The Magna Carta on Women (Republic Act 9710) was signed into law in 2009, guaranteeing men and women equal rights in all matters related to marriage and family relations, including the right to enter into or leave marriages, choose a spouse freely, and decide on the number and spacing of children.
the United Nations Committee on Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) expressed concern about the persistent practice of early marriage amongst Muslim women in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao