tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15686351242997393562024-02-09T03:42:24.124+08:00In the NewsroomAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17115043465266305285noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568635124299739356.post-91377418526024579072012-08-04T11:16:00.001+08:002012-08-04T14:20:00.511+08:00The Three Dimensions of the RH Bill<div style="text-align: justify;">
According to Section 4 of House Bill NO. 4244, though abortion is
illegal and considered as crime as based from the Revised Penal Code,
the government will still prioritize the health of women needing
assistance for post-abortion complication by requiring hospitals to
attend to their needs. In an <a href="http://www.malaya.com.ph/index.php/opinion/9522-cbcp-threatens-pols" target="_blank">article</a>,
"Roman CBCP said that abortion is a criminal offense in the Philippines
so no law can be passed that will include criminal offense such as
allowing abortion." "The intent of the RH Bill is to uphold the
constitution in no way tolerate or allow abortion to come in through the
back road or behind the scene," Cayetano, principal sponsor of the
Bill. said in an in<a href="http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=726259" target="_blank"> Inquirer report</a>.</div>
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Under Section 16 of the <a href="http://www.congress.gov.ph/download/basic_15/HB04244.pdf" target="_blank">Reproductive Health Bill </a>which tackles the Mandatory Age-Appropriate Reproductive Health and Sexuality Education, certain points have been raised by the supporters of the controversial bill to the government. According to an article published August 4, 2012 on <a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/08/03/12/philippines-needs-rh-bill-un-bodies-say" target="_blank">ABS-CBN News</a> ,<a href="http://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/philippines/" target="_blank"> UNAIDS</a> country coordinator Teresita Bagasao said that the lack of an RH law contributes to the increase in HIV/AIDS cases. “More than 90 percent of new infections in the country are because of
sexual transmission. That is high and these were caused by unprotected
sex. Those who are getting infected are getting younger and it speaks of
lack of access to adequate information that will equip our boys and
girls, young men and women with information. We need those provisions in
the RH bill,” she said. On the contrary, according to an ABS-CBN News
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/11/30/10/survey-sex-ed-stumbling-block-anti-rh-pinoys" target="_blank">article</a>, on October 20-29,2010, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_Asia" target="_blank">Pulse Asia </a>conducted a survey about whether or
not the Filipinos support the House Bill No. 4244 or more commonly known as the
Reproductive Health Bill. 7% of 1,200 adult representatives disagreed with the
RH Bill and 44% of it discorded with the inclusion of “Reproductive Health Bill
and Sexuality Education” in school curricula. The Catholic Church promotes only
natural family planning, which contradicts the endorsement of the RH Bill – age-appropriate
sex education. As policy it states that the State "guarantees universal access to
medically-safe, legal, affordable, effective and quality reproductive
health care services, methods, devices, supplies and relevant
information and education thereon even as it prioritizes the needs of
women and children, among other underprivileged sectors."</div>
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According to Section 11 of House Bill No. 4244 (An Act Providing for a
Comprehensive Policy on Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health and
Population and Development and for Other Purposes), the Department of
Health (DOH) would be in-charge for the allotment of family planning
supplies, such as condoms and birth control pills to the Local
Government Units (LGUs). DOH with LGUs shall organize the planning and
implementation of the procurement and distribution of the supplies.
There are factors that are considered for the proper supply and budget
allocation. According to an<a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/221663/church-tells-gov%E2%80%99t-instead-of-buying-condoms-tackle-child-labor-issues" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Inquirer report,</a>
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, the CBCP President, said that the budget
that is supposed to be
used for funding contraceptives should be spent to solve problem
regarding child labor in the country and for the employment of their
parents. Meanwhile, on the same report, the reason of the government for
the distribution of contraceptives is to eradicate the increasing rate
of maternal mortality.</div>
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<br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17115043465266305285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568635124299739356.post-82383209333502508632012-07-28T10:24:00.001+08:002012-08-04T14:17:51.869+08:00Noynoy Aquino Slams Philippine Media<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
President Benigno Aquino III criticized the Philippine media on the 25<sup>th</sup>
anniversary of <a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/tvpatrol" target="_blank">TV Patrol</a> and the 25<sup>th</sup>
anniversary of BusinessWorld July 27, 2012.</div>
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While the two events took place in different hotels,
PNoy's speech had the same cry for negativism of most local media
in their coverage.</div>
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His <a href="http://www.gov.ph/2012/07/27/speech-of-president-aquino-at-the-25th-anniversary-of-tv-patrol-july-27-2012/" target="_blank">speech</a> during the celebration of TV Patrol included a
call for reportage on good news rather than excessive bad news.<br />
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He said, “Kung gabi-gabing bad news ang hapunan ni Juan dela
Cruz, talaga namang mangangayayat ang puso’t isip niya sa kawalan ng pag-asa.
Mayroon po kayong The Filipino Channel, kung saan napapanood ng mga dayuhan at
ng ating mga kababayan sa ibayong dagat ang mga balita sa Pilipinas. Isipin po
natin: bawat isang turistang bumibisita sa bansa tinatayang isang trabaho ang
naglilikha. Ilang turista kaya kada buwan ang nagka-cancel ng bakasyon dahil sa
araw-araw na negatibismo? -- Kailan pa po
ba naging masama ang pagpapahayag ng mabuting balita?”</div>
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While at the <a href="http://bworldonline.com/" target="_blank">BusinessWorld</a> gathering, he said, “Too often,
these days, when we switch our televisions to the news, or when we browse
through the pages of our papers, we are greeted with negativity.” </div>
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He also commented on the injected opinions of media men
during their broadcasts on certain events.</div>
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“Noong Oktubre ng nakaraang taon, may isang reporter kayo
ang nagbabalita<span style="background-color: white;"> sa <a href="http://getrealphilippines.com/blog/2011/10/philippines-scores-another-first-naia-now-officially-the-worst-airport-in-the-world/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">NAIA 3</span></a>. </span>Ang sabi niya, sa puntong iyon, tumaas ng
dalawampung porsiyento ang passenger arrivals sa paliparan. </div>
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Magandang balita,
at higit sa lahat, fact po iyan. Sa kabila nito, nakuha pa pong humirit
ng isang anchor n’yo... “Nasa NAIA 3 ka
kasi; kung nasa NAIA 1 ka, doon malala.” Sa loob-loob ko po, anong kinalaman ng
ibinabalita sa NAIA 3 sa NAIA 1? May nagsabi po bang ayos na ayos na ang NAIA
1? Kung mayroon man ho, hindi kami. Nakaligtaan niya atang mahigit 30 anyos na
ang istrukturang ito.”</div>
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Although full of criticism, PNoy ended his <a href="http://www.gov.ph/2012/07/27/speech-of-president-aquino-at-the-25th-anniversary-of-businessworld-july-27-2012/" target="_blank">speech</a> with an apology
to his frankness and urged the media to make room for positive and encouraging
news.</div>
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