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Philstar.com - Thursday, September 24
MANILA, Philippines – An official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines said there is no need to convince presidential hopeful Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III to withdraw his support for the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill.
In an interview with the Church-run Radio Veritas this morning (Sept. 24), Archbishop Ramon Arguelles, CBCP-Episcopal Commission on Family and Life vice chairman, said Aquino himself should realize that he erred in backing the proposed measure.
"Kaya dapat talaga patunayan niya na kaya niyang sundan ang yapak ng kanyang ina. Itong RH bill ay hindi pro-people. Hindi pro-God. Hindi ito pro-nation. Ang masaklap pa nito, itong ating mga mambabatas, they are creating laws against our people," Arguelles said.
(He should prove that he can follow in his mother’s footsteps. This RH bill is not pro-people, not pro-God and not pro-nation. What’s worse is that our lawmakers are creating laws against our people.)
Aquino, the only son of the late President Corazon Aquino, admitted that he was one of the co-authors of the RH bill when he was still congressman of Tarlac.
The CBCP earlier said it is planning to send an emissary to the young senator to convince him to drop his support for the bill. - By Dennis Carcamo (Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com)
Philstar.com - Thursday, September 24
MANILA, Philippines – An official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines said there is no need to convince presidential hopeful Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III to withdraw his support for the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill.
In an interview with the Church-run Radio Veritas this morning (Sept. 24), Archbishop Ramon Arguelles, CBCP-Episcopal Commission on Family and Life vice chairman, said Aquino himself should realize that he erred in backing the proposed measure.
"Kaya dapat talaga patunayan niya na kaya niyang sundan ang yapak ng kanyang ina. Itong RH bill ay hindi pro-people. Hindi pro-God. Hindi ito pro-nation. Ang masaklap pa nito, itong ating mga mambabatas, they are creating laws against our people," Arguelles said.
(He should prove that he can follow in his mother’s footsteps. This RH bill is not pro-people, not pro-God and not pro-nation. What’s worse is that our lawmakers are creating laws against our people.)
Aquino, the only son of the late President Corazon Aquino, admitted that he was one of the co-authors of the RH bill when he was still congressman of Tarlac.
The CBCP earlier said it is planning to send an emissary to the young senator to convince him to drop his support for the bill. - By Dennis Carcamo (Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com)