Freddie Aguilar and his bride during their Muslim wedding rites.
Source: www.entertainment.inquirer.net
In dark sunglasses, the folk singer strode in, wearing a tubao on his head and a silky white long-sleeved shirt accented with black and gold. He and his retinue headed straight to a stage where he waited for his bride, a 16-year-old girl from Oriental Mindoro.
It was 4:36 p.m., more than an hour behind schedule for the Muslim wedding which the 60-year-old folksinger agreed to be officiated here after he and his girlfriend converted to Islam so they could get married. Philippine law requires a girl to be at least 18 years old to get married whereas Muslim Sharia law requires only that a girl be in puberty.
Freddie Aguilar and his bride during their Muslim wedding rites.
Mangudadatu said he had personally suggested to Aguilar that the wedding be held here.
At about 4:45 p.m., the bride arrived and was fetched by Mangudadatu, who acted as the “wali” or godfather. He also earlier adopted Sittie Mariam as his daughter so he could give her away to the groom in the absence of the girl’s parents.
Wearing a gold-colored silk gown and a Thai-inspired headdress, a beaming Sittie Mariam casually walked toward the stage, where Aguilar waited.
“She’s really in love with Freddie,” a woman murmurred as the bride moved closer to the stage.
At about 4:55 p.m., the ustadz assisting in the wedding of Aguilar asked Mangudadatu if the union had the blessings of the girl’s parents.
In response, Mangudadatu took out a piece of yellow paper, which he said contained the consent that the bride’s parents had written.
“If it was not for this, this marriage would have not taken place,” Mangudadatu, smiling at the crowd.
“They have our support and blessing,” Mangudadatu quoted the girl’s father in the note.
The couple listens as an ustadz recite koranic verses and deliver sermon as a prelude to the wedding. With them is Godfather and maguindanao Gov Esmael Mangudadatu.
Aguilar was obviously ecstatic and replied “yes” after Mangudadatu asked if he had come voluntarily to wed the girl and if he was serious about his marriage.
Sittie Mariam said she was willing, too, and nobody had forced her.
Asked if she would be a good wife, she responded, “Insha Allah (God willing).”
It was five minutes past 5 p.m. when Aguilar planted a kiss on Sittie Mariam’s cheek. The crowd cheered.
In less than 30 minutes, Aguilar and Sittie Mariam were legally married – under Islamic rites.
Aguilar was thrown back into into the limelight when he broke the news he had a teenaged girlfriend and that they planned to get married. He was widely criticized as a child exploiter and was even charged by a private lawyer with the little known crime of “qualified seduction.”
Under Philippine civil law, a 16-year-old girl is not allowed to marry. But Maguindanao second district Rep. Sajid Mangudadatu said that in Islam, girls who have reached the age of puberty are allowed with their their parents consent.
“When a girl menstruates, it means she can already marry,” Representative Mangudadatu said.
In earlier news reports, Aguilar, who claimed to be a “born-again” Christian, said he would do “whatever it takes even if it would mean converting into Islam” to marry his girlfriend.
He was also quoted as saying he had no problem changing religions because his fans and “big names” in the Muslim community had always been supportive of his controversial affair.
Aguilar was quiet most of the time during the wedding and did not comment on his choice of Buluan as venue for his marriage. He had said in an earlier news report that his grilfriend’s family had only one request, and that was that the wedding be in their hometown.
Aguilar had divorced her second wife, Antonette Martinez in 2005. His first wife was Josephine Ponce Queipo, with whom he has six children.
They lived together for 22 years before divorcing in London.
Governor Mangudadatu said he could not say where the Abdul Fared-Sittie Mariam relationship was headed but he was hopeful that it would last.
He said he agreed to solemnize the wedding under Presidential Decree 1083 because he believed in the relationship of the lovers.
Mangudadatu said he also believed that Aguilar’s conversion to Islam was for real and not just to be able to marry his girlfriend.
“Even as early as 2011, he already had an inclination to embrace Islam. That was prior to meeting the girl,” he said.
Mangudadatu said Aguilar would be accountable to God if his conversion to Islam was just for convenience.
Photos courtesy of: Allan Nawal
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ReplyDeleteActually ung mga suot nila e Hindi traditional Islam na kasuotan, Kung nagreresearch kayo malalaman nyo na ung mga kasuotan nila e mula pa sa majapahit empire bago pa nalinlang ng mga piratang arabo from Turkey ang mga ninuno natin na tanggapin ang Islam! Na galing sa Roman empire ang relihiyong Ito talaga!
DeleteThis is what you call married for convenience's sake. Photo op lang yan.
DeleteGinamit pa ang religion islam para lang sa kalandian nila. Grabe lang!! Sa impyerno na yan!!!
DeleteOmg!!! This is so wrong!! He just wants to collect and collect and select!! What a imoddess action!
ReplyDeleteNapkin lang teh?
DeleteMas prefer ko Wings
Deletegusto koTampon... Ha ha ha lol...
DeleteAno nganga tuloy kayo mga epal! At batas na muslim na hindi pwedeng basta pakialamanan ang buhay nila
ReplyDeleteHinde nman talaga cya muslim in the first place pumutok balita. So bitter agad teh
Deleteyuck ka, 12:16. kunsintidor lang ang peg
DeleteMay consent ng parents ang marriage kasi base sa pagbisita ko before sa mga muslim family they need to ask the parents permission first, like other filipino do for the pamamanhikan, so I think wala na tayong pakialam dun. Besides wala naman sa bible ang magbawal sa edad, moralidad lang ang kalaban nila.
DeleteWhat a selfish SOB!
ReplyDeleteKaya ba siya nag-convert sa Islam dahil mahal niya yung babae? O baka naman para makapag-asawa pa siya ng tatlo pang menor de edad?
My point Ka! Grabe si ka Freddie!
DeleteKorek ka dyan. Kkdirs!
Deletepara di sya matalo sa kaso,life sentence yan. E sinampahan na sya ni Atty Ferreido ba yun? Takot sya makulong,yun na!
DeleteCongrats to both of them! Nagtataka lang ako ang alam ko pag muslim ka bawal ang PDA bakit nagkiss sila
ReplyDeleteMay mga teenage Muslims nga na bumibili dito sa tindahan namin sa Quiapo na nag-P-PDA. Yung lalaki nakayakap sa babae mula sa likod habang namimili yung girl.
Deletethis man is disgusting! what a philander. pareho silang magsama may sira sa ulo sa totoo lang.
ReplyDeleteSana mapanuod nila yung prophecy vid na na post dito khapon para kilabutan man lng cla khit konti
ReplyDeleteNaniwala ka a False Prophet?
DeleteKapit sa patalim si girl. Eew!
ReplyDeleteSelfish na tao. Gahaman. Converting for own selfish reasons.
ReplyDeleteYeah! The purpose for conversion should be for sincere belief in Islam & not just to escape prosecution under the law. May demanda si fredie na pending because of this relationship. Mali rin yung nagpakasal sila inorder to justify fredie's relationship with a minor
DeleteTRUE!
DeleteSinira nya ang nag iisang reputasyon nya as a singer sa Anak. This is disgusting
ReplyDeleteAgreed!!!
DeletePUKE! PUKE! PUKE!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't imagine myself marrying a Lolo! Kissing and enjoying the sacred gift of *** with a Lolo.
True! Iniimagine ko pa lang, kadiri na eh! Yuck!
DeleteGrabe, ang sarap hawakan sa magkabilang balikat at alug-alugin. huuyyyy!!!!!
ReplyDeleteone word: DISGUSTING!
ReplyDeletenot to judge, pero anong klaseng magulang meron ang batang ito para i-consent na magpakasal yung anak nila na dapat ine-enjoy pa yun youth nya.
ReplyDeletesana hindi mapariwa yun bata o napariwara na sya at this point?
yung bata siguro di pa nya naiintindihan nang husto yun mga nagaganap, pero yun mga nasa paligid nya, walang mga malasakit.
grabe ka freddie, yun apo mo kayang ganyang edad ang mag-asawa agad-agad, ok sa yo?
Eh ano pa, edi mga mukhang pera din na magulang.
DeleteTrue! Minsan masisisi mo magulang nito at pinabayaan pa ang anak magpakasal sa lolo
DeleteWhat the hell? How did they even met? They actually fell in love with each other? One is old enough to ba a grandparent and the other, young enough to be a great grand daughter. Sayang nman FA, sinira mo ang ibig sabihin ng kanta mong ANAK. Tsk tsk.
ReplyDelete*MEET
DeleteLahat talaga ng lalaki dumadaan sa stage na nagiging pedophile pag nagmi-mid-life crisis. Intindihin na lng natin.
ReplyDeleteAre you out of your mind??? Intindihin??? Kung anak mo iyan kaya mo?
DeleteBased on experience ba yan 1:06 or are you just a d*ucheb*g?
DeleteGood luck. Wish you both happiness and blissful married life.
ReplyDeleteSus, eh sa India, kapapanganak pa lang eh naipagkasundo na ng mga magulang. At sinusunod ng mga anak kahit ni hindi sila nagkikita ng magiging asawa until their wedding day. Me nabasa ako na 10 years old basta nagdalaga na (as in menstruation) eh ipinakakasal na agad. Pareho silang in-love and because of Muslim law, they circumvent legalities, so what is wrong, kinasal sila. Dami ng ganyang kabata nakiki-live-in lang without the benefit of marriage, so buti pinakasalan.
ReplyDeleteOmg not because other people are doing it makes it right to marry children, much more a 10 year old!
DeleteSa India yun, eh nasa Pinas kaya yun pinag-uusapan. Magkaiba ang kultura kaya hindi katanggap tanggap sa lipunan.
Deletein-love at 16 ok, pero magpakasal? hello?
Tama teh! Di lang live in pre marital s pa!
DeleteLive and let live. Buhay nila iyon, wala silang nilabag na batas kasi nagpa convert nga na Muslim. Huwag kayong makialam, its none of your business. Buhay ninyo ang sinupin ninyo. Scram!
DeleteKaya nga ginagawan ng paraan pra ma stop ang culture ng yemen. Hindi mo ba alam anon 1:14 na ang daming namamatay na bata dahil dyan? Kung maka sus ka? Hndi ka mn lng nandidiri or naaawa? Try to imagine a 10-yr old kid na ipapakasal?
DeleteAnon.1:14di lang sa india but in other parts of the world as well. But this doesnt make the practice right. Marami child brides namamatay because pinapakasal at nabubuntis ng pagkabata bata pa.di kaya ng katawan nila. Those who live have broken lives. Kids are supposed to be kids. And they should grow up maximizing their potentials to the fullest at di gawing parausan at anakan ng mga mas nakakatanda sa kanila. Kaya nga various organizations worldwide ate campaigning against child brides.
Delete@ Anonymous November 23, 2013 at 1:14 AM
DeleteWala tayo sa India. Asa Pilipinas tayo.
hay nakow kaya maraming di umaasenso pakialamero sa buhay ng me buhay. Ang pinag-uusapan dito eh legalidad & moralidad ng pagpapakasal ng isang turning 17 sa isang gurang. Legalidad is okay kasi nagpa convert nga as Muslim. As to his real intent di natin saklaw iyon. Tinanggap siya ng Muslim religion and it is valid. Moralidad, eh nagpakasal nga eh, hindi nag li-live in. Mahirap bang unawain iyon. Yung punto ng 10 years old is a gross example na hindi naman applicable sa kanila dahil nga SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD si girl. Ginagawang masalimuot yung simple.
Delete4:46 Anung walang nilabag na batas? E kaya nga nagpa-convert s Islam para di makasuhan! Ikaw ang lumayas,tse!
DeleteNaging Muslim na nga to avoid or circumvent the law, so anong nilabag na batas, wala dahil at the time na nagpakasal siya Freddie is already a Muslim and was married under Muslim rites. Who can question it. No less than the governor married him. Eh pinakamataas na opisyal duon sa province, tanong ka pa. Ikaw kaya ang magfile ng case against them, tingnan ko kung mag prosper. Duon sa mga newspapers no less than some lawmakers commented na walang nilabag na batas si Freddie, ikaw pa ang hihirit na meron, puwes makipag debate ka dun sa mga lawmakers na nainterview. Mas meron silang alam and huwag dito sa FP kasi lahat tayo eh bokya when it comes to law.
DeleteWala silang nilabag na batas. Bahala na ang Diyos, Allah, Karma, Whoever ang magparusa sa kanila kung nagconvert lang sila ng religion to appease their lustful selves.
DeleteFirst of all Best wishes newly weds
ReplyDeleteEto lang yan. Gumagawa ng ingay si aguilar para makilala ulit siya ng mga tao. Si Gf naman na wifey na ngayon ay kapit patalim. Kung ano man po ang meron kayo ay iginagalang namin. Pero sana igalang din po ninyo kung nadidiri po kami sa relasyon ninyo tatang. Ikaw naman ineng bata ka pa pero si grandpa mejo matanda na. Kaya hinay hinay lang ah alalay lang :)
Hahahaha.... Nataw ako sa comment na to. Oo nga naman ineng, alalay2x din kay tatang pagdating ng panahing uugod ugod na xa...
DeleteThis is insulting to the muslim community. He just basically pulled a Robin Padilla. Nkakahiya
ReplyDeletekung masaya sila at may consent naman ng magulang ni girl edi ok. ano ba problema ng mga nega dito? baka loveless or hindi pa kayo nagmahal kaya di niyo alam na kapag nagmahal ka hahamakin mo ang lahat masunod lang iyon.
ReplyDeleteBest Wishes to the newly weds! Sana magtagal kayo :D
Napitan na Lang yan na pakasalan yung babae kase pwede cya kasuhan anytime kaya nag-Muslim ng wala sa oras! Bwahahahaha
ReplyDeletesus nagpaconvert para magpakasal kuno at mahal daw ang isa't-isa. mga $&@@")) yung isa kailangan ng pera at yung isa gusto makatikim ng bata. dinamay nyo pa pagpaconvert sa Islam di naman bukal sa loob nyo ang pagiging Islam.
ReplyDeletePara ka lang humahalik sa lupa nyan girl. push mo yan to the highest level!
ReplyDeleteAhahahaha... Isa pang pinaka funny na comment.
Deletesabi nya sa mga interviews na hihintayin nya maging 18 yung gf nya bago pakasalan tas ngayon... nagpaconvert sa Islam. aba! kating-kati pareho ang mga ito!
ReplyDeletebaka kaya din sila nagpakasal para di magprosper ung kaso ni ka freddy since they are now married. the court could no longer summon the child-wife to testify against her husband.
DeleteTAMA!!!!
Deletena g na yang babae! ewww!
ReplyDeletehmm, di kaya in a few months e, marirevive na naman ang hit song niyang... Ng isilang ka... nanananana, laking tuwa... nanananana...
DeleteIs the girl Muslim to begin with or did both of them convert so they can get married already?
ReplyDeleteThey both converted. Makes it even harder to undrstand them.
Delete- the girl converted to islam and chose the name sittie mariam..
Deleteit's the latter
DeleteWhaaaat??
DeleteAt least divorce will be cheap and easy for both parties because under triple talaq just say the words "I divorce you" three times, wait 3 months and it's done.
ReplyDeleteGanun lang kabilis? Walang double standards for the woman?
Deleteand yet tinanggap sila ng mga muslim? Kaa ko ba mahigpit ang relihiyon na yan eh bat kabod kabod tinanggap nila si ka freddie dahil gusto lng nya magasawa? Ndi na naintay mag 1 sa aglipay n lng sana sila nagpakasal haha
ReplyDeleteAt anong problema mo sa aglipayan church ha?
Deleteif he married her, why is her face blurred?
ReplyDeleteSo wrong in so many ways..tsk tsk..nkktakot na ang mundo..
ReplyDeleteNakakadiri! He's a pedophile. The muslim guy said "when a girl starts menstruating she's ready for marriage"...omg! Some girls menstruate early like 10. So that means she's ready for marriage? Only perverts think like that. Nakakadiri!!!
ReplyDeleteI cannot judge them.Kung tunay na masaya talaga sila dyan....eh di go! hayaan na lang naten sila... para ko na din hinusgahan ang same sex relationship and same sex marriage kung lalaitin ko sila.
ReplyDeleteKadiri..so pag my period na khit 10 o 11 yrs old pwede ipakasal sa knila...sobrang pedo..tsktsk..kawawa mga batang babae sa knila..
ReplyDeleteGusto naman Nung girl d naman pinilit
DeleteWe're not talking about FA's wife but those others who had arranged marriages when they were just 10 years old. A lot of young girls die because their bodies still can't handle intercourse. And most of them are married to men well beyond their 30s. Kawawa talaga sila...
DeleteGrabe yung nag-convert para lang magpakasal! Nagmamadali???
ReplyDeleteGood luck.
ReplyDeleteGood for Ka Freddie. Kung doon sila masaya, pabayaan nyo na. I am sure hindi naman kayo hiningan ng pang kasala nila diba? Yung iba nga kasal kuno tapos kaliwat kanan naman ang kabit at palit ng palit ng asawa.
ReplyDeleteEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWW. just EEEEEEEEWW
ReplyDeleteKaloka! Pinush talaga nila! LOL
ReplyDeleteGenius move in a creepy disgusting sort of way!
ReplyDeletePedophile
ReplyDeleteGood luck, lolo at anak.
ReplyDelete