HB 5043 is like the forbidden apple in the Garden of Eden

HB 5043 is like the forbidden apple in the Garden of Eden. It promises so many hedonistic “rewards” in exchange for a costly loss of the deep human essence of Life. Read more

The Filipino Front in the Culture Wars by Rosa Linda Valenzona

The heavyweights of the global reproductive health agenda are making an all-out bid to displace the church as the conscience of the Philippines.

An outsider who tuned into the debate that is raging in the Philippines over what’s politely known as reproductive health could be forgiven for thinking that contraception is banned in this largely Catholic nation and that the legions of light are engaged in a fight against the forces of religious repression for the freedom to take a pill or use a condom. Read more

Justifying a Wrong End by Jose C. Sison

The debate on H.B. 5043 (RH bill) would have been very informative and enlightening to our legislators and the public in general if the issues raised by those against its passage are met head on, directly refuted and clearly shown to be erroneous. Unfortunately however, they have been muddled by evasive, fallacious and misleading arguments or sometimes, by resort to personalities. Read more

Population bogey: a scapegoat by Sonny Coloma

In the fifties and up to the time martial rule was imposed by a dictatorial President, the communist bogey was the favorite justification for witch-hunting against advocates of progressive thought who were accused of “destabilizing” the government and “threatening our democratic way of life.” Today, the communist bogey has been replaced by a new scapegoat: the population bogey.  Read more

Harmful and Illegal Bill by Jose C. Sison

The main purpose of any legislation is to promote order and prevent controversy. Hence clarity and consistency should be its main characteristics. Unfortunately these are not found in the proposed House Bill 5043 or the RH Bill. Read more