MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 17, 2012) – The Reproductive Parenthood Bill has passed the third and final reading at the Senate and House of Representatives on Monday, drawing huge support from the Filipino public.
The Aquino government also praised the passage of the bill.
“Our legislature took an historic vote today for women and families as it successfully passed the Responsible Parenthood Bill. We thank our Senators and Congressmen who voted for access to information and care,” President Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said.
He praised Speaker Sonny Belmonte, Majority Floor Leader Boyet Gonzales; Congressman Edcel Lagman who authored the bill; and Senator Pia Cayetano, and law makers who voted for it.
“They have made it even clearer – the people now have the government on their side as they raise their families in a manner that is just and empowered,” Lacierda said.
The passage of the Responsible Parenthood Bill, Lacierda said, “signals not only a new chapter in our agenda of inclusive growth; it also begins a process of healing for the wounds that may have been opened by an often feisty democracy. We are confident that positive, meaningful engagement between the different branches of government will continue.”
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