Philippines: Catholic Bishops Seek Prayer Against RH Bill

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Catholic Bishops in the Philippines have set Monday, May 9 as a “National Day of Prayer” in the Philippines. May 9 also will mark the opening of the legislative session which will reopen debate on the controversial “RH bill“, a bill which is opposed by the Catholic Church and many other Christians in this pro-life and pro-family nation.

Lipa Archbishop Ramon Arguelles issued the call for prayer against the bill, which would impose a two-child limit on the Pacific island nation similar to the one-child policy in China.

lifenews.com/2011/05/06/philippines-catholic-bishops-seek-prayer-against-rh-bill/
 
Philippine politicians are too blinded by the promised funding by the pro-Death governments, namely the G8 including the US.

But someone tell the US government that funds going to the Philippine government hardly makes it to the intended programs. It usually goes into the pockets of corrupt government officials.
 
I don’t understand why the Filipino Politicians has to do this. The Philippines is NOT overpopulated.
Philippines has a population of 91,983,000 and an area of 299,764 km2 or 115,831 sq mi

Japan has 127,430,000 and an area of 377,944 km2 145,925 or sq mi
Japan is one of the 1st world countries.

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but…
The Philippines is one of the largest Catholic nation in the world 👍
 
Japan has the economic resources to support such a dense population.
 
Birdpreacher said:
Japan has the economic resources to support such a dense population.
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What does Japan have that the Philippines doesn’t? Japan even imports their Tuna from the Philippines. We both are volcanic islands situated in the Western Pacific, both are subject to lots of rain and typhoons, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Both are archipelago with thousands of islands. Fish and rice are among the food staples.

I don’t really see what Japan has that the Philippines doesn’t, resource wise. Of course they have far disciplined people, we saw that in the recent disaster that hit their country. But beyond that?
 
It seems as though this bill has been being discussed for some time now. How long does it take for something to either get vetoed or passed into law in the Philippines? I hope and pray that it gets vetoed.
 
ConstantineTG said:
What does Japan have that the Philippines doesn’t? Japan even imports their Tuna from the Philippines. We both are volcanic islands situated in the Western Pacific, both are subject to lots of rain and typhoons, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Both are archipelago with thousands of islands. Fish and rice are among the food staples.

I don’t really see what Japan has that the Philippines doesn’t, resource wise. Of course they have far disciplined people, we saw that in the recent disaster that hit their country. But beyond that?
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I’m not only shocked but ashamed that you even have the nerve to compare Japan to Philippines. One doesn’t have to be a college educated to see the enormous differences. Japan was already an industrial power before WWII. The Philippines on the hands was merely a country. We didn’t even have a written history before 1521.

Ignorance & illiteracy prevail in our society. It will also prevent RH from becoming a law. If we rate our religious belief base on compliance with the 10 commandments, Most of us will fail. Don’t hide behind your church to push against RH. And if the church,your ministers and other lawmakers want to block the RH, then they should feed and send these poor children to school. NOW let see you guys debate the alternative. I learned not to criticize, if don’t have a solution.
 
How Western agencies are using billions to foist their population agenda on Flipinos
BY DR. LIGAYA ACOSTA
Mon Jun 06, 2011 15:42 ESTComments (0)Tags: Contraception, Philippines, Population Control, Reproductive Health Bill

Dr. Ligaya Acosta
Co-authored with Stephen Phelan

June 6, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Many Catholics around the world have become aware of the goings-on in the Philippines, perhaps the most Catholic and pro-life country in the world. Thanks primarily to the strong and united leadership of our faithful bishops, Filipinos have been successful in fighting off a sustained assault from the West in the form of a “Reproductive Health (RH)” bill that threatens the families and future of the Philippines. But the bill’s proponents seem undaunted and incredibly well-funded, so we wanted to help Catholics around the world understand the situation on the ground, and ask for your prayers and support

The Philippines does not need and does not want the RH bill. It is a foreign imposition, the contents of which are alien to Filipino values and culture.

The vast majority of Filipinos oppose the bill, as proven by the many huge rallies over the country – the biggest of which saw almost 500,000 gather in Manila last March. The same bill has been filed and re-filed since 1998’s 11th Congress (it is now the 15th), but as we have seen, its Western promoters have no intention of taking ‘no’ for an answer this time around.

Why, one might ask, does it keep reappearing, sometimes with different names or slightly revised content, if the people of the Philippines have so clearly rejected it? It reappears because it is fueled by mind-boggling amounts of money from international population control organizations, including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), who have long expressed their concern that there are too many poor Filipinos for their comfort. Most recently, the European Union added to the pot, promising 35 million euros as a further enticement for the Philippines to embrace the desired “health reforms.” These groups have essentially bottomless bank accounts, and will not stop until they have reduced Filipino fertility to levels that they are comfortable with.

lifesitenews.com/news/how-western-agencies-are-using-billions-to-foist-their-population-agenda-on
 
Just curious, what’s the AIDS incidence rate in the Phillipines?

By secular logic, if contraception hasn’t taken root there yet, AIDS should be killing them left and right. What’s the real situation on the ground?
 
In comparative study between philippines and thailand, the following suffices:

1.Officially, the Philippines is a low-HIV-prevalence country, with less than 0.1 percent of the adult population estimated to be HIV-positive. Whereas in Thailand, HIV prevalence had remained the same from 2003 to 2005 (1.4 percent) with more people receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART).
  1. In 2010, then Philippine Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral said the Philippine government had stopped allocating funds for condoms due to church pressure, a move that Secretary Cabral opposed. Catholic bishops helped build opposition in Congress to block a reproductive health bill that they said promoted sex education and artificial contraceptives; whereas in Thailand, One of Thailand’s most influential programs began in the mid-1990s and was termed the 100% Condom Campaign. The government offered free condoms to sex workers and conducted periodic medical exams and treated for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in red light districts. In addition, men who visited local clinics for STI treatment were asked what brothels they had recently visited, and follow-ups were conducted at those establishments to test for STIs and ensure compliance with the 100% Condom Program (Celentano et al., 1998). In just the first few years in which the 100% Condom Program was operating, from 1989 to 1993, condom use increased from 14 percent to over 94 percent. The national incidence rate of HIV infections fell from 143,000 in 1991 to 29,000 in 2000, suggesting the strong influence of the 100% Condom Program on HIV/AIDS prevention (National Plan for HIV Prevention in Thailand, 2002).
  2. As of March 2011, the Philippines has 6,498 Reported Cases of HIV whereas Thailand has 1,148,117 as of December 2009.
Source: Wikipedia

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cho_pilo said:
I’m not only shocked but ashamed that you even have the nerve to compare Japan to Philippines. One doesn’t have to be a college educated to see the enormous differences. Japan was already an industrial power before WWII. The Philippines on the hands was merely a country. We didn’t even have a written history before 1521.

Ignorance & illiteracy prevail in our society. It will also prevent RH from becoming a law. If we rate our religious belief base on compliance with the 10 commandments, Most of us will fail. Don’t hide behind your church to push against RH. And if the church,your ministers and other lawmakers want to block the RH, then they should feed and send these poor children to school. NOW let see you guys debate the alternative. I learned not to criticize, if don’t have a solution.
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I believe the difference between the Filipinos and Japanese is on the matter of mentality and discipline. I hate to admit it, cause I’m also a Filipino, but that is the truth. Pointing fingers on others is also a Filipino mentality, had a disgrace would happen to a japanese, he may even do a harikiri. Depending and blaming authorities is also a Filipino mentality. A typical japanese has a strong sense of personal conviction, and even seeks perfection in his business and trade. Japanese are patient people, whrereas Filipinos are not. They even mumble their complaints in a fastfood line. We Filipinos tend to have pride to be served while Japanese finds honor in service.

What I could say to the RH bill is by analogy. If you want to have a healthy body, disciplie yourself, don’t do drugs. Same with a healthy mind, discipline yourdelf, don’t do drugs. Healthy Spiritual life? Discipline yourself… Reproductive health? Discipline yourself, don’t do drugs. No shortcuts, just discipline yourself… What worries me is that if the RH Bill becomes a law, it is a testament to the fact that Filipinos are undisciplined people and a proof that Filipinos resigned to that reality…🙂
 
US support for abortion and artificial contraception have gotten so much worse under the Obama Administration.
Put the blame in the USA where it belongs - Obama, those elected officials who support him, and his appointees who do his bidding.
 
As a filipina born in the PI but raised in California I am so proud of my home country and I am praying that all Filipinos stay strong and vigilant.
 
Hello everybody in the Catholic Answers forums, I hope Filipinos will continue to resist this foreign agenda to introduce this RH bill in the Philippines. And we Filipino Catholics continue to pray that all Philippine leaders and lawmakers will reject this anti life and anti God bill in our country.
 
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