The Reproductive Health bills, popularly known as the RH Bill, are Philippine bills aiming to guarantee universal access

to methods and information on birth control and maternal care. The bills have become the center of a contentious national debate. There are presently two bills with the same goals: House Bill No. 4244 or An Act Providing for a Comprehensive Policy on Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health, and Population and Development, and For Other Purposes introduced byelaw 1st district Representative Excel Lagman, and Senate Bill No. 2378 or An Act Providing For a National Policy on Reproductive Health and Population and Development introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago. While there is general agreement about its provisions on maternal and child health, there is great debate on its key proposal that the Philippine government and the private sector will fund and undertake widespread distribution of family planning devices such as condoms, birth control pills (BCPs) and IUDs, as the government continues to disseminate information on their use through all health care centers. The bill is highly divisive, with experts, academics, religious institutions, and major political figures supporting and opposing it, often criticizing the government and each other in the process. Debates and rallies for and against the bill, with tens of thousand participating, have been happening all over the country.

The Reproductive Health Bill for Sixteen years in the Congress is never been this popular till 2010. Merely because of the overgrowing population, researches and overgrowing supports in which from the latest Pulse Asia survey is 69 percent are in favor for the passage of the bill. Carlos Celdran, the tour guide, visual artist and RHBill advocate turned everything in a much elaborated and artistic style of showing what the bill is all about by protesting inside the manila cathedral and his removal of Anti RH bill tarpauline from the CBCP building in Intramuros which is caught by the CCTV camera. Elizabeth Angsioco, the chair of the Democratic Socialist Women of thePhilippines (DSWP) and Manila Standard writer with all the

interviews and write- ups, direct, objective and statistics based answers gave a lot of information to all viewers and individuals who were once unaware of this controversial issue. CBCP conducted rallies together with all Catholic based organizations like Knights of the Columbus, Couples for Christ, Youth for Christ, El Shadai and all diocese operated schools like Liceo De San Pablo where on March 26, 2011 joined the Walk for Life Anti RH Bill rally in San Pablo City, Laguna to show supports for the CBCP and students as young as nine years old joined the event among others which drew attention to the common Juan. From the interviews I conducted. These are the top ten reasons why people are supporting and against about the RHBill: Pro RH 1. Prevention of Maternal deaths 2. Provides free medical treatment from the barangay with professional health practitioner 3. Prevention of abortion 4. Empowerment of women and Promotion of breastfeeding 5. Right to choose between Natural and Modern method of family planning 6. Access to age appropriate sex education in schools 7. Provides quality of life 8. Availability of contraception in the barangay 9. Population Management 10. Long term benefits Anti RH 1. Legalized abortion 2. Immoral 3. Will go to hell because of the promotion of contraceptives which from them is abortifacient 4.Corruption

5. Promote promiscuity 6. Will increase the HIV/AIDS in the country 7. Prevention of having a baby which contradicts the teaching of the church Humayo kayo at magpakarami. 8. Mandatted two child policy 9. Population is not the cause of poverty 10. Pills could cause pimples and cancer