By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld The Philippine population reached 100 million in 2014, and is projected to reach 101.6 million this year. The projection is based on an annual growth rate of 2.1%, which, while lower than the 2.42% rate from 1990 to 1995, is still the highest in the Southeast Asian…
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Reproductive health, a question of women’s rights
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The debate over the proposed Reproductive Health Bill is raging in Congress. The most vocal opposition to the RH bill comes from the Catholic Church. It has been using the pulpit and has rallied church organizations to block the passage of the bill. On the other side is the Aquino government,…
De La Salle professors support RH bill, call for openness
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Just when Interaksyon.com published an interview with the late former archbishop of Milan and papal candidate Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini who said that the Catholic Church was “200 years out of date,” De La Salle professors called for intellectual openness and empowerment of the poor and marginalised…
Gabriela prepares final push for RH Bill in Congress
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“The RH bill is about women’s access to healthcare, the right to informed choice. This is not an issue of population control or a question of religion or faith. Lawmakers, as well as the rest of the Filipino people, should focus on the state of women and children’s ‘un-health’, and this should be the primary consideration when lawmakers cast their vote to end debates and interpellation on August 7.” – Rep. Luz Ilagan, Gabriela Women’s party
Gabriela to CBCP: Do not bear false witness against women’s health
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
We continue to say, ‘yes’ to a comprehensive and pro-poor reproductive health bill and ‘no’ to population control.” – GWP Rep. Emmi de Jesus
Population control, US and Aquino governments’ hidden agenda – Gabriela
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“Population control defeats the rights-based, health-based, pro-poor characteristics of the RH Bill. As we call for the removal of population control provisions in the RH bill, the retention of pro-poor provisions lifted from Gabriela’s Comprehensive RH bill is non-negotiable.” – GWP Rep. Luz Ilagan
Abortion Nation: Dire Human-Rights Crisis in Face of Increasing Acceptance
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
and MARYA SALAMAT
A study on abortion in the Philippines argues that the government has committed violations of human rights by criminalizing abortion regardless of circumstance. Another study, done by Gabriela, finds that abortion is increasingly becoming acceptable to Filipinos.
Photo Essay: Overpopulation in the Philippines and the Need for an RH Law
Overpopulation and the Need for an RH Law
To Control Or Not to Control: Is the RH Bill Necessary?
The proponents of the bill say a law is necessary to protect women’s and families’ health, but its opponents say the bill not only endangers women’s health but family ties, too. BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA Correspondent Bulatlat Who will win the fiery battle on the passage of the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill now pending…