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Inquirer: Advocates Bullish on RH Bill, with Aquino's Help

Inquirer: Advocates Bullish on RH Bill, with Aquino's Help

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Inquirer: Advocates Bullish on RH Bill, with Aquino's Help

calendar_today 01 January 2016

Advocates of the reproductive health bill are bullish about the prospects of passing the controversial measure in the new Congress, hopefully with a little help from presumptive president-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. Despite the low number of incoming representatives who are already supportive of the bill, at least it will not be “killed by presidential interference” as what happened in the last Congress, said the Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development. Their best hope is that Aquino, who supported the bill as a senator, would certify the bill as “urgent.