Face off on RH, ARMM
| C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S |
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| Jonathan De la Cruz |
“It was not a debate, it was a conversation,” House Minority Leader and lead Reproductive Health (RH) bill proponent Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman noted when asked about the discussion he had with Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao in plenary last week. Indeed, the two gentlemen had much respect for each other and their respective advocacies they tended to agree to disagree. No insults, no snide remarks. Unlike the bomb thrown by feisty Sen. Miriam Santiago at Pacquiao two days before the face off on the floor which merited a pointed retort from Mommy Dionisia Pacquiao reminding the Iloilo solon that like her, Pacman is a member of Congress, Lagman avoided ad hominems and answered each and every query in as proper a manner as possible.
Thus, he was able to clarify that unlike the earlier RH version filed during the 11th Congress in 1999, the one he refiled last year (he also filed a similar bill during the 14th Congress) and which has been debated, reformed and, finally, issued as a committee report, has already deleted five of the most controversial, if not highly combustible provisions..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110523com4.html
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