A conversation on RH 5043 #6

Booby: “O, last na. Yung women's rights naman. Saan pumapasok yun?”

MJ: “Well, pati ako, I have to admit I'm not very clear on this topic. What the women say, they have total rights over their bodies. No one can make paki-alam what they do with their bodies.”

Booby: “Eh, mabubuntis ba sila pag hindi natin pinaki-alaman ang bodies nila?”

MJ: “That's the fist intelligent thing you've said all morning, saging. But that's what they want in the bill; no one should tell them what to do with their bodies.”

Booby: “Teka, pa'no naman yung mga babies? Pa'no naman yung rights nila?”

MJ: “As long as the person can't vote, they have no rights.”

Booby: “Oo nga naman. Ang gagaling ng mga nag-isip ng RH bill, no?”

MJ: “That's why we voted for them to Congress and the Senate. Imagine, legal luminaries and intellectual giants such as the very honorable Edcel Lagman, Jeanette Garin, Narciso Santiago III, Mark Llandro Mendoza, Theresia Hontiveros-Baraquel, and Leandro Jesus Madrona are sponsors of the Bill. In the Senate, Rodolfo Biazon, Ping Lacson, Chiz...Teka! Halos lahat sila pro-RH Bill. Only Manong Nene Pimentel is really against the Bill.

 With minds like those leading the country, where else do you expect the Philippines to end up?

Booby: “Gotcha, curacha!”

THE END

A conversation on RH 5043 #5

Booby: “Ok's naman pala ang RH bill, eh. Saan naman makakakuha ng libreng condom, IUD, at pills, kung sakali.”

MJ: “They will be available in public health centers and government hospitals. They're even budgetting for roving mobile health centers to distribute the contraceptives. Sabay na rin yung training on how to use them.”

Booby: “Galing! So, lahat makakakuha na ng condom at IUD at pills na walang kahirap-hirap. Mahirap man o mayaman, may libre ng condom.”

MJ: “You're so malabo, tabo. Nakakita ka na ba ng mayamang pumupunta sa health center o nagpapagamot sa public hospital? Have you noticed Benzes and BMW's parked in those places?”

Booby: “Oo nga, ano? Eh saan sila kukuha ng libreng condom at pills?”

MJ: “And what makes you think the rich need free condoms and pills? They have enough money to buy the best condoms – ribbed or studded, and in different flavors. They can buy the most expensive and effective pills on the market. They can go to Hong Kong or the States or anywhere for their abortions. It's the poor that need these freebies, bigwis.”

Booby: “Oh. So, ang mahihirap lang talaga ang may libreng condom, IUD, at pills. Lahat ng gagastusin na...P3 billion ba yun? Mahihirap lang ang makikinabang?”

MJ: “Well, when the population of the poor have been reduced, then the rich will have more for themselves, don't you know, sago?”

Booby: “Gano'n pala yon. May isa ka pang nabanggit; yung sa mga namamatay na mga nanganganak na nanay at mga bagong silang na sanggol. Pa'no naman sila?”

MJ: “Use your brain, metro train. If the number of poor have been reduced because of population control, then definitely, the number of mothers and infants dying during childbirth will be reduced?”

Booby: “Ah, oo nga naman. Talagang mababawasan ang mga namamatay kasi hindi na sila nabuhay. Pero, sabi nila hindi naman daw sila pabor sa abortion.”

MJ: “Riiight! In Section 3, Guiding Principles, of the Bill, they even want to ensure treatment for post-abortion complications. But of course, if you had an abortion, that's still a crime under the present Constitution, so you're technically a criminal. Maybe, in the future, they will join the ChaCha movement to change the Constitution.”

Booby: “Dapat lang! Kung may krimeng nakasaad sa Konstitusyon, na ayaw na ng mga mambabatas, dapat lang nilang palitan yun. Kung may bagay na hindi krimen sa Konstitusyon na nais nilang gawing krimen, eh di, palitan! Gaya niyan. Bawal sa Konstitusyon ang aborsyon at gusto nilang pahintulutan na ang pagpatay sa mga sanggol sa pamamagitan ng aborsyon, logical lang na palitan nila yun.”

MJ: “Exactamente, kuryente!”

TO BE CONTINUED

A conversation on RH 5043 #4

Booby: “May sex education pa daw sa RH bill? Para saan naman yun?”

MJ: “Kasi, if you really want population control to be effective for the general population, dapat the education should start while they are still young. They must be taught how to avoid pregnancy even if they're sexually active or promiscuous, by using contraceptives. So, from Grade 5, uumpisahan na ang sex education.”

Booby: “Ahh, grade 5. Teka, yung bunso naming utol, girl, grade 5 na yun. 11 years old lang, tuturuan na siya ng sex education?”

MJ: “Dude! They will teach sex, not 'sex education'. So that they will learn that the IUD is forever, hindi minsan lang ang gamit.”

Booby: (sheepisly)“Hehehe. Sori. So, hanggang kelan ang sex education.”

MJ: “Until 4th year high school.”

Booby: “Grade 5 hanggang 4th year high? Six years yun, a. Talo pa ang college. Ang galing! Pagkatapos ng high school, master in sex na rin sila!”

TO BE CONTINUED

A conversation on RH 5043 - #3

Booby: “Pre, pa'no ipatutupad ang pagbabawas ng populasyon?”

MJ: “By giving out free condoms, IUD's, pills. Whatever you want, restaurant. They're budgetting around P3 billion for that.”

Booby: “3 billion pesos? Ang daming pera yon, a.”

MJ: “Aside from free condom, IUD's, and pills, they will also teach you how to use the condom, the IUD, and how to take the pills.”

Booby: “Alam ko na paggamit ng condom. Sinusuot lang yun, di ba?”

MJ: “Surely, Shirley. But do you know you can only use the condom once?”

Booby: “Minsan lang gagamitin? Akala ko basta may flavor pa, pwede pa rin.”

MJ: “OMG! You see? You see? You people really have to be taught these things. There's so much you don't know, buko.”

Booby: “Yung IUD ba, minsan rin lang gamitin yon. (Sheepishly.) Ang GF kasi... Alam mo na.”

MJ: “OMG again! Taga planet earth ka ba, o alien? Once it's inside, it's inside. You can use it again and again.”

Booby: “Oo nga, ano? Teka, pa'no naman kung gusto mo nang tanggalin?”

MJ: “Just see your doctor; they'll take care of removing it. But of course, sometimes, you can't take it out anymore.”

Booby: “Anoo? Bakett?”

MJ: “Well, sometimes kasi, the IUD travels around the insides of the woman and you can't reach it anymore.”

Booby: “Di ba dangerous yun? May foreigner sa katawan mo?”

MJ: “'Foreign object', engot, not 'foreigner'. It could be, but they say it rarely happens naman, and that it's not really too dangerous.” (shrugs his shoulders.)

Booby: “Eh kung sa GF ko mangyari?”

MJ: “Tough luck, bulak.”

TO BE CONTINUED

A Conversation on RH 5043 #2

Booby: “Eh, pa'no naman aayusin ng RH bill ang problema ng economiya?”

MJ: “By reducing the population, of course.”

Booby: “At yung problem naman ng poverty?”

MJ: “By reducing the population, golf course.”

Booby: “Eh, yung pag-improve naman sa quality of life.”

MJ: “By reducing the population, feeble mental force.”

Booby: “At yung problem ng namamatay na mga ina at mga sanggol sa pagsisilang?”

MJ: “Eh, ano pa? By reducing the population, whitehorse.”

Booby: “Anoo?? Wag mong sabihin na ang sagot sa women's rights eh, reduce the population rin?”

MJ: “Naturalmente, dwende. Whatever the problem, the solution is reducing the population!”

Booby: “Wow! Ang galing! One size fits all pala ang RH bill.”

MJ: “Yeesss! I think you've got it, rabbit.”

TO BE CONTINUED

Philippine Red Envelope campaign

The SWS survey on RH 5043 has created the impression that a majority of Catholics in the Phils is supportive of the Bill. To correct this impression and to give lawmakers the real score, this blogsite is supporting Pro-Life Phil's Red Envelope campaign.

The idea is to send red envelopes to congressmen/women, senators, and government officials about how we feel about elements of the RH 5043 bill. Red signifies the blood of the unborn that is wasted through abortion procedures, abortifacients, and contraceptives. Red is the color of the conflict we find ourselves in.

Below is a template of the message, which you can modify as you see fit.

"This envelope represents one child who died in abortion, or who was prevented from enjoying life because of artificial contraception. Other than this message, it is empty because that life will never be able to offer anything to the world.
Responsibility begins with conception.

Ang sobreng ito ay kumakatawan sa isang sanggol na namatay dahil sa aborsyon, o kaya'y hindi nabigyan ng pagkakataong mabuhay dahil sa 'artificial contraception'. Maliban sa mensaheng ito, walang ibang nilalaman ang sobre dahil ang buhay na nawala ay kailanma'y walang maihahandog sa mundo.
Nag-uumpisa ang responsabilidad pagnabuo ng buhay."

Please sign your name and if you wish, your address. This is to let the addressees know that the envelope comes from a real person who opposes RH 5043. The address is to let your congressman/woman know what you are a constituent who can vote for or against them in the next elections.

The envelope should be red, the hue doesn't matter, and neither does the size or shape. Unfortunately, there are no red envelopes available in bookstores in the Phils, at least not in Metro Manila, so you will have to make your own envelopes using red paper.

Address your envelopes to your congressman/woman or a senator or a government official, eg, Sec Francisco Duque of the DOH, Sec Jesli Lapus of DEPED, and even President GMA. Don't forget to stamp your envelopes and send them to their offices. If you have their home addresses, send them there too.

The current efforts of Sen Biazon to fast-track the passage of the Bill during this Congress makes this campaign of critical importance.

A CONVERSATION ON RH 5043

Booby was in the mall one day, and bumped into his friend, Michael John. Bobby decided to ask MJ, who knew practically everything about almost everything, including probably, the Reproductive Health Bill 5043, about it.

Bobby: “Pareng MJ, kamusta ka na?”

MJ: “Oh, I'm fine. Something you wanted to ask me about?”

Bobby (to himself): “Ang galing talaga nito? Pa'no niya nalaman na may itatanong ako sa kanya ?”

 (to MJ): “Pre, ano ba itong Reproductive Health bill? Lagi kong nababasa sa dyaryo at naririnig sa radyo. Pati sa TV, laging pinag-uusapan”

MJ: “Very simple, my simple friend. Ang objective ng RH bill is to improve our economy, alleviate poverty, and improve the quality of life of people. Gusto ring mabawasan ang mortality of child-bearing women and new-born infants.”

Booby: “Aba, oks yan.”

MJ: “That's right, flashlight. Di lang yan, kasama na rin ang women's rights sa RH bill.”

Booby: “Women's rights? Ano naman ang kinalaman ng women's rights sa reproductive health?”

MJ: “OMG! Did you leave your IQ at home? Sino ba ang mga nanganganak? Di ba mga women?”

Booby: “Oo nga, ano? Eh, pa'no naman ang men's rights?”

MJ: “Anong men's rights ang pinagsasabi mo, lomo? Pag na-preggy na ang woman, wala ng men's rights.”

Booby: “Gano'n?”

MJ: “Gano'n nga, nganga.”

TO BE CONTINUED