I’m very disappointed when I heard news about the Catholic Church’s opposition to proposals made by several members of the house of representatives which are aim to give Filipino families access to reproductive health facilities, alternative forms of family planning and introduction of sex education to schools as earluy as the 5th grade. They [CBCP] came up with the conclusion that these are anti-life and pro-abortion. And I was like “WHAT THE #$%%?!” How low can they get! What’s worse though is that there are bishops who plan (and had already done) to excommunicate those who support the cause.

    Ah, okay. Let’s take things into perspective: What part of “reproductive health” don’t they get? I go for the health group’s side for which they believe that a lot of people wants to have access to proper reproductive health but don’t have the means to do so.

    Yes, abortion is a sin and it is illegal in the Philippines but abortion is not synonimous to reproductive health, LOLz. Just think, there are women who have difficulty carrying an unborn child and are extremely expose to dangers relating to reproductive health. That’s why it’s no question that maternity deaths are on the rise no matter the circumstances are. there are even situations where the lives of both the mother and her child are at risk with a 50-50 chance from either one of them to live.

    On alternative family planning, condoms and contraceptives may be a good thing if they are used for the right reasons. The belief of conservatives is that at this present state of time, the youth of today are teased or drawn to the the temptations of having pre-marital sex so they often buy condoms to prevent anything “bloomy” to happen. Natural family planning i’m not against for but I think a perfect solution to the worries of the Church is that there ought to be proper regulation to the sale of condoms especially in convenience stores where kids could buy this things.

    On vasectomy and the like, like I said, they are no forms of abortions dsiguised in different names. If I remember it right when I watched about it on TV, vasectomy is a safe family planning method wherein whether a family decided not to have much children, the father would undergoe this procedure. It merely prevents the “thing” to go the “thing” or something like that. Then again, families have the option to do it or not. I think the reason why a lot of families have too much children is because they lack basic access to these family planning methods. but it is my belief that a couple may have as many children as long as they are well-able to provide basic necessities for them to support their kids. Middle-class families are a good examples of these kind of method since it helps them financially and spiritually. There should be information campaigns with regards to population control and family planning.

    Now on sex ed being taught of schools. I think the reason why the Church strongly opposes this is because they believe that children might get encouraged to do sex, so on and so forth. Siguro masyado nilang gianwang literal ang pagkaintindi ng salita “SEX EDUCATION”. Hay nako!

    Okay, this one is from experience. When I was still studying overseas (Grade 5), the school where I attend to would have an annual “sex ed” week wherein we’d be given the low-down on the secrets of how our bodies work. These were applied not just in grade school but also to the adjoining school pyramid. Though technically it is sex ed, they are called under the name “Family Life Education”.

    FLE week on the 5th grade. We’d be rounded up and have ourselves sit on the classroom floor to watch a video about our reproductive system on TV. Included in the package is the dangers of peer pressure and the evil that is smoking. Reason why it wasn’t called “sex education” is that FLE is not just about sex but everything that may have an impact to family development. The topics varies with the point of all of these gbeing taught on higher years. Basically, that’s sex ed to us, as simple as that. Akala siguro ng ilan na kung sex ed ang pag-uusapan, ituturo daw kung paano mag-“sex” ang mga may munting isip pa. LOLz

   
    I wonder why they are so close-minded towards this matter. The national population is already nearing 90 million in a matter of months and teenage pregnancies becoming more and more of the norm. Poverty is making matters worse as peace and order are on the rocks, with children out-of-school and becoming beggars at such an early age.

    Yes, there may be abuses if ever those bills may get passed into laws but how would it change the situation if efforts to pass them are prevented by people who are so narrow-minded and never seeing the whole gravity of the situation. They even use their authority just to stop statesmen who are adherents to the faith form continuing their cause. Ahh. life!

    Kaming dalawa ni Franzi ay magkagrupo sa Joseriz at napagdesisyunan namin na gagawa kami ng kanya-kanyang gawa na movie tapos i-pagsasama na lang bilang isang proyekto. Magiging madali ito sa amin since pareho namin magagawa ang mga gusto namin at the same time ipagsasama namin ito bilang isang proyektong pang-grupo.

Heto ung iniisip kong konsepto ngayon para sa bahagi ko sa project:

Title: The Pepe de Manila Travelogue
Format: Documentary/Photo Slideshow Movie
About: Pupunta ako sa mga tourist spots/lugar ng Maynila na may kinalaman sa naging kasaysayan ng ating Pambansang Bayani na si Jose Rizal.

Places to go to: UST, Intramuros, Sta. Cruz, Fort Santiago, Paco Park, Luneta Park, Avenida Rizal

How: I need at least one or companions who can accompany me to these places. Since my camera is broken, manghihiram na lang ako ng camera niya. Share-share kami sa traveling expenses.

Since medyo mukhang mahihirapan ako sa pagpunta sa mga ilang lugar tulad ng Sta. Cruz at maging mga lugar sa Avenida Rizal, siguro manghihiram na lang ako nang footage nang isa kong dating ka-eskwela. Taking shots in UST might prove to be difficult either so ask na lang ako ng kakilala doon na kumuha na lang ng ilang mahahalagang kuha sa loob ng campus nila para sa’kin.

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I’d be narrating the movie as well as being responisble for editing, directing and the like.