Reproductive Health

THIS is in reaction to Karlo A. Tablizo’s letter. (“Evangelista’s ‘ad’ an appalling read,” Inquirer, 3/23/10)

Continuing from last Friday, here are the answers to some basic questions about the reproductive health bill that give voters enough reasons not to vote for candidates supporting the said bill. This is taken from the “Catechism on Family and Life for the 2010 Elections” issued by Archbishop Paciano Aniceto D.D. the chairman of the…

Dear Atty. Sison: This has reference to your column “A Law Each Day (Keeps Trouble Away)” in The Philippine STAR dated March 12, 2010 and entitled Deceptions. While we respect the good attorney’s opinion, please allow us to clarify a few points.

Despite strong opposition from the Catholic Church, newly appointed Education Secretary Mona Valisno on Wednesday said she is committed to integrate sex education in the country’s basic education curriculum.

For people and institutions that believe condoms are evil and cannot stop the spread of HIV/AIDs, let them listen to what the World Health Organization says. The STAR issue of Tuesday (March 23, page 6) stated that condoms could prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and other specially transmitted diseases. This report came on the heels…

A LAWMAKER warned on Tuesday     that the galloping Philippine population, now at 95 million, would reach the critical level of 115 million by 2015 and seriously threaten the country’s food security.

MANILA, Philippines – Government offices and private establishments may soon have “lactation stations” where mothers can breastfeed their babies or store their breast milk in refrigerated containers.

Newly appointed Education Secretary Mona Valisno has expressed support for Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral’s program that aims to include sex education in the basic curriculum to help curb the rising cases of sex-related diseases among the youth.

THE World Health Organization on Monday backed a government campaign to promote the use of condoms to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS, but over strong objections from the Catholic Church.

In the interest of fairness and responsibility presented herewith is Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral’s reply to my column of March 12, 2010 entitled “Deceptions”. The full text may also be reproduced elsewhere in the pages of Phil Star, space permitting.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is eyeing the distribution of female condoms in workplaces to protect women workers from HIV/AIDS infection.

The ruling party’s standard-bearer Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday became the first among presidential candidates to come up strongly in favor of the reproductive health issue.

MANILA, Philippines – Breast feeding advocates have tied up with a high-IQ organization to debunk the claims of infant formula makers whose advertisements claim that their products increase a child’s intelligence.

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang reiterated yesterday that it would not stop the condom distribution program of the Department of Health (DOH), saying it is legal and consistent with public policy.

THE government is using $8 million from the $19-million Global Fund grant to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria to buy condoms from the United Nations, Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral said Sunday.

One of the world’s largest studies of the contraceptive pill has found that women who have taken it can expect longer lives and are less likely to die from any cause, including cancer and heart disease.

My articles on artificial contraceptives never fail to elicit controversies. Sometimes there are even “violent” reactions that have nothing to do at all with the realities and the facts brought out and backed up by research and studies. Obviously these reactions come from people who could not accept anything contrary to what they have already…

SWS SURVEY MANILA, Philippines—Four of 10 registered voters, or 38 percent, will vote for candidates who favor the Reproductive Health (RH) bill, according to the latest Social Weather Stations survey.

MANILA, Philippines – Most Filipino voters will support candidates who favor the Reproductive Health (RH) bill in the May 10 elections, a recent survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.

SOME 87 percent of Filipinos will vote for a presidential candidate who advocates a reproductive health program, while 64 percent will elect one who promotes modern methods of family planning, a new survey shows.

It is really sad to note and quite troubling to see the continuing growth not only of the culture of corruption but also lately the culture of deception in our society today. More alarming here is that the government itself and our leaders or some of those aspiring to be leaders are the ones allowing…

CEBU, Philippines – A group that has been leading in the fight against the controversial Reproductive Health Bill has announced that it is supporting the candidacy of Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Senator Manny Villar.

MANILA, Philippines – Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral reiterated yesterday that there is no evidence that condoms promote promiscuity or casual sex.

The Catholic Church will campaign actively against politicians, especially in the northern part of Metro Manila, who are promoting the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill as it vowed to discourage people from voting those who are incompetent and lacking in moral principles.

In the parish where I grew up in Quezon City, the latest scandal involves one of the local clerics making a choir member pregnant. The matter has been complicated by the fact that the young woman also has a boyfriend who is not a member of the clergy and who has since been threatening to…

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If I didn’t have my hands full with other pressing engagements last Monday, I would have been there at the Department of Health compound on Tayuman Street in Manila joining hands with women’s groups, non-government organizations, and people living with HIV/AIDS in support of beleaguered Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral.

CEBU, Philippines – Akbayan Rep. Ana Theresia “Risa” Hontiveros-Baraquel said that there is nothing wrong for government through the Department of Health in giving out free condoms especially among the poor, as a way to prevent the spread of the dreaded Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or AIDS.

MANILA, Philippines – Women’s organizations, HIV/AIDS patients and representatives of non-government organizations will rally in support of embattled Secretary Esperanza Cabral in front of the Department of Health (DOH) office in Manila at 10 a.m. today.