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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

A teenager's open letter against the RH bill

I saw this being shared on Facebook.

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Letter from 16-year old High School student, expressing her concern against the RH Bill.

February 14, 2011

Dear Sir or Madam,

The Reproductive Health Bill is a breach in collective national reason. It is common knowledge that this country has stumbled over many bad decisions over the span of its existence, but the Reproductive Health Bill is on a par all its own. While it is true that the Reproductive Health Bill does have some good points and intentions, my reason has led me to believe that the RH Bill will lead us nowhere but miserable failure. Unfortunately I am an underage student in high school with no political power whatsoever, and what I can do to influence the decisions made in this country is infinitely smaller compared to the power held by you. That is the reason why this letter is being written, because I know you yourself would encourage a young citizen like me to take action, although my opinion and yours seem to contradict each other. I do not see anyway around that problem so you might as well deal with it and read what I have prepared for you in this letter.

In the Reproductive Health Bill, with its paragraphs and statements and endless definitions, one simple goal is blatantly expressed: to curb national overpopulation. This dilemma of ours is supposedly an obstacle in the way of national progress, because apparently a country only needs a certain number of people to succeed. This country, so it is said, has too many mouths to feed, too little space to build houses on, and too little money to accommodate everybody. It is a very simple concept that seems true. We need a fewer amount of people so that we can make the most out of the money we have. We will not try to make more money. We will try to have fewer people.

Obviously there is a lot of fallacy in this. First of all, poverty is not caused by overpopulation. Poverty is caused first and foremost by inefficient leadership. If you take the root of it all you will see that the ruin of a society has never been caused by the people. It is atrocious how people, especially the poor ones, are seen as the stumbling block to this country’s progress. Is it the poor who steal billions of pesos of taxpayer’s money? Is it the poor who do not provide sufficient infrastructure? Is it the poor that continually makes one bad decision over another? Maybe instead of blaming the innocent, you should be pointing your finger in the other direction. It is so easy to manipulate words to justify one’s actions and incapability, and then put the blame on the victims, instead taking the responsibility for one’s own.

In fact, the single most important resource in a country is the human resource. It is the Filipino people who make up this country’s workforce. The bigger the population, the more people there will be to work. The more people there will be to consume. Correspondingly, if you have nobody to work, there will be less output. There will also be less people to consume products. Consumers are needed for this country to thrive. What will happen if there are not enough Filipinos?

Overpopulation is nothing but a myth used as a scapegoat by powerful people as a way to continue their inefficient agenda. The mentality of overpopulation will destroy the Philippines just as it is destroying the world as we speak. When perhaps we have a population that is suitable enough for you, you will realize that you actually need people to work and to produce in order to keep a country on its feet. Perhaps maybe then it would be too late, and the economy is struggling to keep alive because the small population of young workers is also trying to handle the burden of large aging population. Then you would have to switch things around and do what countries like Singapore are doing, and that is to actually pay a couple to have children. But does the Philippines have enough budget for that kind of plan?

I would also like to take this opportunity to inquire if the government is actually doing something to assess the high density of people in the urban centers. The reason that the cities are so cramped is because there no jobs to be found in the rural areas. Is the government looking for ways to make new jobs so that people would not go to the city? Perhaps the problem of overpopulation would not be so bad if the Filipinos could be more spread out. This is just a suggestion.

Second of all, I am against this bill because it states that I will go to jail if I say anything bad about it, supposing that it is passed. Never in my life have I encountered a bill with such insecurity. What is so wrong about speaking out against some law? If you have an answer, then please enlighten me. I do not understand. I thought that our Constitution defends my right to express my opinions. Apparently I can express my opinions about anything except this certain topic. I did not realize that such things are allowed. Of course I would not know about these very well, since I am only in high school. However, you are politicians and you should know a lot about laws and rights. Please reply back so that I can settle this in my mind and tell my friends about it.

Thirdly, the Reproductive Health Bill speaks a lot about defending women by giving them access to artificial birth control methods. I understand how having clinics is good for women, as it is mentioned in the RH Bill, but what are you defending them from when you give them birth control? From babies? Since when have babies become vicious pests that women need defense from? As a young woman myself, I personally find condom use degrading. Artificial birth control methods encourage men to see women not as persons but as objects to derive pleasure from. Widespread condom use will raise the number of prostitutes in this country. Now that young girls know how not to get pregnant, they can sell their bodies as much as they wish without the risk. How does this empower womanhood? That is one more thing I do not understand.

One’s stance on the Reproductive Health Bill is not an opinion. This Bill is not something that I can compare to a favorite color or a favorite pop tune. Your stance on the RH Bill is yes or no, wrong or right. Perhaps for simple folks like me, the say on the RH Bill has no consequence. But for you, it is a matter of progress or regress for this country. Important Political Person, I am pretty sure that you know more than I do, and you have very good tastes and opinions on a vast array of subjects. But on this issue I am afraid to say that you are wrong. You have been deceived by the popular opinions of the western world and you are leading everyone in a dangerous direction. When you are making your decision you are not siding with the church or state, the masses or the elite. You are making a decision as a service to your country, which is what your occupation demands you hold in utmost.

I have brought forth what my mental power can come up with, and hopefully it has caused you to think about the Reproductive Health Bill even just a little bit.

Yours patriotically,

Maria Inez M. Barrameda

38 comments:

  1. I am so impressed with the letter from so young a lady. I just wished our politicians would listen not to the fallacies of the western world and listen to voice of God teaching us what life is all about. Safe sex is not about protection; it is about faithfulness. Safe sex promotes promiscuity and multiple partners; faithfulness is about love to a single partner. When you love your spouse, there is no such thing as safe sex. Sexual behaviour becomes a responsibility of both. On the other issues mentioned above, I agree with her - population is not the problem. It is men in power with poor qaulification to government and exercise authority.

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  2. These statements are so wrong I'm laughing my ass off so much right now.

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  3. Amazing girl, young and honest opinion..you have surpassed the minds of the more experienced individuals honorables and hypocrites trying to convince the Filipino's false hopes towards a national issue and concern which is a myth to uncover their partisan-political and personal interest hurrying to push RH Bill..Overpopulation it can be resolve by an advocacy campaign safe sex and self discipline, massive poverty can be overcome by working hard and create more employment opportunities..

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  4. Ms. Barrameda's article is powerful and persuasive. But sadly, it feeds on exaggeration and misinformation.

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  5. good ideas, i just hope the government will read this :)

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  6. Perhaps the writer should visit far-flung rural areas like Brgy. Isic Isic, Vintar, Ilocos Norte and Brgy. Caray, Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte where girls as young as 14 have families.Why do these young girls get pregnant at an early age? Because their parents do not know how to educate them about human sexuality and because they do not have sufficient knowledge on prevention. All they know is that what they do gives them pleasure.

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  7. Seriously, someone needs to answer the letter. I would like to, however the author and I are of approximately the same level of understanding regarding the Reproductive Health Bill.

    ##I have a 16-year old niece that went "AWOL" so to speak. Latest I've heard is that she's married. A third year high school girl...and boy. No education, no job, no nothing. Now that will help the country move forward. Yup! Definitely!

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  8. Anonymous of May 8, 2011:

    Why don't you write a letter of response, then? Post it here and we can have a civil discussion. I challenge you.

    The problem is that pro-RH'ers keep cluttering my comboxes with personal insults and sarcastic comments.

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  9. Bravo to the letter sender!This is an EYE-OPENER to people especially to those who are PRO-RH and to those who do not have a stand yet. This letter frankly states the real scenario of how the government fails to run a nation. The law makers are trying to cover themselves and falsely blaming it to OVERPOPULATION while the truth is, it is their inefficiency and corruption that makes our nation poor. These officials are SELFISH. They are using the law to make people believe that it is not God that saves us from suffering but it is through contraceptives. SO EVIL!

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  10. So if a 14 year old kid from Vintar got pregnant so the RH Bill is the answer to it isnt that strange argument? Or maybe you may say that since the RH Bill gives condoms and pills so that may stop her for being pregnant and next if her BF (since it is illegal to marry a 14 yr old) got rid of her coz of "too much familiarity and weariness" what would you think that would happen. The boy would get a new victim while here is the loveless kid of 14 yrs old waiting for another man to get sex with or someone to love her.

    The answer is values madam not the RH Bill and to all parents who never understood what parenting means for values are thought not by the government but by parents. I know that we have parents who does not know the meaning of parenthood and I suggest that a law should be crafted jailing this parents rather YOU blaming the child or give her or him contraception for them to mate as long as they want

    For remember this madam pregnancy would only come after sex and if we gave them as parents good values I cannot see your problem with that 14 year old from vintar so naive LOL

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  11. "Poverty is caused first and foremost by inefficient leadership."
    This is just one of the cause of poverty. Population is one. Don't disregard population just to defend your being anti-RH Bill. Your limiting the information of your argument.

    "The reason that the cities are so cramped is because there no jobs to be found in the rural areas."
    Because there is no sustainable development. That is why we need to pass RH Bill.

    "I am against this bill because it states that I will go to jail if I say anything bad about it, supposing that it is passed."

    This is another disinformation. Wala yan sa bill, diko alam saan nabasa ng batang ito ang provision na yan. Maybe it was mentioned to her by her Parish priest and since she's a devout Catholic, she's following (blindly) all the statements of her priest.

    "Thirdly, the Reproductive Health Bill speaks a lot about defending women by giving them access to artificial birth control methods. I understand how having clinics is good for women, as it is mentioned in the RH Bill, but what are you defending them from when you give them birth control? From babies? "

    You really don't understand the bill because of being close minded. The bill defends women's reproductive health, against diseases or any complications it may caused her due to pregnancy. It doesn't mean that it will remove a baby in her body. My goodness. Ano ba naman kasing pinapakalat sa inyo?

    "You have been deceived by the popular opinions of the western world and you are leading everyone in a dangerous direction. "

    Whatever RH bill the western world have is not the same as our RH bill. First and foremost, abortion is illegal in the Philippines as mandated by the Constitution and it will remain illegal under the RH bill. Do not compare kung anong meron ang Western world.

    STOP THE SCARE...SUPPORT RH BILL.

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    1. BF_4_President2010 -- "Whatever RH bill the western world have is not the same as our RH bill. First and foremost, abortion is illegal in the Philippines as mandated by the Constitution and it will remain illegal under the RH bill. Do not compare kung anong meron ang Western world."

      Oh really? And what country is helping us out with this demonic bill? Isn't it the US? And isn't the US or at least the President of the US super pro-abortion? I'm not forcing that abortion is part of the RH Bill because I know it's not.. But ligation is. It's just as bad and just as harmful to the woman. O ano? And about abortion... It may not be allowed now but if it does get passed, with the extremely influential US and UN behind all this, what's the assurance of the Filipino people that it won't be allowed soon? And just to clarify, the word "abortion" in this bill doesn't only mean the abortion that we all know... It can also be used as another word for contraceptives--abortifacients==> abortion.

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  12. hindi pala nilalagay ang mga pro-rh bill comment dito.

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  13. dinelete naman ang reply ko dito. Bakit? natakot ba kayo malaman ng iba ang katotohanan?

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  14. BF4President:

    What a crybaby. I have a busy and fulfilling life and it's not like I'm always at my laptop in order to do posts and approve comments. If comments appear hours or even days late that's because I don't have a lot of time. You'll also note that my responses often appear late -- that is also due to the lack of time.

    -- Carlos
    Who is happy that Bayani Fernando didn't get elected to any office in 2010

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  15. Alright, I'm glad that some of you think that my article make sense. Thanks. I don't know exactly how my letter found its way here, but since there's a response I thought I may as well comment.

    BF4President, thanks for your insight. I am clearly not as knowledgeable as you are in this RH Bill issue, but I want to react to your statement about population being a cause for poverty. That's just a lie. Poverty and Population are not linked whatsoever. Niger, for example, has a population of 15 million and suffers from blatant poverty, high unemployment, and an unskilled workforce. It is much poorer by a large margin than Nigeria, which has ten times the population of Niger.

    There is no sustainable development because nothing in this country ever gets enforced, or even done, in the first place. During the rice crisis a few years back, 100B pesos were embezzled. Is that caused by the population? On the contrary, it was caused by a small minority of dumbasses. Politicians feed you this lie of overpopulation because they need a retarded excuse for the fact that they suck at handling a nation, and so that they can go on raping this country. You act like the RH Bill is going to be passed and ZAP, we're a first world country. Nothing's going to change. The only thing that's going to happen is that this animosity is going to go on, and the government is going to use up a whole lot of money to pay for condoms and contraceptives. The only people who will benefit are the contraceptive companies. We're going to stay poor, stay miserable, and we're all going to stay bitter.

    I said it myself that I understand how reproductive health may be good for women. You yourself mentioned it. By protection from babies I was speaking of the purpose of condoms.

    I wish you'd grow up a little and open your eyes. Just because I'm against the RH Bill, it doesn't mean that I'm a devout Catholic, and it doesn't mean that I blindly follow whatever my parish priest dumps in my mind. Maybe I'm disillusioned, but I'm disillusioned by my own conclusions, not because I'm fenced in by religion. Get off your "free-thinking" high horse and quit treating Catholics like a bunch of narrow-minded bigots.

    Ina Barrameda

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  16. i am also 16 yrs. old and i am against the rh bill...

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  17. To BF_4_President "Don't disregard population just to defend your being anti-RH Bill." Don't disregard also CORRUPTION just to defend your being a pro-RH Bill!

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  18. i agree with bf4president

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  19. I'll cut my one liner: To RH Bill Supporters---Life is never a competition between the Creator & the Created.

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  20. Why can't pro RH bill advocates just stop. We see the malice behind what they are making us all swallow. I am a mother and I have a daughter...I do not want anyone even the school to talk to my daughter about sex education...it is my responsibility and nobody else. I wanted my daughter to see her value as a woman...I wanted her to find the right man who will value her just the same. We think that teenage pregnancy in the rural areas are alarming? Then why not the government provide more opportunities for these girls to go to school...learn skills...and assure them jobs...why do we insist to give them pills for them not to go pregnant. These girls should be given option to grow as a person...for them to know their real value as a woman...it is just stupid that PRO RH bill advocates see things superficially. It's like saying...if a teenager in the province who don't go to school...gets bored...have a boyfriend...starts having sex...then instead of dealing with the perennial problem of providing for her needs as a teenager such as education...we offer instead contraceptives. This is the truth...a teenager who knows her worth...knows her capacity as a woman to be a productive member of the society...is well-trained and educated will never ever settle for flimsy offer from a guy who promised he'll wear condoms to protect her. She knows she is worth more than that.

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  21. "Get off your "free-thinking" high horse and quit treating Catholics like a bunch of narrow-minded bigots."

    The problem is that religion plays no part in any argument since it is based on faith. Arguments are based on logic. I'm not saying religion or faith is bad, but it is definitely illogical and therefore like fruits from the poisonous tree, irrelevant.

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  22. "As a young woman myself, I personally find condom use degrading."

    ROTFL.

    Yeah, you followed up with all that contraceptive talk is against religion blahblah. And then you followed up again with something about now that girls know how not to get pregnant, they'll go out and sell their bodies.

    Is that what you really think sexually-enlightened kids will do, even those who are mired in poverty? Sell a quickie to the rich guy, instead of selling banana-que or Avon products to earn their tuition money? Judgmental ka teh.

    I say, give them/us control over our own bodies and minds, and we'll definitely do so much more than what anybody expects of us. That's the freedom this bill is talking about. Not JUST freedom from the burden of a billion babies born to girls who are babies still themselves.

    And, mind you, as a young woman, you should not find the idea of condom use degrading. You'll be thankful for it's existence someday (soon, I think, given the morals of today's youth) as it doesn't just prevent pregnancies, it also prevents the spread of STIs (yeah, you might be monogamous, but you're not sure if your partner is). And it makes for nice water balloons for your next pool party!

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    1. "I say, give them/us control over our own bodies and minds, and we'll definitely do so much more than what anybody expects of us."

      Umm.. You're kinda making it seem like the Filipino people still need this bill to actually carry out this right that we already have. HELLO. You're saying that we need the RH Bill to give us control over our own bodies and minds?? I think you're the one confused. ;)

      The author's actually my friend and we apparently have the same stand. I find that your response to her opinion of condoms shows your promiscuous way of living. Why would you tell that to a high school student (who's obviously against it) that she'll need it in the future?? Wow. (this is the mentality we're talking about.... Sige. Keep spreading that mentality na just cause it's the popular thing now and everyone's doing it... Go with the flow nalang. Sige ah. Ganyan talaga uunlad ang Pilipias. Galing. ) And for your information. "Condoms DO NOT prevent STIs." SAY WHAT. Ever heard of HIV? AIDS? HPV? If you're so educated about this, then you would know that an HIV virus thinger let's say compared to a sperm cell is microns smaller, as it is to the holes of the condom.

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  23. "That's the freedom this bill is talking about. Not JUST freedom from the burden of a billion babies born to girls who are babies still themselves."

    No need to refute this one. It speaks for itself, and only proves the anti-natalist mindset of those who support the bill.

    "And, mind you, as a young woman, you should not find the idea of condom use degrading. You'll be thankful for it's existence someday (soon, I think, given the morals of today's youth).."

    Interesting that in your original comment you accused the author of the comment that you are attempting to refute of being judgmental, and yet, here you are, insinuating that she is herself "easy". Some twisted reasoning there.

    "...as it doesn't just prevent pregnancies, it also prevents the spread of STIs (yeah, you might be monogamous, but you're not sure if your partner is)"

    The best prevention for the spread of STD's is quite simple: its called abstinence until marriage. Don't laugh, or say that it's too hard -- that is just precisely the problem with people like you. Morality was never meant to be easy, or mankind would always have followed the path of least resistance and easy living.

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  24. "The problem is that religion plays no part in any argument since it is based on faith. Arguments are based on logic."

    I think what you want to say is that "arguments should be based on reason alone". To accuse religion of not having "logic" is like saying that people who deal with religious matters have no understanding of the basic steps of thinking. If you are correct, then it is a wonder that any religious person ever manages to write or say anything more than a sentence!

    Logic refers to the proper sequencing of inferences, and the determination of their validity. One might question the rationality or credibility of an entire body of beliefs, and still admit the possibility that within that body of beliefs there is logic to their ordering or relationship to each other. The most perfunctory study of any religion by a grade- school student will reveal that there is no religion that survives on bare assertion alone, without any attempt to order the interrelationship of various religious beliefs and to cement the solidity of the reasoning that leads from one belief to another.

    If you don't know this then I suggest that you have no competency to speak about "logic" and "reason".

    (There is also the point that logic as we know it today owes a great deal to Catholic philosophers, but I digress.)

    "I'm not saying religion or faith is bad, but it is definitely illogical and therefore like fruits from the poisonous tree, irrelevant."

    Talk of incoherent reasoning and twisted logic. According to you, it is possible for something not to be "bad", and yet be "illogical" and akin to "fruits from the poisonous tree". If being "illogical" and being a "fruit from the poisonous tree" isn't bad, then I'll have to wonder what exactly you mean by "good"!

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  25. well just because religion is illogical doesn't mean it's bad. it's just illogical but it still serves a purpose and provides benefits for many.

    about logic and reason, i did not say that everything in religion does not have logic. my statement was that religion is based on faith and not logic or as you said, reason.

    "If you are correct, then it is a wonder that any religious person ever manages to write or say anything more than a sentence!"
    this is what filipinos refer to as pilosopo. You're twisting my words and taking them out of context.

    "Logic refers to the proper sequencing of inferences, and the determination of their validity"
    this is your definition. Apply this to most of the mystical events that religion preaches and you will see my point.

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  26. Brava, mademoiselle! I support you

    Clarifications to some arguments:
    Faith is based both on divine revelation and logical reason (principle of Aquinas). Thus, the end of philosophy is theology and the beginning of theology is philosophy.

    You are asking for the explanations of mystical events. Consider it answered by philosophy. Philosophy is the only science that can claim to give all answers to all questions asked (Babor: The Human Person; Not Real,But Existing).


    She is right on the question of morality. You do not say that let the kids do what they want because that is their morality. That is not making men and women, good citizens out of them. That is teaching them how to become animals.

    Plato, Socrates and Aristotle clearly defines that the heart (emotion) should be controlled by the mind (intellect), not vice-versa. We do not give free rein to the conjugal act (only animals do that); we save it until marriage. The end of marriage is procreation, not the sexual act itself. Marriage, before it was a civil act, was a religious act. The divine mandate itself, in Genesis, is the first act of matrimony. therefore, it is a participation to God's plan of populating the earth.

    You should realize that man is the best creature ever created. But do not try to corrupt that creature. The Latin maxim still stands: Corruptio optimi pesima: The corruption of the best is the worst. Therefore, no to RH Bill. Clearly, it tries to sidestep higher laws (that is, divine ones, as inscribed in the intellect and conscience of man) and thereby promote corruption among the Filipino and among the youth.

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  27. "Is that what you really think sexually-enlightened kids will do, even those who are mired in poverty? Sell a quickie to the rich guy, instead of selling banana-que or Avon products to earn their tuition money? Judgmental ka teh."

    R: No, Sexually-enlightened kids will just have the idea that they can have sex anytime provided there is a condom and some other form of contraception. No prostitution, just free sex. What a stupid and degrading irony!!! Such an inconceivable immorality is better left to the dogs!!!
    Actually, she is not judgmental; she just looks ten steps ahead of you.


    "And, mind you, as a young woman, you should not find the idea of condom use degrading. You'll be thankful for it's existence someday."

    R: Who can be thankful of teaching corruption? You consider morality as if it is currency: its value changes from day to day... on the contrary, I agree with her: using a condom is degrading. The immorality of it is not worth being protected by the law.

    I say, give them/us control over our own bodies and minds, and we'll definitely do so much more than what anybody expects of us. That's the freedom this bill is talking about. Not JUST freedom from the burden of a billion babies born to girls who are babies still themselves

    R: Tell me, who has more control over your body? your Creator or yourself? You are but an imperfection like anybody else. What you are presenting is not freedom, but rather doing what you want to do without regard for morality or ethics. You want evidence to prove my point? Point 1: Since when did the birth of other human beings became a burden? If it is indeed, then, logically we have to assume that you are a burden yourself. Point 2: The fact that you mentioned that the bill advocates for that sort of 'freedom' convinces your readers that it is a bill not worth becoming a law. Why? The law is beneath morality; thus, it is the duty of the law to protect morality, and thereby protect freedom, not abuse or protect the opposite of it. It must see to it that morality and good is being upheld at all times. That is the reason why Cicero says: We become bondage to law that we may become free. But no, this proposed law does not give us our freedom; rather it promotes promiscuity, free sex, immorality and the like.

    But you may say: "I am an educated person. I know what's right and what's wrong. I will not abuse that law (if it is passed indeed)". Shame! you may be an educated person, but still you are an imperfect person: you are still subject to your lower passions, and I can assure you that there stands a very good chance of you abusing that law. You want evidence? I'll give you evidence: after they passed an RH bill in the Netherlands, what followed next? Divorce, homosexuality, abortion, euthanasia and what not. After that what? Legalization of pornography, prostitution and the opening of Red Light districts. the same is true with Germany, Holland and France.

    Just imagine the Philippines in such a debauchery! what a glittering irony of poverty alleviated and an economy improved!

    Down with the RH Bill! Shame on it!
    Long live the Philippines! Long live Life!

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  28. .,shes great , i could hardly believe how these young teen a simple but merely persuasive letter . if it would given a chance to be read my most of us. they will be also amazed.. i was also thinking if this girl is really true because on how she speak and construct these letter... but without thinking somethings not worth to be !!


    ., A ANGELS CLAP ! Ö girlsRpain575

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  29. I bet her one unplanned pregnancy that she's secretly Pro RH Bill.

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  30. To everyone,

    Pro or anti, i believe we would agree on a single fact that we want progress and morality altogether, side by side!

    I may not be as intellectual as you are, i may not be as fluent and well versed in debates and argumentations as you are, but i am with you in one common goal...

    "to preserve life, to have progress all at the same time" Can we have this? Or much accurately to say is...

    Are we all willing to make sacrifices to have these dreams?

    You say he's right, they say you’re wrong and vice versa. You have a stand, they have theirs. Can we all stop fighting and start caring?

    Right now I am burdened to make a choice whether to be pro or anti. Right now I am assessing all things carefully before taking side. Right now I am begging for the Divine Intervention before telling I am a pro or anti. Right now, I want to exercise my freewill and not what others would like me to do or would want me to be. As sure as the sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening, sooner rather than later I would have to make a choice, I would have to make a stand.

    And one more thing guys,

    We are all Filipinos no matter what we say. It is by blood that we all should be thankful. If the Pro RH Bill wins the bet, should the "antis" ready enough to embrace and support the pros? If otherwise, the "antis" get the win, will the pros lend their support?

    My point is whoever wins...PRO or ANTI, let's just stand altogether and sacrifice our differences for our common goal. I also believe that in the end, after all points have been laid and the decision is imminent, the most difficult thing left for everyone else to do is to LAY DOWN OUR PRIDE. This, I suppose, is the reason why we are fighting, pride! Satan lost his place in the realm of the Almighty because of his pride. He was casted away because of his pride… and I am afraid… we will all prone to regress if this pride has not been settled. This is perhaps the only reason why we are fighting as PROs and as ANTIs. If there's more, can somebody please tell me?!

    Again, I wish you all, PROs and ANTIs to enlighten my mind... more than this, I pray sincerely...

    "MAY THE ALMIGHTY BLESS US, not just the PROs or the CONs but US.... FILIPINOS"

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  31. As a response to the one who commented on March 5, 2011 11:11 PM. This is a serious matter, not hilarious. Please be considerate enough to understand the the writer was a HIGH SCHOOL student. They may not be that mature,admit that. Have not you read the whole letter? She seeks clarification. She does not conclude. We Filipinos should be serious about this RH Bill, this is not just something to laugh at. Consider my opinion,Mr./Ms./Mrs.

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  32. to daemonite:

    the issue here is not pride, nor of who win or lost in this debate.. the issue here is not whether Filipinos are fighting or caring..

    the issue here is: our leaders who are now perhaps bereft of good, creative, moral and ethical solutions to our problems as a country and as a people..> (problems which this young letter-writer succintly pointed out, bless her!) wanted to push down on our throats this RH Bill and declares that by making this bill a law - it will cure all our woes!!!

    AND IT WONT! for by the mere fact that this Bill intends to make legal that which if against nature and morality...> for that alone we can objectively say that RH Bill will lead us to perdition: 1)scientifically - contraception will hinder or negate the human specie's adaptive capability (or to make the most of it)to reproduce; 2) ethically - contraception and abortifacients run against the natural order of things that which make them or its practices unethical; 3) socially - contraception and abortifacients promote non normative behaviors based on ill-formed or non-normative consciences; 4)economically - subsidized or free contraceptives and abortifacients will only make the poor dependent on dole-outs and freebies and lastly - on morals - 5) contraceptions and abortifacients will destroy our God-given values on the sanctity of marriage, sexuality, family and life.

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  33. A VERY NICE LETTER!!!

    why not just use the budget for the RH Bill for other useful projects like housing and all. BELIEVE IT OR NOT! CONDOMS ARE NOT EFFECTIVE, sperms are much smaller-- that's coming from a Biologist.

    LET'S ALL BE OPEN-MINDED AND THINK. the RH Bill is not the answer to prevent teenagers getting pregnant, it will just encourage them to have sex. They will be like those american who are too liberated with sex. they will not know how to Abstain. we will lose the values about sex. Sex Education, i say Yes; but, No for contraceptives.

    ANYWAYS, those contraceptive are already in the market and over the counter, and only sold to those who are in the legal age. why don't we leave the decision of using contraceptive to those people? and again, let's just use the budget, supposedly for the RH Bill, for better and sensible projects.

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  34. Hang on, Inez! You're on the right track. Guard life, and enjoy it to the fullest. I'm with you.

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  35. well, for those PRO-RH bill who are posting there comments here.The statement of this girl is a pretty eye-opening though some information are not right specifically going to jail if saying something against this bill.The answer on the problems our country is facing nowadays lies on our hands especially our in our leaders. We all can find a solution to this problems even without this freakin' RH BILL.

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