All about NOYNOY AQUINO

[BIGMAN]

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si PNOY hapit na lang mahuman iya first 100 days wa juy nakita nga kausaban.

Depende na if what kind of changes you want to see. In a macro scale, you can't do that in 100 days. Let us exercise patience. PNoy is doing his best for the nation.

[peewee_toot]

unsa na mn sd ang sunod buhaton ni noy2x after sa iyang US trip?

[Dark-Knight]

unsa na mn sd ang sunod buhaton ni noy2x after sa iyang US trip?

Another trip na pud siguro for the ASEAN..

Vietnam, Indonesia, China, Japan may be the next destinations of President Aquino after his week-long working visit to the United States.

[vipvip68]

Aquino opposes Church on birth control issue
GMANews.TV
GMANews.TV - Tuesday, September 28


President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III will not change his stand on responsible parenthood despite the Catholic Church's opposition to the use of artificial birth control methods, Malacañang said on Tuesday.

In an interview with reporters in Malacañang, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said Aquino, a Catholic, has always supported responsible parenthood and informed choice in family planning.

"Even during the [the presidential] campaign the president already stated his position on the matter. It's more of responsible parenthood, we believe that parents should be the one to decide on the size of their family, the manner and the method by which the planning should be done," Lacierda said.

The presidential spokesman said Aquino respects that parents are "the ultimate decision-maker on the size of the family."

"Ibinibigay ho natin sa ating mga kababayan ang mga kaparaanan sa family planning (We are letting the public decide their preferred family planning method)," he said.

Dialogue with the CBCP

Lacierda, who was also Aquino's spokesman during the campaign period, noted that Aquino sent the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) a letter in February.

Lacierda said Aquino offered to hold a dialogue with the CBCP president to explain his stance on reproductive health.

Aquino's camp does not know what became of the offer but the president remains ready to explain his position, said Lacierda.

"Handa po siyang ipaliwanag sa mga kaparian ang kanyang posisyon sa family planning (He is ready to explain to the priests his stance on family planning)," said the Palace spokesman.

Aquino drew Church's ire

Aquino's stand on reproductive health drew criticism from the Catholic Church once more when he said in a meeting with a Filipino community in San Francisco that the government is obliged to inform the public of their reproductive health and family planning choices.

Aquino said couples would be in the "best position to determine what is best for their families" and the methods that they can use.

The Catholic Church promotes only natural family planning and is opposed to the use of artificial birth control methods such as condoms and birth-control pills, saying these could lead to promiscuity and a rise in abortion cases.

The Aquino administration has so far been vocal about its pro-choice stand despite the church's opposition.

Government supports artificial contraceptives In July, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Enrique Ona said the government supports artificial contraceptives and a range of choices offered to couples.

“I call for the acceleration of efforts that shall champion reproductive health," Ona told a gathering of mostly reproductive health (RH) advocates.

When asked later if those efforts included government funds for artificial contraceptives in government health centers, he replied in the affirmative and indicated these would be among “cafeteria of choices" that would also include natural family planning methods.

A reproductive health bill that would have required the national government to offer artificial contraceptives to the public and make *** education in public schools mandatory did not flourish in previous Congresses due to opposition from the church and its legislative allies.

Lacierda said Aquino's support for responsible parenthood does not mean he will automatically back a new reproductive health bill in Congress.

Lacierda pointed out that Aquino had reservations about the RH bill filed in the previous Congress. He said the president will still have to study new legislative initiatives on reproductive health.

Responsible parenthood and the US aid

The Palace official described as "unfair" and "below the belt" Fr. Melvin Castro's reported charge that the president's support for responsible parenthood is linked to the $434-million grant from Millennium Challenge Corporation for Philippine social welfare programs.

Castro was quoted by the Philippine Daily Inquirer as saying the government is "selling out the Filipino soul" for "that measly sum of money in the name of fighting poverty."

Lacierda reiterated that the government is open to a dialogue with the Catholic church on reproductive health. "Kung nais po nilang humingi ng dialogo sa pangulo, bukas po kami (If they want a dialogue with the president, we are open to it)." — LBG/VVP, GMANews.TV

I get frustrated at how Politicians are such sissies afraid of the Catholic Church. It's good to see a President that prioritizes policies that will improve the lives of people rather than please the Church.

Sobra ra kaayo ta ka religious and traditional sometimes... too much for our own good.


Only Malta, Philippines and Vatican City do not allow divorce...


The church will continue to shape government policy if the people are dumb enough to follow like sheep.

[colby]

I've heard the news sa GMA that by the year 2015 Filipinos will reach 104 millions. Right now naa ta sa 94 million.

[vipvip68]

I've heard the news sa GMA that by the year 2015 Filipinos will reach 104 millions. Right now naa ta sa 94 million.

Overpopulated na gyud kaayo ang Philippines.

Overpopulation does not depend only on the size or density of the population, but on the ratio of population to available sustainable resources. It also depends on the way resources are used and distributed throughout the population.

[diatabz]

Let's hope the President has the gonads to see this one through. The bishops have threatened civil disobedience, so the ball is in Aquino's court once more.

[over[s]eer]

I really don't see anything bad about making contraceptives available to people who want family planning.
It's the choice of the people kung contraceptives or natural method ilang gamiton. Free will. Why can't priests give us that free will to choose?

Besides, if our economy will grow, but at the same time the population will grow more, dili ra makita ang asenso sa Pilipinas. So yeah, hopefully, PNoy will stick with his decision.

[vipvip68]

Let's hope the President has the gonads to see this one through. The bishops have threatened civil disobedience, so the ball is in Aquino's court once more.

Let's see if they really push through with the civil disobedience...

The more the church will fight this, the more followers they stand to lose.

[DarkCode]

Let's see if they really push through with the civil disobedience...

The more the church will fight this, the more followers they stand to lose.

ha? u mean mga catholic dle na mo tuo sa church? ka asa namn sila adto sa inyo idol NoyNoy? hmmp.. ako ok au ko aning contraceptive kay ngpataka lng paburot ning mga tawo rn labi nanang walay trabaho kay lay lain lingaw hope dle machange ang mind ni A*Noy....