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                    [ArticleID] => 1282575
                    [Title] => Delay in RH law implementation emboldens prolifers
                    [Summary] => 

The delay in the implementation of the controversial Reproductive Health law in the country has emboldened so-called prolife groups to seek to stop actions of the advocates of women's reproductive health.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-24 16:10:09 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1276371 [Title] => Noy bats anew for responsible parenthood [Summary] =>

President Aquino yesterday pitched anew for responsible parenthood as the Population Commission (PopCom) reported that the country’s population would likely hit 100 million this year.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1244616 [Title] => Genuine NGOs raise howl [Summary] =>

A coalition of non-governmental organizations lamented yesterday that the P10-billion pork barrel fund scandal has besmirched the reputation of NGOs with genuine programs.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img59/562/zau3.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 943195 [Title] => Group: No clear Phl national policies on LGBT issues [Summary] =>

On the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, the Philippine Legislators' Committee on Population and Development said issues of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBT) in the Philippines have failed to gain a significant and clear provision in national policies to date.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-17 16:53:50 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 907242 [Title] => UN MDG Fund supports legislators’ advocacy [Summary] =>

With about two years left in the countdown to achieve the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDG) agreed last 2000 by all UN member-countries, the Philippine government and the MDG Fund are pooling their strengths to realize these targets.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 844872 [Title] => Disunited nation [Summary] =>

Undoubtedly, the most controversial and divisive bill ever introduced in Congress is the “Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health, Population and Development” bill (RH bill). The title itself is already questionable as it covers several subjects, contrary to the universally accepted and ideal standard of statutes requiring only one subject.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133340 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804883 [AuthorName] => Jose C. Sison [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 844475 [Title] => British lawmaker's hotel room burglarized [Summary] =>

A member of the British parliament became a victim of a burglary at her hotel room in Quezon City Friday.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1673868 [AuthorName] => Reinir Padua [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 791390 [Title] => Pinoy elected head of Asian parliamentarians' group [Summary] =>

A Filipino was elected as the new head of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) in Bangkok, Thailand last week, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 784571 [Title] => Tell it to the Marines [Summary] =>

Contrary to popular belief, “Tell it to the Marines” refers not to the United States Marine Corps but to the Royal Marines of the United Kingdom.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134209 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804859 [AuthorName] => Domini M. Torrevillas [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 768824 [Title] => NGO urges House to proceed with debates on important bills [Summary] =>

A non-government organization yesterday asked the House of Representatives to proceed with the plenary debates on pending legislation and not be distracted by the ongoing impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona.

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804518 [AuthorName] => Ghio Ong [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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