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Lawmakers at session hall for RH Bill debates voting.<\/p><\/div>\n

MANILA, Philippines\u2014Members of the House of Representatives will vote viva voce on Monday to either continue or terminate debates on the controversial Reproductive Health Bill, a day earlier than scheduled.\u00a0 The vote is expected late afternoon or early evening after session was convened at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n

HB 4244’s proponent, Albay Representative Edcel Lagman, said that the decision to vote on Monday instead of pushing through with the previously scheduled voting on Tuesday came after President Aquino rallied lawmakers during a meeting the same day to terminate the debates on the much-debated proposed measure.<\/p>\n\n

Although he said he preferred a nominal voting scheme for House Bill 4244, House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II on Monday said they will be voting by saying aye for yes or nay for no.<\/p>\n\n

Lagman said the President suggested that members of the House of Representatives cast a “conscience vote” on HB 4244, telling them to be brave enough to make a stand on the issue for their constituents and not give in to intimidation, and to address backlogs in the health and education systems.<\/p>\n\n

Lagman said Aquino also warned them that ignoring the issue would result in “inordinately large families” and urged them to support the idea of “children by choice, not by chance.”<\/p>\n\n

CIBAC party-list Representative Sherwin Tugna clarified that Aquino’s advice was no marching order but a suggestion for “conscience votes.”<\/p>\n\n

Tugna said that some 180 lawmakers were present during the meeting with the chief executive at Malacanang.<\/p>\n\n

The party-list lawmaker estimated that some 200 members of the House of Representatives will be voting for the termination of the debates on HB 4244.<\/p>\n\n

Meanwhile, pro-RH Bill rallyists were seen outside the gates of the Batasan Complex’s South Wing Building, calling on lawmakers to support the passage of HB 4244.<\/p>\n\n

Originally posted at 04:15 pm | Monday, August 06, 2012<\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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