‘Abortion bill’ walang lugar sa Kamara - Belmonte

MANILA, Philippines – Sinabi ni Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. ngayong Biyernes na hindi kailanman pag-uusapan sa Kamara ang pagsusulong ng aboryson sa bansa.

"The idea of having an abortion bill is very far-fetched and involves playing God to the unborn which is a role we will not play. It also runs counter to our principle of aiming to improve the lives of our people. It is not and cannot ever be in our agenda," sabi ni Belmonte.

Naglabas ng pahayag ang House Speaker matapos magbigay ng desisyon ang Korte Suprema sa kontrobersyal na Reproductive Health Law.

Nitong Martes ay sinabi ng mataas na hukuman na naaayon sa Saligang Batas RH Law maliban sa ilang probisyon nito.

Nilinaw din ng mambabatas na wala rin sa kanilang agenda ang “Divorce bill” dahil inaasikaso nila ang pagsusulong ng Freedom of Information at ang pagbalangkas ng Bangsamoro Law.

"While a Divorce Bill has been indeed filed, my personal views on the issue as well as those of my colleagues will be irrelevant at this point because like any measure filed, it will have to go through the regular legislative process. This means that thorough studies, committee and possible public hearings will still be held before the bill reaches final congressional approval,” wika ni Belmonte.

"It is not a legislative priority as there are vital pending measures that need attention including the Bangsamoro, the proposal to revise economic provisions in our Constitution and even the FOI as well as other measures that need to be addressed mostly aimed at moving the country ahead and affording our people with a better quality of life.”