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Sell bishops’ cars — solon

In The Press Posted on July 14th, 2011.
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Journal Online
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THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office should sell all the expensive sports utility vehicles that bishops returned to generate funds for poor pregnant women seeking professional prenatal care.

Gabriela Rep. Emmi de Jesus said four out of the seven vehicles that have been returned should be sold immediately.

“Assuming the cost of each SUV is at least P2 million each, the amount of P14 million can help at least 3,000 indigent pregnant women seek monthly prenatal check ups for the whole nine months of their pregnancy,” she said.  read more »

Pope gagawing sangkalan sa RH bill

In The Press Posted on July 12th, 2011.
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Abante Online
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Suportado ng mga Reproductive Health (RH) bill solons ang mensahe ni Pope Benedict XVI sa Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) na ipagtanggol ang buhay ng mga tao.

Ayon kay Gabriela partylist Rep. Emmi de Jesus, pinulitika lamang umano ng anti-RH bill group ang nasabing panukala kaya nagkaroon ng maling interpretasyon dito ang mga tumututol.  read more »

Two Tests For The Church

In The Press Posted on June 12th, 2011.
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Zamboanga Today Online
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With the contentious Reproductive Health Bill still roasting on the grill, liberal lawmakers are tossing in the divorce bill in a move that is certain to further inflame the passions of conservative Catholics and clerics in the country.  read more »

Gabriela to bishops: Let's talk on RH bill

In The Press Posted on June 12th, 2011.
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Interaksyon News TV5
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MANILA, Philippines -- The women's partylist group Gabriela on Monday renewed calls to the Catholic hierarchy for a dialogue on the reproductive health (RH) bill, saying a common platform could still be found.

Gabriela partylist Representative Emmi de Jesus said there is always a "favorable atmosphere" for dialogue when it concerns respect for human rights and recognition of the needs of the marginalized.  read more »

Gabriela women’s partylist, kinalampag muli ang simbahan hinggil sa RH Bill

In The Press Posted on June 12th, 2011.
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RMN News Online
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NANAWAGAN si Gabriela Women’s Partylist Rep. Emmi de Jesus sa simbahang katoliko na bigyang pansin ang isinisigaw ng mga kababaihan na nais magsulong sa kontrobersyal na panukala na RH Bill.

Ito ay matapos igiit ng simbahan na inaaral pa nila kung may maayos bang lugar para pag-usapan ito o magsagawa ng dayalogo sa imbitasyong ibinigay ng Gabriela sa simbahan.

.5M Katutubo Makikinabang sa RH bill

In The Press Posted on June 12th, 2011.
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Abante Tonite online
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Agad na makikinabang ang may kalahating milyong mga katutubong kababaihan sa bansa na nabubuntis pero hindi nakakakita ng doktor hanggang sa manganak, kapag naipasa ang Reproductive Health (RH) bill.

Ito ang pahayag ni Gab­riela partylist Rep. Emmi de Jesus dahil karamihan aniya sa mga katutubong kababaihan ay hindi nakakatikim ng pre-natal check-up dahil hindi nila kayang magbayad sa doktor.  read more »

Gabriela still open to sit with bishops on RH

In The Press Posted on June 11th, 2011.
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SunStar Online
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MANILA -- Gabriela party-list Representative Emmi De Jesus on Saturday said “there is always a favorable atmosphere” for a discussion on the reproductive health (RH) bill."

“There is always a favorable atmosphere for a dialogue if it is about respect for human rights and recognition of the voice and needs of marginalized and disadvantaged Filipinos,” De Jesus said in response to Monsignor Figura, Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).  read more »

GWP to CBCP: There is Always a Favourable Atmosphere for Dialogue

Press Release Posted on June 10th, 2011.

“There is always a favourable atmosphere for dialogue if it is about respect for human rights and recognition of the voice and needs of marginalized and disadvantaged Filipinos,” said Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Emmi De Jesus, in response to CBCP secretary general Monsignor Figura's statement saying they are still studying the situation if there is a favorable atmosphere for a dialogue when the Gabriela Women's Party invited the church for a dialogue on the RH bill.  read more »

Women Will Never Be at Losing End of Fight for Pro-Poor and Comprehensive Health Care, GWP

Press Release Posted on June 9th, 2011.

"As Congress closes for recess, I call on my fellow congressmen to go down to their constituency, and listen to marginalized women voice out their problems with access to comprehensive reproductive health care. With this simple act of opening up their minds and ears, maybe we can start working on a comprehensive health bill that will truly respond to their basic health needs," said Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Emmi De Jesus as she joined women in a forum in Marikina City.  read more »

Gabriela to Church: Talk to us instead

In The Press Posted on June 6th, 2011.
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ABS-CBN News online
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MANILA, Philippines - Women’s rights advocate Gabriela has asked the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) for a dialogue on the controversial Reproductive Health Bill.

The CBCP News reported that Gabriela sent a letter seeking a dialogue with prelates in order to discuss their arguments on the RH Bill. The letter was sent last week “to present their side and also get our side,” said CBCP secretary general Msgr. Juanito Figura.  read more »

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Makabayan Bloc Moves to Amend HB 4244 to Take Out Population Control Provisions

Document Posted on August 6th, 2012.
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MAKABAYAN BLOC PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO HB 4244

[1] “SECTION 3. Guiding Principles, (l): The limited resources of the country cannot be suffered to be spread so thinly to service a burgeoning multitude making allocations grossly inadequate and effectively meaningless”

CAN BE REPHRASED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
The resources of the country must be made to serve the entire population, especially the poor, and make allocations adequate and effective.

A Faith Perspective on Reproductive Health and Rights

Document Posted on June 3rd, 2011.
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by Ms. Darlene Marquez-Caramanzana
Program Secretary, Program Unit on Ecumenical Education and Nurture
National Council of Churches in the Philippines

 

Jesus in the New Testament was often seen and heard to be proclaiming and granting wholeness to people. This, he did when he healed many women suffering from various kinds of infirmity and diseases.  read more »

Ipaglaban ang Komprehensibong Pangangalagang Pangkalusugan para sa Kababaihan! Alisin ang Population Control sa RH Bill!

Document Posted on June 1st, 2011.
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Position Paper hinggil sa HB 4244 ng Gabriela Women’s Party at GABRIELA National Alliance of Women's Organizations

 

Bago pa naisalang sa debate ang HB 4244 sa Konggreso, inihain na ng Gabriela Women’s Party ang HB 3387. Nakabalangkas ang panukalang batas na ito sa apat na haligi – na ang pangangalaga sa pangreproduktibong kalusugan ay dapat na maka-mahirap, naka-angkla sa mga karapatan, siyentipiko, at komprehensibo.  read more »

Fight for Comprehensive Health Care for Women! Take Population Control Out of the RH Bill!

Document Posted on May 30th, 2011.
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GBRIELA WOMEN'S PARTY POSITION PAPER ON HB 4244

Prior to the current consolidated RH Bill 4244 now being debated in the Lower House, Gabriela Women’s Party filed HB 3387 framed on four cornerstones—that reproductive health care be pro-poor, rights-based, scientific, and comprehensive.  read more »