FOREIGN CHAMBERS: ENEMIES OF HUMAN LIFE

FOREIGN CHAMBERS ENEMIES OF HUMAN LIFE:

THEY ACT AS TRAITORS AND QUISLINGS TO HUMAN LIFE

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Eric V. Encina

Filipino Pro-life Activist

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Foreign chambers push RH bill's passage - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News ...







Foreign chambers push RH bill’s passage

By Abigail L. Ho
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:44:00 05/22/2009

Filed Under: Family planning, Legislation, Population, Economy and Business and Finance
MANILA, Philippines—Advocates of the controversial bill on reproductive health found a staunch ally in the Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) which is pushing for the immediate passage of the proposal.
In a statement Thursday, the JFC said proper control of population growth would “help improve the business climate and generate more investments.”
A population that is growing too fast leads to poverty, which then weakens the country’s overall economy, according to the group composed of various business organizations operating in the country.
Members of the JFC include the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, the Australian-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines, the Korean Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines and the Philippine Association of Multinational Companies Regional Headquarters.
“Poverty is not only tragic for people, it is bad for the business and investment climate. Extensive poverty means weak consumer demand, underdeveloped human resources, low public sector revenue and possible social and political unrest, conditions which discourage new business investment and the creation of better quality jobs,” the group said in its position paper.
The presidents of the seven groups in the JFC were signatories to the paper.
Controlling population
One of the best ways to prevent an accelerated spike in population was the direct involvement of the state in controlling population growth, the JFC said.
With the passage of the bill, the group said the government would be better able to provide assistance to households in terms of planning their families.
“The passage without further delay of the Reproductive Health bills now pending second reading in both the House and the Senate will greatly enhance the country’s fulfilling its Millennium Development Goals commitments, particularly on improvement of maternal health, reduction of infant mortality, achieving universal primary education, eradication of extreme hunger and poverty, and promoting gender equality,” the JFC added.
While acknowledging the sensitivity of the issue, the group said whatever debates there were on the issue should be addressed as soon as possible.
“In a representative democracy, the voice of the people should be a sovereign mandate,” said the JFC. “In survey after survey, the Filipino people have spoken in favor of the enactment of the Reproductive Health bill. Legislators and policymakers should heed their constituents’ wishes and not those of a religious group which is completely free to urge its followers to practice only its methods of family planning.”








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