If there was a senatorial candidate who felt the full brunt of the so-called Catholic vote, it was probably Risa Hontiveros, an aggressive campaigner for the reproductive health (RH) bill, according to another losing senatorial candidate.
Reproductive Health advocates on Tuesday trooped to the Supreme Court and urged it to affirm the constitutionality of Republic Act (RA) No. 10354, also known as the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, and commonly known as the Reproductive Health Law.
“God knows we just do our part.” That was Bacolod Bishop Vicente Navarra’s answer when asked on Sunday whether the crowd of 6,000 at the Church-led rally against the reproductive health (RH) law on Saturday represented the Catholic vote in the city.
“Junk the RH law! Junk the RH law!” the brave 6,000 chanted. Rain failed to stop them from converging on the public plaza here on Saturday to demand the repeal of the reproductive health (RH) law.
Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, one of the candidates pilloried by the Church for supporting the reproductive health (RH) law, has promised Archbishop Paciano Aniceto that he would not support the passage of a divorce bill.
The true test of a Catholic vote during the midterm elections will be the victory of a lawmaker who sees herself as some relatively unknown senatorial candidate.
Reacting to the White Vote Movement’s recent endorsement of senatorial candidates supportive of the Catholic Church’s opposition to the reproductive health (RH) law, Malacañang said it was leaving it to the voters to elect candidates over a range of issues.
Filipino Catholic groups are trying to muster million votes for senatorial candidates who oppose the Reproductive Health Law Congress passed last year.
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 .
Former Akbayan Representative Risa Hontiveros has expressed “immense disappointment” over the Supreme Court’s decision against her appeal to lift its status quo ante order (SQAO) on the Reproductive Health law.
The Supreme Court dismissed the bid of Akbayan Partylist Chairperson Risa Hontiveros to lift the status quo ante and allow the implementation of the Reproductive Health Law.
Stepping up the Catholic Church’s campaign against pro-reproductive health (RH) candidates, an archbishop in vote-rich Batangas province said Sunday his archdiocese will distribute sample ballots containing the names of its favored candidates come midterm elections in May.
The Supreme Court has entertained doubt instead of clarifying it when it stopped the government from implementing Republic Act 10354 or the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, the Supreme Court’s youngest magistrate and latest Aquino appointee said.
