{"id":132222,"date":"2017-11-18T20:15:10","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T01:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=132222"},"modified":"2017-11-19T03:57:51","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T08:57:51","slug":"cbcp-wants-realignment-of-contraceptives-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/18\/cbcp-wants-realignment-of-contraceptives-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"CBCP wants realignment of contraceptives budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_131415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131415\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/640px-Opened_Oral_Birth_Control.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-131415\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/640px-Opened_Oral_Birth_Control.jpg\" alt=\"FILE: Package of birth control pills (Photo By Bryancalabro - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0)\" width=\"640\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/640px-Opened_Oral_Birth_Control.jpg 640w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/640px-Opened_Oral_Birth_Control-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-131415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: Package of birth control pills (Photo By Bryancalabro &#8211; Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA \u2014 An official of the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Philippines-Public Affairs Committee (CBCP-PAC) said that the funds intended for buying pills and condoms should be aligned in helping poor Filipinos to have access to hospitals and other benefits.<\/p>\n<p>CBCP-PAC executive secretary Fr. Jerome Secillano was reacting on the impending implementation of Reproductive Health (RH) Law after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found that the 51 contraceptive products covered by the temporary restraining order (TRO) of the Supreme Court are not abortifacient or cannot cause abortion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs it really sound to pour in billions for the procurement of pills and condoms while many Filipinos don\u2019t even have access to real medicines when they get sick?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan these \u201cnon-abortifacients\u201d be an alternative for food and shelter which the Filipinos truly need?\u201d the Catholic priest added.<\/p>\n<p>With this, the CBCP-PAC official noted that they will monitor the implementation of RH Law if it will help stop poverty in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s see whether RH Law once implemented will indeed curb poverty in our country,\u201d Secillano said.<\/p>\n<p>Over PHP300 million has been allocated by the House of Representatives in its version of the 2018 General Appropriations Act for the implementation of the controversial law.<\/p>\n<p>The Catholic Church has repeatedly rejected RH law, saying that it is not pro-people and not pro-God. 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