The controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill will not be passed before year-end, the leader of the majority coalition at the House of the Representatives said on Tuesday.
House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II said deliberations on House Bill (HB) 4244, or the “Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2011," will have to drag on to next year due to the number of congressmen who want to debate on the measure.
“Don’t expect that this [the RH bill] will be passed this year. I’m just being honest," he said at a press briefing, adding that more than 20 House members are still on the list of interpellators despite the fact that plenary debates on the bill started last March.
“We have to consider the legislative mill… Itong RH, in my experience as a floor leader, it’s not really time na pagbotohan ito," Gonzales said.
Gonzales, however, said HB 4244 will be put to a vote by next year.
“Alam kong may mga gusto na sagasaan ko na ito, pero ‘yung sagasa, ginagawa lang ‘yung if there’s a clear demarcation between winners and losers. Ito, mahirap talaga," he said.
The House has been deliberating on the RH bill for eight months now, despite the fact that President Benigno Aquino III called for “expeditious action" on the measure by including it on his government’s legislative priorities.
The RH bill, which promotes both natural and artificial methods of contraception, is being opposed by the Roman Catholic Church, which accepts only natural methods of family planning.
Last October, the Senate also suspended debates on the RH bill to give way to deliberations on the proposed P1.8-trillion national budget for next year. - Andreo C. Calonzo/KBK, GMA News The controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill will not be passed before year-end, the leader of the majority coalition at the House of the Representatives said on Tuesday.
House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II said deliberations on House Bill (HB) 4244, or the “Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2011," will have to drag on to next year due to the number of congressmen who want to debate on the measure.
“Don’t expect that this [the RH bill] will be passed this year. I’m just being honest," he said at a press briefing, adding that more than 20 House members are still on the list of interpellators despite the fact that plenary debates on the bill started last March.
“We have to consider the legislative mill… Itong RH, in my experience as a floor leader, it’s not really time na pagbotohan ito," Gonzales said.
Gonzales, however, said HB 4244 will be put to a vote by next year.
“Alam kong may mga gusto na sagasaan ko na ito, pero ‘yung sagasa, ginagawa lang ‘yung if there’s a clear demarcation between winners and losers. Ito, mahirap talaga," he said.
The House has been deliberating on the RH bill for eight months now, despite the fact that President Benigno Aquino III called for “expeditious action" on the measure by including it on his government’s legislative priorities.
The RH bill, which promotes both natural and artificial methods of contraception, is being opposed by the Roman Catholic Church, which accepts only natural methods of family planning.
Last October, the Senate also suspended debates on the RH bill to give way to deliberations on the proposed P1.8-trillion national budget for next year. - Andreo C. Calonzo/KBK, GMA News The controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill will not be passed before year-end, the leader of the majority coalition at the House of the Representatives said on Tuesday.
House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II said deliberations on House Bill (HB) 4244, or the “Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2011," will have to drag on to next year due to the number of congressmen who want to debate on the measure.
“Don’t expect that this [the RH bill] will be passed this year. I’m just being honest," he said at a press briefing, adding that more than 20 House members are still on the list of interpellators despite the fact that plenary debates on the bill started last March.
“We have to consider the legislative mill… Itong RH, in my experience as a floor leader, it’s not really time na pagbotohan ito," Gonzales said.
Gonzales, however, said HB 4244 will be put to a vote by next year.
“Alam kong may mga gusto na sagasaan ko na ito, pero ‘yung sagasa, ginagawa lang ‘yung if there’s a clear demarcation between winners and losers. Ito, mahirap talaga," he said.
The House has been deliberating on the RH bill for eight months now, despite the fact that President Benigno Aquino III called for “expeditious action" on the measure by including it on his government’s legislative priorities.
The RH bill, which promotes both natural and artificial methods of contraception, is being opposed by the Roman Catholic Church, which accepts only natural methods of family planning.
Last October, the Senate also suspended debates on the RH bill to give way to deliberations on the proposed P1.8-trillion national budget for next year. - Andreo C. Calonzo/KBK, GMA News
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