Supporters of the reproductive health (RH) bill gathered for World Population Day on Monday, July 11, 2011, to once again call for the passage of the measure strongly opposed by the influential Catholic Church.
More than a thousand members of various pro-RH bill groups wearing purple assembled at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Pasay City to push for the bill’s enactment into law this year, when the world’s population, according to the United Nations, is expected to hit 7 billion.Some used the event to hit to the Church, which is currently embroiled in a controversy involving bishops who received luxury vehicles from the previous Arroyo administration through the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. The bishops have apologized. See it Here
Friday, July 15, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
How to oppose RH Bill
It's quite easy really. Think about your life. Think about your family's life. THINK ABOUT our society.
All problems our country is experiencing right now are all intertwined into one. Famine is equated with overpopulation then equated to poverty then poverty is a result of corruption then corruption is misuse of democracy and so on.
RH Bill can ease it out. At least some out.
All problems our country is experiencing right now are all intertwined into one. Famine is equated with overpopulation then equated to poverty then poverty is a result of corruption then corruption is misuse of democracy and so on.
RH Bill can ease it out. At least some out.
“Ultimately it is a secular issue, it’s a matter of public policy, it should be for all Filipinos. Not just Catholics. People of whatever faith or people of no faith. If they say they’re agnostic or atheistic, the law should serve them.” – Rep. Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel on Reproductive Health Bill
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
10 Good Reasons Why it should be passed, Now! 2
6. Support and deploy more public midwifes, nurses and doctors
RH health services are needed wherever people are establishing their families. For example, a report by the MDG Task Force points out the need for 1 fulltime midwife to attend to every 100 to 200 annual live births. Other health staff are needed for the millions who need prenatal and postpartum care, infant care and family planning. Investing in these core public health staff will serve the basic needs of many communities.
7. Guarantee funding for & equal access to health facilities
RH will need and therefore support many levels of health facilities. These range from barangay health stations, for basic prenatal, infant and FP care; health centers, for safe birthing, more difficult RH services like IUD insertions, and management of sexually transmitted infections; and hospitals, for emergency obstetric and newborn care and surgical contraception. Strong RH facilities will be the backbone of a strong and fairly distributed public health facility system.
8. Give accurate and positive sexuality education to young people
Currently, most young people enter relationships and even married life without the benefit of systematic inputs by any of our social institutions. As a result of just one faulty sexual decision, many young women and men can lose their future, their health and sometimes their lives. We insist on young voters’ education for an activity that occurs once every 3 years, but leave our young people with little preparation to cope with major life events like puberty and sexual maturation.
RH health services are needed wherever people are establishing their families. For example, a report by the MDG Task Force points out the need for 1 fulltime midwife to attend to every 100 to 200 annual live births. Other health staff are needed for the millions who need prenatal and postpartum care, infant care and family planning. Investing in these core public health staff will serve the basic needs of many communities.
7. Guarantee funding for & equal access to health facilities
RH will need and therefore support many levels of health facilities. These range from barangay health stations, for basic prenatal, infant and FP care; health centers, for safe birthing, more difficult RH services like IUD insertions, and management of sexually transmitted infections; and hospitals, for emergency obstetric and newborn care and surgical contraception. Strong RH facilities will be the backbone of a strong and fairly distributed public health facility system.
8. Give accurate and positive sexuality education to young people
Currently, most young people enter relationships and even married life without the benefit of systematic inputs by any of our social institutions. As a result of just one faulty sexual decision, many young women and men can lose their future, their health and sometimes their lives. We insist on young voters’ education for an activity that occurs once every 3 years, but leave our young people with little preparation to cope with major life events like puberty and sexual maturation.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
10 Good Reasons Why it should be passed, Now!
Health is important. We should take care of ourselves. RH Bill can make it easier for us.
RH Bill can:
1. Protect the health and lives of mothers
The WHO (World Health Organization) estimates that complications arise in 15% of pregnancies, serious enough to hospitalize or kill women. From the 2 million plus live births alone, some 300,000 maternal complications occur yearly. This is 7 times the DOH’s annual count for TB, 19 times for heart diseases, and 20 times for malaria in women. As a result, more than 11 women die needlessly each day.
Adequate number of skilled birth attendants and prompt referral to hospitals with emergency obstetric care are proven life-saving solutions to maternal complications. For women who wish to stop childbearing, family planning (FP) is the best preventive measure. All 3 interventions are part of RH.
2. Save Babies
Proper birth spacing reduces infant deaths. The WHO says at least 2 years should pass between a birth and the next pregnancy. In our country, the infant mortality rate of those with less than 2 years birth interval is twice those with 3. The more effective and user-friendly the FP method used, the greater the chances of the next child to survive.
RH Bill can:
1. Protect the health and lives of mothers
The WHO (World Health Organization) estimates that complications arise in 15% of pregnancies, serious enough to hospitalize or kill women. From the 2 million plus live births alone, some 300,000 maternal complications occur yearly. This is 7 times the DOH’s annual count for TB, 19 times for heart diseases, and 20 times for malaria in women. As a result, more than 11 women die needlessly each day.
Adequate number of skilled birth attendants and prompt referral to hospitals with emergency obstetric care are proven life-saving solutions to maternal complications. For women who wish to stop childbearing, family planning (FP) is the best preventive measure. All 3 interventions are part of RH.
2. Save Babies
Proper birth spacing reduces infant deaths. The WHO says at least 2 years should pass between a birth and the next pregnancy. In our country, the infant mortality rate of those with less than 2 years birth interval is twice those with 3. The more effective and user-friendly the FP method used, the greater the chances of the next child to survive.
Monday, July 11, 2011
RHPP: Power Rangers of Health
The Reproductive Health Practitioners of the Philippines (RHPP) is calling on lawmakers to finally approve the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) Bill.
The RHPP is a network of health practitioners from all over the country.Various groups including the Integrated Midwife Association of the Philippines Inc. (IMAP Inc.), Philippine League of Government and Private Midwifes Inc.,(PLGPMI), the Department of Health (DoH) and the Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders & Advocates (AYNLA) said that once pushed, the RH Bill will have implications on the universal healthcare of the primary stakeholders.
The RHPP is a network of health practitioners from all over the country.Various groups including the Integrated Midwife Association of the Philippines Inc. (IMAP Inc.), Philippine League of Government and Private Midwifes Inc.,(PLGPMI), the Department of Health (DoH) and the Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders & Advocates (AYNLA) said that once pushed, the RH Bill will have implications on the universal healthcare of the primary stakeholders.
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Friday, July 8, 2011
Roilo Golez
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Roilo Golez was born on January 9, 1947. He is a Philippine politician on his sixth term as Member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the Second District of Parañaque City, one of the most industrialized districts of the Philippines. A veteran legislator, he was elected in 1992, 1995, 1998, 2004, 2007, and 2010 all by landslide victories and had served as Congressman for five terms: in the 9th Congress of the Philippines, 10th Congress of the Philippines, 11th Congress of the Philippines, 13th Congress of the Philippines and 14th Congress of the Philippines. He is now serving his sixth term as congressman in the 15th Congress of the Philippines.
Roilo Golez went to the Philippine Military Academy and US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree, major in Mathematics and Operations Analysis.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
House Bill No. 13: Protection of the Unborn Child Act 2010
Here is a copy (for educational purposes only) of the said act that was approved by the congress but still pending to be a "law".
Roilo Golez, Paranaque's Congressman, showed sympathy and dedication to support RH Bill. This was one of his initial steps in doing so.
First Regular Session
013
HOUSE BILL NO. 13
Introduced by HON. ROILO GOLEZ
EXPLANATORY NOTE
It is earnestly hoped that with its passage, the unborn will finally receive the recognition and protection that is long overdue.
Roilo Golez, Paranaque's Congressman, showed sympathy and dedication to support RH Bill. This was one of his initial steps in doing so.
Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
FIFTEENTH CONGRESSHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
First Regular Session
013
HOUSE BILL NO. 13
Introduced by HON. ROILO GOLEZ
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Philippines can rightfully claim that it has one of the most comprehensive Constitutions in the world for the protection of human rights. This is especially so because it recognizes that life begins from the moment of conception and mandates that the state shall equally protect the life of the mother and the child from conception. And yet, 23 years from its adoption in 1987, there is a glaring absence of an implementing law that will ensure the protection of the unborn.
This law aims to remedy that oversight by recognizing that the unborn has a basic right to life and by extending the mantle of legal recognition and protection to it. Thus, basic concepts and principle of fetal development are defined and clarified for the protection of the unborn.It is earnestly hoped that with its passage, the unborn will finally receive the recognition and protection that is long overdue.
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