House adjourns; Belmonte sees 3 years under 15th Congress a success
By Karen Boncocan
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said on Thursday that he saw the past three years under the 15th Congress as a success for the House of Representatives.
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said on Thursday that he saw the past three years under the 15th Congress as a success for the House of Representatives.
Senator Pia Cayetano on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to lift the status quo ante order and allow the implementation of the controversial Republic Act No. 10354 or the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law.
United Nationalist Alliance senatorial bet and Zambales 1st district Rep. Mitos Magsaysay and Buhay party-list nominee Lito Atienza believe their stand against the controversial Reproductive Health law may have won them the “catholic vote.”
The Supreme Court opened its annual summer session in this city on Tuesday by denying a motion for reconsideration to repeal the status quo ante order it had imposed on the reproductive health (RH) 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.
Calling it a “momentous event” in the history of health care in the country, the Department of Health approved on Friday the implementing rules and regulations of the Reproductive Health Law.
Tarpaulins are out; bulong (whisper) is in. Archbishop Paciano Aniceto of Pampanga said he chose a quiet approach in sharing information on who is on Team “Buhay” and Team “Patay” or senatorial candidates who supported or rejected the Reproductive Health Act.
The Diocese of Bacolod has called on the faithful not to vote for six senatorial candidates it had tagged as “Team Patay” (Team Dead, a play on the administration’s Team PNoy monicker) for supporting the controversial Republic Health (RH) Law.
’Tis again the season for promises. On Thursday night, most of the 14 senatorial wannabes wooed students of the University of the Philippines to vote for them with promises of more education and health reforms.
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.
Mothers, together with Akbayan national chairperson Risa Hontiveros on Monday asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the petitions assailing the constitutionality of the Republic Act 10354 or the Reproductive Health Law.
About 2,500 Catholics joined a Mass at the San Sebastián Cathedral in Bacolod City on Sunday to launch a campaign against the reproductive health (RH) law.
The Catholic Church will not impose their influence on the electorate.
