By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld THANKS TO some priests and bishops of the Catholic Church, and with considerable help from the media, the debate on the consolidated Reproductive Health bill (House Bill 4244) pending in the House of Representatives is turning into a murky exercise that’s spreading more disinformation than enlightenment. The…
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Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Taking a stand on RH
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld Having borne two children of my own and having struggled to do my part in raising a family while practicing my profession in the field of public health and avidly pursuing my social and political causes, I submit that I may have something worthwhile to say on the controversy…
Six month old baby Airish is an argument for the passage of the RH bill
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Airish has meningocele, meaning she has a growth next to her small head that is much bigger in circumference. If only her mother knew that she had to take a P6.00 tablet of folic acid or folate per day during her pregnancy, Airish could have been spared from having meningocele.
Philippines: Gays hit Pacmom over transgender slur, reproductive health (PR)
21 May 2011 NEWS RELEASE GAY and transgender rights activists cried foul at the remarks made by celebrity mom Ms. Dionisia Pacquiao in her spat with Senator Miriam Santiago over the controversial reproductive health bill. Disclaimer | What you are reading is either a press release/ statement or a manifesto. These materials do not go…
Salungguhit: RH Bill, a debate between men?
RH Bill, a debate between men?
Back Story: Women’s voice absent in RH bill debate
The debate over the reproductive health bill is heating up. Absence in the debate is the voice of women who would be greatly affected by the rejection or enactment of a reproductive health bill.
Gabriela Pushes for Enactment of Comprehensive Reproductive Health Bill
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Data from the Gabriela Women’s Party show that there is one death every two hours due to complications during pregnancy. Eleven women are dying everyday. Gabriela’s landmark bill can provide much needed relief to poverty-stricken women and their families by ensuring full access to health services.
Women speak in support of reproductive health bill
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“We urge the Catholic community to actively participate in crafting a national policy on women’s reproductive health on the framework that full access to healthcare services is a universally recognized right and that population control is never to blame for and should not be a panacea to the country’s worsening poverty.” Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan.
Bataan barangays’ local RH ordinance is dangerous—GABRIELA
NEWS RELEASE 28 March 2011 MANILA — Women’s group GABRIELA slams the enactment of an ordinance in seven barangays of Bataan that prohibits sale of contraceptives and allows only Catholic Church approved “natural” family planning methods, calling it “dangerous and ridiculous.” “The ordinance is dangerous. It will have devastating effects on Filipino women’s already deteriorating…
RH Bill Proponents to Push For Passage of Bill Despite Malacañang’s Retreat
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Luz Ilagan expressed disappointment after Malacañang reently announced that it is excluding the Reproductive Health Bill from the list of priority bills for 2011 because it does not fall under the category of disasters. Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda on February 7 said Malacañang…
Luis V. Teodoro | Sins of the Padres
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com Most Filipinos who’ve gone to high school or who’re in college know who the “Damaso” in Carlos Celdran’s streamer was, because of Republic Act 1425, the Rizal Law, which requires the teaching of the life and works of Jose Rizal in all Philippine schools,…