Palace firm on RH stand; ground rules for dialogs set
11/20/2010Malacañang apparently went by the same position taken by the Senate as it categorically distanced itself off the gaping issue on Reproductive Health (RH) bill during a brief meeting they held with some members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) yesterday.
Shortly after attending the meeting, presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda relayed to reporters that “nothing substantive was discussed” with respect to both parties’ concerns on the RH bill and what the side of the government only did was to reiterate President Aquino’s position on responsible parenthood.
This is actually the second discussion held by Malacañang with the Church leaders since the resurgence of debates on the RH bill several weeks ago following Aquino’s public admission that his government will support artificial family planning methods.
Lacierda said they have categorically informed the CBCP representatives that the RH bill is in the ambit of the legislative department’s jurisdiction, short of saying that Malacañang will no longer touch on the matter..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101120hed4.html
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