Pass the Comprehensive RH Bill!: News

THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office should sell all the expensive sports utility vehicles that bishops returned to generate funds for poor pregnant women seeking professional prenatal care.

Gabriela Rep. Emmi de Jesus said four out of the seven vehicles that have been returned should be sold immediately.

“Assuming the cost of each SUV is at least P2 million each, the amount of P14 million can help at least 3,000 indigent pregnant women seek monthly prenatal check ups for the whole nine months of their pregnancy,” she said.  read more »

Suportado ng mga Reproductive Health (RH) bill solons ang mensahe ni Pope Benedict XVI sa Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) na ipagtanggol ang buhay ng mga tao.

Ayon kay Gabriela partylist Rep. Emmi de Jesus, pinulitika lamang umano ng anti-RH bill group ang nasabing panukala kaya nagkaroon ng maling interpretasyon dito ang mga tumututol.  read more »

With the contentious Reproductive Health Bill still roasting on the grill, liberal lawmakers are tossing in the divorce bill in a move that is certain to further inflame the passions of conservative Catholics and clerics in the country.  read more »

MANILA, Philippines -- The women's partylist group Gabriela on Monday renewed calls to the Catholic hierarchy for a dialogue on the reproductive health (RH) bill, saying a common platform could still be found.

Gabriela partylist Representative Emmi de Jesus said there is always a "favorable atmosphere" for dialogue when it concerns respect for human rights and recognition of the needs of the marginalized.  read more »