Poor and working women members of Partido ng Manggagawa joined the delegation of the Reproductive Health Advocacy Network (RHAN) in pushing Congress once more to vote on the RH bill immediately.  PM members trooped to the House of Representatives in Batasan, Quezon City during its plenary session this afternoon.

The brunt of the absence of a comprehensive program on RH has been taking its toll on poor women who have little or no access to RH services and commodities.  “Ten years is more than enough for our legislators to study the issue and make their stand.  Stop the dilly-dallying that is causing further injustice to women.  Botohan na!  At ngayon na!” asserted PM Secretary General Judy Ann Miranda.

Miranda added that House members should have the guts of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima.  “Since it seems that all representatives and senators have made their positions, let’s have it.  Worry about the consequences after the fact.  Anyway, it has been a decade.  Last night, Secretary de Lima had only a few minutes to decide on the Arroyos.”

PRESS RELEASE
16 November 2011
Partido ng Manggagawa
Contact Person: Judy Ann Miranda
0917-5570777; 0922-8677522