In the video, Congressman Karlo Nograles tries to delay the hearing once again, but Minority Leader Edcel C. Lagman has had enough meandering. He moves (18:25 of the video) for the bill to be referred back to the House Committee on Population and Family Relations. The congressmen voted 20-3 in favor of Congressmen Lagman’s motion, effectively ending the appropriations committee hearings and moving forward the process of passing the RH Bill.
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The fight continues.. However it would be wasteful of taxpayer's money if the gov't would be spending for the contraceptives.
I can think of a handful of things I'd rather the Gov't not spend on – but are splurging on anyway – than meds that can potentially help people plan for their future.
Some 1 million childbirths each year are unwanted or mistimed. PhilHealth maternity care currently costs 6,500 per childbirth, which means potentially up to 6.5 B pesos annually in taxpayer's money (for childbirth costs alone) can be saved through contraceptives. http://www.philhealth.gov.ph/circulars/2009/circ3…
this is the biggest stumbling block to date.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/02/16/11/rh-bil…
what do you all think? what are the chances of gaining a majority vote?
looking at the legislative process (thanks for sharing btw) looks tedious and long winded ..
whats next?
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Next, the bill will go back to the Population Committee for a finalized version with amendments to be considered, then to the Rules Committee, then to plenary session.
And finally, it will go to Malacanang!
Hold your horses! 😉 Check this out for details: http://www.congress.gov.ph/images/flow_leg_proc.p…
Latest news is the bill will be up for discussion at the Rules Committee (RC) on Tuesday, Feb 22, 1 pm. RC is headed by Rep. Neptali Gonzales. The full list of RC members is here: http://www.congress.gov.ph/committees/search.php?…
Rep. Karlo Nograles is a member, so it is expected that they will try to delay this again with "meandering" objections.