RH Bill Bill : The Grand Debate airs May 22 on GMA News TV

The definitive debate on the Reproductive Health Bill, the most divisive issue facing the country today, airs May 22 from 8:45 -- 10:45 pm only on GMA News TV.

No ordinary debate, GMA News and Public Affairs has given participants of RH Bill: The Grand Debate, weeks to carefully prepare their oral arguments. This guarantees every important aspect of the debate will be represented.

The debate's umbrella question is this: Are you pro or anti the controversial House Bill No. 4244 also known as the Reproductive Health Bill?

Three motions or sub-topics will be tackled by the debaters: RH Bill as pro-choice, RH Bill as pro-poor and the RH Bill as being pro-women. After presenting each side, interpellation will proceed.

This early, anti and pro RH Bill representatives from the government, religious groups and the women's sector are working on their arguments. A three-man team will serve as panel of reactors. The reactors will base their comments solely on the merits of the debate and not on their personal opinions about the issue.

GMA News and Public Affairs is keeping the list of participants and reactors under wraps at this point but for sure RH Bill: The Grand Debate will be hosted by respected news anchor Mel Tiangco. Ably assisting her will be GMA News TV personalities, Pia Arcangel and RJ Ledesma, former competitive collegiate debaters.

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[JusticeForPinoys]

Lack of progress inhibits a nation's potentials for improvement and advancement needed to succeed. Filipinos have the capacity to fulfill their potentials but without the means, they plateau and ends up poor. High Birth Rate is not to blame and RH or Abortion is not the solution, but on the contrary the more Babies born the better for a country because it's the population that makes for the Supply and Demand system work. I blame corruption. Make the people your priority not your fat bank accoun

[kit2ng219]

philippine bullshit - manila bus crisis - abu sayyaf and the muslims - communist rebels - tagalog arrogance and manila centrism - priests and the catholic church - catholic persecution of protestants - corruption, tied with catholicism - crab mentality - tagalag as the national language - tagalog history being taught in schools

[tcrusader1]

Rh Bill is one of so many important policies the country needs but it is crucial to control the rapid population growth so children in slams or poor communities have better chance to get educated. Children with so many siblings in these areas are deprived of education if their parents are more concern about feeding the whole family than sending them to schools because of lack of modern family planning. Children will be productive citizens in the future if they acquire formal education.

[michaelmedina79]

Try funding a bill that would tax the rich more than the poor. Mas bibilib pa ko sa inyo. This RH bill will waste billions of pesos without even accomplishing anything. It's like building a house on ay foundation of sand. Why not put the countries money on sustainable economic growth bills, haven't heard any senator recommending this since it would be hard to explain to the public what fiscal stability is and it would be easier to just flaunt condoms. Just another case of grandstanding.

[michaelmedina79]

It is never another person's right to take another's life.

[michaelmedina79]

Instead of putting funds into this bill we should put it in "economic development'. This is a short term plan. It doesn't mean that if our population is reduced that there will be no poverty and malnutrition in the country. In a group of 10 people if none of them have 5 pesos to buy a loaf of bread all of them will starve. But if a guy with 100 pesos comes by and gives them bread, which he has lot's off, this will solve there problem.

[hunk0326]

@grinlocks - malamang bobo ka o sadyang pinaganak kang tanga. marami demonyo ang panginoon mo. pag namatay ka tatanungin ka sa itaas kung maka-diyos ka o demonyo ang sinasamba mo

[hunk0326]

bakit nyo pa binoto si A.B.noy, nag kandeletse tuloy kau. ang mahirap lalo pa mag hihirap. kawawa naman kau. asahan nyo tataas pa lahat ng bilihin sa maiksin panahon lang. ikumpara nyo bilihin unong 2009 -2010 at ngayon malayo ang pinagkakagastusan natin. MAG PEOPLE POWER ULIT para masulosyonan ?

[hunk0326]

may disadvantage ang RH bill. babawasan ka sa tax dahil dun nila kukunin ang budget dito, natural liliit ang sweldo na iuuwi mo sa pamilya mo ang sama pa rito tataas naman ang bilihin. kaya double impact. sunod kawawa ang mga babae na gagamit nito. walang gamot na walang side effect tandaan nyo yan. marahil maliit lang pero kung lagi mo ito iinumin maiipon sa katawan ng babae ang masamang epekto sa katawan. pwede rin ito maging toxic or ang magiging baby ay hndi normal. pwede rin iyon sa epekto

[Shlomayo]

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No to RH bill!