize divorce, the reason why some lawmakers have filed a bill last week seeking the legalization of divorce in the country.

The President’s own sister, actress- TV host Kris Aquino, is going through a widely publicized separation from her athlete spouse.

Ms. Aquino has filed a petition to nullify her marriage to basketball player James Yap. Her marriage woes have been aired on national television.

But petitions like these are usually opposed by government lawyers because the natural inclination is to preserve marriage unions.

Asked whether he believes the Office of the Solicitor General should cease from opposing Ms. Aquino’s petition, the President told reporters he is duty bound to keep his opinion to himself.

“As far as my sister and James are concerned parang again, if I say any opinion, it might influence the workings of the courts, the fiscals," Aquino said.