Rep. Janette L. Garin of the 1st District of Iloilo calls on the immediate passage of House Bill 2831 titled, “An Act Expanding the Scope of the Practice of Midwifery, … Read More
Women to Congress: It’s Now 12 Mothers Dying Every Day, What Else Are you waiting for?
Amid recent Department of Health (DOH) report on increasing number of deaths among women caused by pregnancy and childbirth-related complications, a group of women reproductive health (RH) advocates working … Read More
Rise in maternal deaths due to lack of RH policy, say RH Advocates
Following the Department of Health’s (DOH) admission of the rising maternal deaths in the country , a group of leading reproductive health (RH) advocates cited the lack of a … Read More
Advocates laud end of RH debate in the Senate
Reproductive Health (RH) bill advocates commend the Senate for finally ending the debate on the proposed measure to give way to the period of amendments. Since the RH bill is … Read More
Solons urge colleagues: support proposed amendments on AIDS prevention law
In a press conference held yesterday (24 May) in commemoration of the 29th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial (IACM), authors of HB 5312 or the “National Comprehensive HIV and AIDS Prevention, … Read More
Advocacy groups dismayed with Speaker Belmonte pronouncement on the RH Bill
Various groups are upset with the recent statement of House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. that the reproductive health (RH) bill won’t be passed before the State of the Nation Address … Read More