Noy irked by slow debates on RH bill
MANILA, Philippines - President Aquino is already getting impatient for the passage of the Reproductive Health (RH) bill in Congress, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said yesterday. Belmonte said Aquino asked about the status of House Bill 4244, also known as the Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health and Population and Development Act of 2011, when they met at the criminal justice summit on Monday. Belmonte told the President that the House of Representatives was aiming to put the measure to a vote before the end of the year but “there are still a lot of people wanting to ask questions (on the floor).”
The measure has been filed, refiled and debated on in Congress for the past 12 years.
“But with three days to go (before Congress goes on a break) and so many people still lined up there (to interpellate) I know it’s not going to be possible,” Belmonte said.
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