Proponents of the freedom of information (FOI) bill are worried that the expected absenteeism of lawmakers next year would derail debates on the measure and its passage in the House of Representatives before it goes on break for the May elections.
As the Aquino administration and the Catholic Church take steps to improve relations, an ally of President Benigno Aquino III said the prelates should not take it against him when he called on lawmakers to decide on the reproductive health bill once and for all.
A “watered-down” reproductive health (RH) bill would be acceptable to some of its supporters as long as it achieves its purpose of swaying opponents and ambivalent lawmakers into backing the controversial measure, according to a representative.
