Surveys on RH Bill should be stopped — CBCP official
12/02/2010An official of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Wednesday called for a stop to surveys, particularly on the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill.
Fr. Melvin Castro, Executive Secretary of the CBCP– Episcopal Commission on Family and Life (ECFL), said it would be better if the surveys on the measure would be stopped for the meantime so as not to be used by groups that are supporting the bill.
“We are appealing to them (surveying firms) not to be used to mindset legislators that majority of the people are for the bill… so that it will not cause undue influence to our legislators,” he said.
Castro said if the survey companies refused to give in to their request, they would appreciate if they will be consulted the next time a survey is to be conducted.
“If they are objective enough, then we will appreciate it for them to, at least, let us see, beforehand, these questions… we hope they will do that so as to ensure objective questioning of the people,” he said..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20101202nat6.html
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