Pangilinan, Lagman in ‘word war’ over vetoed Centenarian Act
By Maila Ager
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan hit back at a lawmaker, whom he accused of flip-flopping after President Benigno Aquino III vetoed the proposed Centenarian Act.
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan hit back at a lawmaker, whom he accused of flip-flopping after President Benigno Aquino III vetoed the proposed Centenarian Act.
Running unopposed, Gov. Joey Salceda (Liberal Party) still garnered a whooping 271,717 votes from the 371,690 who actually voted in Albay, according to election results in Albay posted at the website of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
Catholic priests have taken to violating the seal of the confessional just to demonize the reproductive health (RH) law, according to one of its principal authors, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, who deplored the “malevolent propaganda” against the law.
Thank you, Edcel Lagman. They may have lost the battle over the reproductive health (RH) law, but Catholic prelates say they have reason to thank the principal author of the law, as more and more young Catholics have become aware of the sin of artificial contraception and they are being driven to confession by their guilt.
The reproductive health law should be among the issues that candidates discuss with the electorate so that the people would know where they stand on this crucial matter, according to its author, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman.
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman has expressed fears the reproductive health (RH) law may not be effectively implemented if it is not be given the proper appropriation in the national budget.
When will students start getting sex education after President Benigno Aquino III signs the reproductive health bill into law?
Once the reproductive health (RH) bill is enacted into law, don’t expect immediate results.
Albay Representative Edcel Lagman on Friday said that President Benigno Aquino III’s certification for immediate enactment of the Reproductive Health Bill would no doubt seal its final approval next week.
The reproductive health bill hurdled the historic second reading in the House of Representatives only by the skin of its teeth, with a narrow nine-vote victory that opponents said was shaky and could very well change when the third and final reading comes.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday continued to tackle amendments on the Reproductive Health Bill, with the main proponent of the measure continuing to reject amendments from its opponents.
The Reproductive Health Bill will be put to a vote on Wednesday, whether legislators finish deliberating on its amendments or not.
The Reproductive Health Bill will be put to a vote on Wednesday, whether legislators finish deliberating on its amendments or not.
