Bishop Gilbert Garcera of the Diocese of Daet, the capital of Camarines Norte, believes overpopulation has been advantageous to the Philippines and to the world because it has increased the number of overseas workers and migrants who could send remittances back home while taking care of ageing people abroad and spreading the Christian faith.
An official of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP), the biggest network of Catholic schools in the country, on Wednesday said Catholic educators should take a stand on the RH bill to promote a more rational discussion of the controversial measure.
The biggest organization of Catholic schools in the country will not disown Ateneo de Manila University after some of its professors appeared to defy the local Catholic Church and the university itself by offering support to the controversial reproductive health (RH) bill pending in Congress.
The controversial reproductive health (RH) bill will not be tackled in the House of Representatives this week to give way to other measures that would be discussed on the floor, Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II said Tuesday.
The threat to charge 159 faculty members of the Ateneo de Manila University with heresy for expressing support for the reproductive health bill (RH) is an infringement of their constitutional right to academic freedom, which is also recognized by Vatican II, according to Sen. Miriam Santiago.
Plagiarism is rampant in the Senate, but some staff members of senators consider it an acceptable practice.
The depth of one’s research can be proven when the writer or researcher cites the authors and other authorities quoted in the work.
Faculty members who are facing possible charges of heresy for supporting a population control bill aren’t getting any sympathy from Ateneo de Manila University.
Robert’s Rules of Order will be the working bible in the Church-led effort to squash the reproductive health (RH) bill.
Has plagiarism gripped the Senate? Days after bloggers accused Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto of allegedly quoting at least one source in his speech against contraceptives without proper attribution, netizens blasted his nemesis, Sen. Pia Cayetano, for the same offense.
It’s not exactly an inquisition but 159 members of the Ateneo de Manila University faculty may face investigation for heresy, and sacked—not excommunicated—if found guilty.
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte is attempting to lay down ground rules in the “parliamentary warfare” that has stymied moves to bring the reproductive health (RH) bill forward.
Is Senate Majority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III being crucified for lifting statements based on fact? Would his critics rather that he used falsehoods to defend his stand against the reproductive health (RH) bill?
