Catholics protest RH bill
Nuns and priests led thousands of Catholics in a protest Saturday against a proposed law that would provide free contraceptives in a bid to curb population growth.
Nuns and priests led thousands of Catholics in a protest Saturday against a proposed law that would provide free contraceptives in a bid to curb population growth.
Hundreds of people, some arriving in private vehicles and others on foot, gathered outside the Edsa Shrine at a usually suburban Manila intersection Saturday for what church leaders had described as a massive prayer rally to show Congress most Filipinos were against the reproductive health bill pending in legislature for years.
If you must take Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) on Saturday, leave home early and go home late to avoid hellish traffic.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) leads tens of thousands in a prayer-rally at the Edsa Shrine in Mandaluyong City on Saturday to show Congress that most Filipinos oppose a bill that would curb the country’s population growth.
