it says the RH Bill will give those born in poverty a chance in life, chance to continuous education, to eat properly,

to have ambition and not just dreams, and a chance to get out of poverty and in summary a chance to life. after that list, it said yun lang naman ang hinihingi natin (those are just the things we are asking for). poverty alleviation or as we prefer to put it, to give the people the tools to help themselves get out of poverty is what sectors of the pro-RH Bill is promising. we dont entirely agree with that thinking as we do not think the RH Bill is the lone silver bullet for poverty alleviation, we think the RH Bill as we have said previously is just one of many tools that the government can give the poor ro use in taking themselves out of poverty. the cause of poverty in our view is mutli-faceted and its solutions need to be multi-faceted as well. the government, civil society and the poor themselves need to offer multiple solutions, from all sides and levels to solve poverty. this outright positioning of the RH Bill as poverty alleviation solution while we think it makes sense at a certain level brings it right smack to what anti-RH Bill proponents are saying about their opposition to the RH Bill. one of the things they are saying is that the RH Bill is not the solution to poverty. that there are many other solutions that the government can employ to solve poverty, we are not however saying the ad is making the wrong argument, we are just saying this jumps directly into the frying pan of debate that anti-RH Bill proponents can have very good arguments for. we like the ad just the same for the very idea of redefining the RH debate in favorable terms for the RH Bill. it is a very clever advertising strategy this ad defines the RH Bill as a pro-chance, adding a new term to the debate and a dig at the traditional debates lodged by the anti-RH Bill proponents in saying the RH-Bill is anti-life, they are pro-life and that the RH Bill is pro-choice. actually these terms pro-choice and pro-life are being misused in the RH debate in the country. pro-choice in the western countries mean women hace the choice to abortion while pro-life is anti-abortion and protecting the unborn child. in the philippines, the anti-RH Bill proponents have demonized it to mean the RH Bill is pro-abortion, which it isnt and modern methods of contraception as abortifacient, which they are also not. this ad in a way corrects the misinformation advanced by the anti-RH Bill proponents and very smartly re-defines the debate by making the RH Bill to mean pro-chance for the poor to remove themselves from poverty, it is excellent strategic thinking and excellent copywriting. we applaud PLCPD and the ad agency who developed this ad.

10 Reasons of Pro RH bill and Anti RH bill supporters he Reproductive Health Bill for Sixteen years in the Congress is never been this popular till 2010. Merely because of the overgrowing population, researches and overgrowing supports in which from the latest Pulse Asia survey is 69 percent are in favor for the passage of the bill. Carlos Celdran, the tour guide, visual artist and RHBill advocate turned everything in a much elaborated and artistic style of showing what the bill is all about by protesting inside the manila cathedral and his removal of Anti RH bill tarpauline from the CBCP building in Intramuros which is caught by the CCTV camera. Elizabeth Angsioco, the chair of the Democratic Socialist Women of the Philippines (DSWP) and Manila Standard writer with all the interviews and write- ups, direct, objective and statistics based answers gave a lot of information to all viewers and individuals who were once unaware of this controversial issue. CBCP conducted rallies together with all Catholic based organizations like Knights of the Columbus, Couples for Christ, Youth for Christ, El Shadai and all diocese operated schools like Liceo De San Pablo where on March 26, 2011 joined the Walk for Life Anti RH Bill rally in San Pablo City, Laguna to show supports for the CBCP and students as young as nine years old joined the event among others which drew attention to the common Juan. From the interviews I conducted. These are the top ten reasons why people are supporting and against about the RHBill: Pro RH

1. Prevention of Maternal deaths 2. Provides free medical treatment from the barangay with professional health practitioner 3. Prevention of abortion 4. Empowerment of women and Promotion of breastfeeding 5. Right to choose between Natural and Modern method of family planning 6. Access to age appropriate sex education in schools 7. Provides quality of life 8. Availability of contraception in the barangay 9. Population Management 10. Long term benefits Anti RH 1. Legalized abortion 2. Immoral 3. Will go to hell because of the promotion of contraceptives which from them is abortifacient 4.Corruption 5. Promote promiscuity 6. Will increase the HIV/AIDS in the country 7. Prevention of having a baby which contradicts the teaching of the church Humayo kayo at magpakarami. 8. Mandatted two child policy 9. Population is not the cause of poverty 10. Pills could cause pimples and cancer Naniniwala ako sa tadhana kaya naman nakasanayan ko ng sabihin na lahat tayo ay itinakdang isilang at mamatay sa ibat-ibang paraan. Lahat tayo ay isinilang ng hindi perpekto kaya naman para sa akin ay may karapatan tayong magkamali o makagawa ng anumang kasalanan. Kung para sa iba ang pagpapatupad ng Reproductive Health Bill ay isang kasalanan, mabuti pang maging makasalanan na lang ako para lang mapabuti ang kapakanan ng nakararami. Marami sa atin ang nakakagawa ng kasalanan, maliit man ito o malaki ay nagkakaroon ito ng maganda at masamang epekto sa bawat indibidwal. Nabubuhay tayo sa iisang mundo at ang lahat ng nilalang na nakapaloob dito ay masasabing parasitiko kung saan umaasa o dumepende tayo sa bawat nilalang. Kung ano tayo ngayon ay dahil iyon sa desisyon o ginawa ng kapwa natin, kilala man natin sila o hindi. Kung para sa kanila hindi man sagot sa kahirapan ng bawat mamamayang Pilipino ang batas na ito, sigurado naman akong mapipigilan at maiiwasan nito ang patuloy na pagdanas natin ng kahirapan. Sa uri ng ekonomiya natin kung saan ang mayaman ay lalong yumayaman at ang mahihirap ay lalong naghihirap dapat nga ba na sang-ayunan na o tutulan ang batas na ito? Kung isa kang mayaman na nabibili ang lahat ng kagustuhan at di pinoproblema ang pera, pwede kang magpalaki ng pamilya nang sa gayon ay mas umunlad at mas dumami ang hahawak sa malalaki ninyong negosyo o ari-arian ngunit kung isa kang simpleng mamamayan na paminsan-minsan ay nakakaranas pa rin ng paghihikahos, tama pa nga ba na magkaroon pa ng panibagong anak na makakasama mong maghirap? Kung ngayon ay nasasaktan at nalulungkot ka na dahil hindi mo sila mabigyan ng maginhawang buhay mas nakalulungkot at mas masakit kung madadagdagan pa ang mga anak mong magtitiis at makakaranas ng kahirapan. Ang RH Bill ay mas kailangan ng mga mamamayang nakatira sa malalayong probinsya at mga bulubunduking lugar kung saan hindi pa gaanong ramdam ang sibilisasyon. Sa mga lugar na iyon, simple at payak lamang ang pamumuhay at kakaunti pa lamang ang mga pinagkakaabalahan. Dahil dito mas nagkakaroon sila ng maraming panahon para sa pagtatalik na nagiging dahilan ng patuloy na pagaanak o pagdami ng mga myembro ng pamilya. Karamihan sa kanila ay walang trabaho at kung meron man ay kulang na kulang pa rin ang sinasahod. Kung isa kong magulang na nakakaranas ng kahirapan, nakakalungkot kung maipapamana ko pa ito sa aking mga anak. Hindi ko maaatim na mararanasan nila ang hirap ng buhay dahil lang sa kawalan ko ng maayos na desisyon sa pagpaplano ng pamilya. Sa patuloy na kawalan ng disiplina na nagiging dahilan ng patuloy na paglobo ng populasyon ilan pa bang mga sanggol ang mamumulat sa kahirapan, ilan pa ang mga batang kahit may angking talino at masasabing pag-asa ng bayan ang di makapag-aaral, mga batang sa murang edad ay nagbabanat na ng buto sa halip na nagpapakalubhasa sa eskwelahan, mga batang patuloy na umaasa at nangangarap kahit sa kabila nito ay ang walang kasiguraduhang kinabukasan. Mahirap pigilin ang tukso at subukan mo mang pigilin mas lalo kang mag-iinit ngunit kung gagamit sila ng proteksyon, iinom ng mga gamot, magkakaroon ng tamang pagpaplano ng pamilya at sapat na kaalaman maaaring mawala ang kanilang mga pangamba. Para sa akin ang RH Bill ay isa lamang gabay, matupad man ito o hindi nasa sa atin pa rin ang desisyon kung susundin ba natin ito o isasantabi na lang. Bakit tayo matatakot na ipatupad ang batas na ito gayong ang lahat naman ay galing sa sarili nating desiyon? Sino

ba ang nagdesisyon na magtalik ang magkasintahan kahit di pa sila kasal, hindi bat sila? Hindi man nila ginustong magkaroon ng pamilya sa murang edad, dapat nilang panagutan ang desisyong ginusto nila. Pagpapalaglag? Kadalasan iyan ang solusyon pero ang bagay na iyan ay iligal at kahit maipatupad man ang batas ay mananatili pa rin itong ipinagbabawal. Sinong dapat sisihin kung nagkaroon sila ng nakakahawang sakit dahil sa maruming pagtatalik, hindi bat sila sapagkat ginusto nila iyon? Kung gumamit sana sila ng protekyon o iba pang paraan edi sana walang desisyon na pagsisisihan. Lahat tayo ay may kanya-kanyang pag-iisip na nagbubunga ng ibat-ibang desisyon, hinuha, pananaw, reaksyon at mga komento. Anuman man ang lumabas na desisyon dapat natin itong igalang. Kung may mali sa paraan ng aking pagkakasulat maaari nyo kong punahin nang sa gayon ay matutunan ko ang wastong paraan ng pagsulat at kung may mga tumututol naman sa mga salitang binanggit ko maaari nyo kong batikusin nang sa gayon ay malaman ko ang hinaing ng ibang mga tao gayundin ang pagkakamali ko. I am pro RH Bill although I do not contradict the wisdom of the more, the merrier. I do not believe in overpopulation although I believe there is a problem with the population. The ultimate reason why I want Filipinos to gain access to modern birth control methods is that I want every Filipino child to be born into the world with opportunities. Every child is a parents responsibility. People are saying that babies are being viewed as extra expense and not anymore the romantic bundle-of-joy but we have to face the fact that these bundles-of-joy wont feed themselves, they need to be educated, to be well-clothed and roofed all of these require resources. Yes, babies are adorable. The problem is I would rather not see a cute, helpless baby face a future of nothingness because being the nth child in the family, no one could buy him/her education, spare him/her a good spot to sleep on, feed him/her healthy food. That is inhuman. Its hard to say this, but I would prefer not seeing a baby at all than see a beautiful miracle suffering through life, having less opportunities. And yes, the population cannot affect the economy of a nation. I believe so but when the population starts to ask from the government more than it can give, if the population multiplies itself without earning the proper resources to sustain it, the population and the government will turn into mush and that is exactly what is happening. Parents, both unemployed, give birth to their millionth child. If they cant even feed the ones already there, how will they manage to give this one a happy life? They start asking the government for this and that. In this setting, its impossible to understand that the government doesnt work by spoon-feeding the masses, it only manages the improvement of the populace which it is a part of. Currently, we are following an unsustainable system. The poor asks for money, the government gives what it can. Quick fix. Instead of teaching a man how to fish, we give him half of a fish then call him poor. I was boggled by how this RH Bill is taking a lot of time to be indoctrinated. Then here comes the church. Sometimes I wonder if they are really considering the greater good or if they just want everyone to see who is the boss. Well, God is the boss, not them. Maybe they are too close to God they actually start to think THEY ARE God. The same thing that happens to animals born to foster parents of different kind. And a lot of people deliberately forget that the church and government are different dictionary entries. What a shame and that is what I consider sad. Using contraceptives is like saying you cant rear a child. That is maturity. Postponing giving birth to something so beautiful because you cant give it a wonderful future that is selfless love. So these are the reasons why I am pro RH Bill. GABRIELA, Bayan and other militant group intensified their campaign in favor of the comprehensive Reproductive Health Bill here even as activists asked Roman Catholic priests to respect other people's views during the International Day of Action for Women's Health celebration last weekend. The groups argued that the bill does not have any provision on abortion contrary to what Roman Catholic leaders have been saying. Kristin Lim of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan said, "Women should have the right to full access to health services from womb to tomb."

PRO-RH BILL. Members of Gabriela, Bayan and other cause-oriented groups gather at Divisoria to express their support for the comprehensive Reproductive Health Bill as part of the International Day of Action for Womens Health last weekend.

It is because I believe in the power of CHOICE. I believe that every person has the right to have this option. I believe that RH Bill will prevent unwanted pregnancies and in my opinion, we do not need to do abortion because there will be no offspring in the first place. I also believe that the sanctity of life can be preserved using the RH Bill because if life is created in this world, it must be cherished and loved. But what if it comes from an unexpected pregnancy? That baby will be abandoned, and maybe die or either grow up with a resentment for his parents, and maybe, for people itself. Also, I believe that a bigger population does not mean manpower(there are many jobless people in the Phils.) and if it increases, our country will deteriorate due to our limited resources. that is what i can say. Anti RH argument: (strongwind) abortion is said illegal and punishable by law but when abortion complication happens it will be treated in a good manner, is a contradictory statement RH Bill may be a solution to reduce or at most eliminate the risk of abortion that is when all the contraceptives are working perfectly. Pro RH argument: The RH Bill does NOT force people to use contraception. It recognizes na may matitigas talaga ang ulo, something that the Church never recognizes. At yung iba dun, mabubuntis. At yung iba dun, ay illegal na magpapa-abort. The Bill protects their right to health care. Also, post-abortion care is part of reproductive health. SEC 4s: Reproductive health is defined as the complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes. SEC 26b: Public officials are prohibited from forcing any person to use such services.

Anti-RH Bill Argument: (alexsjsantos) korapsiyon ang dahilan kung bakit mahirap tayo. Kasi kung walang korapsiyon, madami trabaho at hindi paggawa ng bata ang aatupagin. Pro-RH Bill Argument: Poverty has many reasons, not just corruption as you would like to believe. The RH Bill recognizes this. SEC 3n: Development is a multi-faceted process that calls for the coordination and integration of policies, plans, programs and projects that seek to uplift the quality of life of the people, more particularly the poor, the needy and the marginalized SEC 5cc: Sustainable Human Development refers to bringing people, particularly the poor and vulnerable, to the center of development process, the central purpose of which is the creation of an enabling environment in which all can enjoy long, healthy and productive lives, and done in a manner that promotes their rights and protects the life opportunities of future generations and the natural ecosystem on which all life depends.

Anti-RH Bill Argument: (Fred) Mahirap kung di na alam ang pagkaka-iba ng MORAL at IMORAL Malapit nang dumating yung panahon na di na din alam ang MALI sa TAMA? Pro-RH Bill Argument: Below are the guiding principles of the RH Bill. Please identify which one you think is immoral and explain why. SEC 3a. Freedom of choice must be fully guaranteed by the State. SEC 3b. Protection of reproductive health and rights of everyone. SEC 3d: People are among the principal assets of the country. SEC 3e: People have a right to health, especially the poor and marginalized. SEC 3f: The State shall promote without bias all safe and effective natural and modern methods of family planning

SEC 3g1: Enable everyone the number and spacing of children they desire SEC 3g2: achieve equitable allocation of resources SEC 3g3: ensure partnership between the govt, LGUs, the private sector SEC 3g4: conduct studies to analyze demographic trends towards sustainable human development SEC 3g5: conduct scientific studies of safe reproductive health care medicines and methods. SEC 3h: reproductive health is a joint responsibility of the National Government and Local Government Units; SEC 3i: Active participation by non-government, womens, peoples, civil society organizations and communities is crucial SEC 3j: Abortion is illegal and punishable by law, and women needing care for post-abortion complications shall be treated SEC 3k: No demographic or population will be exclusively targeted SEC 3l: Gender equality and women empowerment SEC 3m: Limited resources of the country cannot be suffered to be spread so thinly to service a burgeoning multitude SEC 3n: Development is a multi-faceted process that calls for the coordination and integration of policies, plans, programs and projects SEC 3o: Reproductive health is needed by people throughout their life cycle. Anti-RH Bill Argument: (strongwind) Totoo nga po na may features sa bill na tulungan ang mga nagpa-abort, kahit wala po ang bill ay nararapat lang na tulungan ang tao na nangangailangan ng tulong medical, yan po ay nasa constitution. Pro-RH Bill Argument: Today it is vague because there is no law. The RH Bill clarifies our laws on abortion. SEC 3-J: Abortion is illegal and punishable by law. SEC 26a2: Except in two cases: removes 3rd party/parental consent if the mother is going to die or if the patient is a minor raped by her father. Suggest you check how many poor women die due to their life-threatening pregnancies. They cant afford willing private doctors, while many public doctors do not perform abortions because they are afraid that someone will file cases against them. They get passed around until they die. This is common knowledge among NGOs. I will not even go into victims of parental rape. Pro-RH bill is not anti-life! Much has been said and written about the RH bill that this entry of mine might just be one of the hundreds circulating the web today. Honestly, I would prefer to keep silent on critical matters like this one but it is inevitable especially when these are just catching so much attention from the mainstream media. IT IS ANTI-RELIGIOUS TYRANNY. I am pro-RH bill but I am not an anti-Church, that I can guarantee. This entry is written to present a set of arguments which I personally believe to be valid and logical to a considerable degree, pointing to reasons why I eagerly support the RH bill. Of course, you don't need to agree with me. I do not have any motive other than to share a piece of my mind and urge you to share yours as well. Some of my comments may raise some eyebrows and hurt other feelings but my apology in advance. We had this seminar weeks ago and one of our speakers was a priest in the local church - sorry, I forget his name. He talked about the Church's stand on the RH bill and why it should be kill. With all due respect to him, he sounded pretty arrogant to me. I hate it every time he says, "O, di niyo alam yan!" as if he's talking to a bunch of illiterates. I disgust people who talks and acts like they know everything. I cannot even count on my fingers how many times he said that annoying phrase. Boooooo! Sige na po, ikaw na talaga! IT IS ANTI-IGNORANCE. The Church is screaming bloody murder, saying that the bill is a "pro-abortion bill". WHAAAT?! Now, I wonder if we have read the same bill because the bill I read stated no such thing. In fact, it actually does the complete opposite. The argument that the RH bill would legalize abortion is just a distraction. Forget that. Obviously, this is an invalid argument being spread by people who are against the bill. And what is alarming is that we are falling for it. They also insist that we are not overpopulated. I get that. I do not claim otherwise. At 90 million, we are not overpopulated,

nevermind if almost half are living below the poverty line. The Philippines is NOT and NEVER overpopulated. With 7,107 islands, we can even support billions of people - and I am not exaggerating. The thing is, we have a population more than we should have considering our finite resources and it is still growing at a pace that we cannot support anymore. It doesn't take a genius to know that the bigger the population, the bigger the food demand thus aggravating the price increase. It also means more energy will be required to sustain a reasonable standard of living which could make a toll in our nature. This is not pleasing to the ears but the Philippines cannot afford uncontrollable population growth. We need to curb our population a bit to allow resources to be more beneficial thus resulting to better quality of life. And lemme clear this - the population control is not versus birthing per se. It is against irresponsible birthing. IT IS ANTI-DAY DREAMING. I also find it funny when the Church are scared off their wits just hearing the term *drum rolls* SEX EDUCATION. Anti-RH folks insist that the bill will spawn a generation of sex maniacs. (Refresher course: The bill states of the mandatory sexuality education from Grade 5 to 4th year high school) I don't know if they are drunk or they are just plain stupid that they failed to read the word "ageappropriate" written with it. And they keep on insisting that it degrades morality. How is it immoral, exactly, to teach students how to properly manage their sexual well-being? Tell me. I understand the Church's concern that it is the responsibility of the parents to educate their children about sex. But this I tell you folks: there is a large number of Filipino parents who didn't had the opportunity to be informed, much less discuss, anything about sex education. IT IS ANTI-HYPOCRISY. Natural family planning as claimed by religious folks as the moral way of limiting the population has been practiced since, well, the time began but that method has failed over and over and over again. The RH bill is not just about contraceptions for Pete's sake. It is about the freedom to choose what's best for your family. It is called RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD. It prevents couples from having too many children, too soon, too fast. Cong. Manny Pacquiao said that "Kung nag-condom po ang aking ama, si Mommy D, wala pong Manny Pacquiao." I bet he thought, oh I'm so witty! (Just a few weeks ago, he was caught saying: Magsumbong ka sa lolo mong panot - which, IMO, is the dumbest thing I heard from a politician) But had he ever thought that not all people are as lucky as him? IT IS ANTI-IRRESPONSIBILITY! Also, this good vs. evil thing that those religious folks is spewing is frustrating and getting on ym nerves. They are insisting something like this: anti-RH bill are good, pro-RH bill are bad and anti-life. Sorry CBCP, I cannot see myself as anti-life. I value life as much as you do. I cannot understand what is so un-Catholic in encouraging couples to refrain from having too many children that they can't afford to feed and nourished? I think there is none. Oh well, these priests won't understand a thing about family planning until each of them are raising children of their own. "Humayo kayo at magpakarami" is their epic excuse for valid issues being thrown against their stand. God may told us to procreate but believe me, he didn't mean it this way. The Church just wanna play around using the Bible. I think I made this long enough. Let me end this on a lighter note (kinda). With all the hullabaloo surrounding the RH bill, I realized that not everything you see or hear or read is the complete truth and if you are determined to make decisions, you must search for these truths yourself. Screw the surveys. I don't care if 86% of Filipinos support the bill and 2% doesn't. (To tell you, I didn't join the pro-RH bill bandwagon because it is freaking popular.) Statistics or popularity doesn't create the truth. It can be misleading. What I mean is, let us not content ourselves from choosing what's immediately available to us. We've done that many times over and look where it got us. Be critical and analyze the issue carefully, regardless of your belief, because at the end of the day, the decision is in your hands.