UN committee to RP: Pass reproductive health bill on Oct 30, 2009By Lira Dalangin-FernandezINQUIRER.net First Posted 11:40:00 10/30/2009MANILA, Philippines – Voicing “serious” concern over inadequate reproductive health services and information, low rate of contraceptive use and difficulties in access to art...
Stand fast against friars’ friendly fire on Sep 21, 2009Passion For Reason Stand fast against friars’ friendly fireBy Raul PangalanganPhilippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 01:24:00 09/18/2009 Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III hasn’t even filed his certificat...
House determined to have vote on RH bill on Sep 21, 2009Hmnnn.. maybe now we can hold our breath... =)By Leila SalaverriaPhilippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 16:32:00 09/21/2009MANILA, Philippines -- The leadership of the House of Representatives will finalize the rules and procedures for the debates on...
162 out of 100,000 mothers die giving birth on Sep 18, 2009DoH gets P250M grant to reduce maternal deathBy Anna ValmeroINQUIRER.netFirst Posted 20:17:00 09/18/2009MANILA, Philippines—Of the 100,000 mothers giving live birth in the country, 162 die for lack of attending medical professionals and obstetric c...
AQUINO PUSHES BILL ON POPULATION CONTROL on Sep 17, 2009Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009Source: Manila Standard (Philippines)Author: Fel V. MaragaySenator Benigno Noynoy Aquino III said yesterday he would not give up his support for the use of artificial contraceptives to curb population growth even at...
songs at Cory's Funeral on Aug 6, 2009...
Farewell President Corazon Aquino on Aug 4, 2009"The kinder and more thoughtful a person is, the more kindness she can find in other people."Pres. Cory has touched the lives of people from all walks of life - the rich, the poor, and those in between. Despite perhaps her alleged flaws as...
QC family health programs backed on Jul 28, 2009Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 00:18:00 07/29/2009 MANILA, Philippines—More than 20 private firms in Quezon City have pledged to support family health programs being implemented in workplaces and o...
State of the Nanay Address (SONA) on Jul 15, 2009Dear Friends,Greetings! The Reproductive Health Advocacy Network (RHAN) and Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD), together with other networks working for the passage of the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill, are doing a...
DUE TO WORLD CRISIS ‘RP should reset antipoverty goals’ on May 31, 2009By Michelle RemoPhilippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 01:41:00 05/31/2009MANILA, Philippines—The global economic downturn, which recently pulled the Philippines down to its slowest growth in a decade, will result in the country’s failure to meet...