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[OPINION | Dash of SAS] Sotto attempt to remove fund for contraceptives is reproductive coercion
In November 2019, Sotto proposed to remove the P225 million budget specifically allocated to buy 300,000 contraceptive implants
Tanzanian president seeks end to contraception
'You have cattle. You are big farmers. You can feed your children. Why then resort to birth control? This is my opinion, I see no reason to control births in Tanzania,' President John Magufuli says in a speech on September 9
CA denies pro-life group's plea vs FDA
The Court of Appeals decision effectively lifts a TRO by the Supreme Court and paves the way for the implementation of the Reproductive Health Law
Lack of condom use contributes to rising HIV infections in PH
'Successive Philippine governments have failed miserably to propagate condom use and educate young Filipinos to avoid HIV transmission,' says Carlos Conde of Human Rights Watch
Want free condoms? SafeSpacesPH app tells you where you can get it
SafeSpacesPH is a mobile application where establishments that dispense condoms with water-based lubricants can be located
TRO on Implanon contraceptive implants deemed lifted
The Food and Drug Administration rules Implanon and Implanon NXT are non-abortifacients
Implanon contraceptive implants do not induce abortion – FDA
(UPDATED) The FDA certification that Implanon and Implanon NXT are non-abortifacients is a condition set by the Supreme Court for lifting the 2-year-old TRO on contraceptives
Duque assures public he’ll implement RH Law
DOH Secretary Francisco Duterte III once followed ex-president Gloria Arroyo's hardline stance against contraceptives when he served in her Cabinet
Contraceptives review won't be influenced by politics, hysteria – FDA
FDA director general Nela Charade Puno emphasizes the agency's review of 51 contraceptives – which could soon lead to the lifting of the SC TRO – is 'technical and scientific in nature and not a political one'
[OPINION | DASH of SAS] Lifting TRO on contraceptives: Waiting for the FDA
We need to make sure the FDA hears our voices. We need to let them that we urgently need them to complete the resolution on the 51 contraceptive brands.
FDA to certify implants as not inducing abortion – PopCom
(2ND UPDATE) With the FDA set to certify contraceptive implant brands Implanon and Implanon NXT as non-abortifacients, the DOH and RH Law advocates expect the Supreme Court to lift its TRO
Want to tackle economic inequality? Start by meeting women's RH needs – UN
The United Nations Population Fund's State of World Population 2017 focuses on reproductive health and rights in the age of inequality
Ubial expects TRO on implants to be lifted by September
The Commission on Population also clarifies that the temporary restraining order on contraceptive implants has not become permanent
[Dash of SAS] Harmful side effects of SC TRO on contraceptives
The TRO gave anti RH officials the perfect excuse to restrict the implementation of the RH Law in accordance with personal beliefs
FDA to hold hearing on contraceptives' certification on August 21
The FDA will hold a series of summary hearings on contraceptives to comply with the SC s conditions to lift the TRO against two brands of implants
[DASH of SAS] That Supreme Court TRO
The Supreme Court did not issue a temporary restraining order TRO against the implementation of the RH Law They issued a TRO on contraceptives
Sereno clarifies: No TRO on RH law or pills, just 2 implants
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno reiterates that the issue is now for the Food and Drug Administration to resolve
Population Commission hopes SC will soon lift implants TRO
We now have a roadmap wherein the TRO will be lifted we hope within the year says Commission on Population Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez III
Conflict-zone contraception for the Boko Haram homeless
According to the International Rescue Committee internally displaced people are extremely vulnerable to sexual abuse
[DASH of SAS] Supreme Court TRO on contraceptives not yet lifted
But the High Court clarifies its decision on a number of issues concerning contraceptive implants and the product registrations of all oral contraceptives
FDA to hear soon whether implants cause abortion
UPDATED The health secretary echoed the Supreme Court s explanation that the TRO would be deemed lifted if the questioned drugs and devices are found not abortifacient
#PinayTakeAction: Let's talk about reproductive health
Watch our discussion on reproductive health and find out how you can take action
Filipino women, couples 'facing limited choices for RH' – Ubial
Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial says health workers face an unprecedented challenge but the agencies working on reproductive health will not falter
TRO on implants to stay, SC blames DOH for delay
The High Court notes that the temporary restraining order it issued in 2015 never meant to enjoin the processing of the entire gamut of family planning supplies that have been declared as unquestionably non abortifacient
[DASH of SAS] Running out of birth control and running out of time
What women need to do as birth control pills and other hormonal contraception options disappear from drug stores
#DontTakeAwayMyBirthControl: Besh, we need to talk about RH law again
Sign the petition asking the Supreme Court SC to lift its TRO on contraceptives
[Dash of SAS] When you run out of birth control pills
President Duterte’s signing of EO 12 is a step in the right direction, but the Supreme Court still has to lift its TRO
[DASH of SAS] Give the gift of choice
Support some groups who empower Filipino families to exercise their reproductive health rights even when the Department of Health could not
DOH asks Supreme Court to lift TRO on contraceptives
The DOH s motion for reconsideration also seeks the reversal of a decision that ordered the FDA to determine if certain contraceptive drugs and devices are abortifacients or non abortifacients
SC denies plea to lift TRO on distribution, sale of implants
The High Court orders the Food and Drug Administration to find out whether certain contraceptive drugs and devices are abortifacients or not
SONA 2016: Duterte urges full implementation of RH law
But the President is silent on a 2015 temporary restraining order from the Supreme Court which advocates consider the biggest challenge in implementing the reproductive health law
The Hague ruling, Duterte’s rating, contraceptives | 6PM wRap
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Most contraceptives to run out by 2018 – PopCom
UPDATED Filipino women will be left with a limited number of expensive products by then as the more affordable products will lose their certificates in 2017 says the Commission on Population
Use of modern family planning methods in PH rose in 2015 – report
A report says government and non governmental organizations allocated a total of P40 70 billion in 2015 for the implementation of the Reproductive Health law
Abortion rates plunge in rich nations, unvaried elsewhere – study
Researchers say the stubbornly high rate of abortions in poorer countries highlights an urgent need for better access to modern contraception including the pill implants and IUDs
Probe into RH law implementation starts April 1
It is not enough that we have passed the RH Law; we must ensure that its provisions are carried out and that its promise of non judgmental and safe access to RH commodities and information is fulfilled
RH advocates endorse Robredo for VP, 3 senatorial bets
The Purple Ribbon for RH Movement deems Senator Tito Sotto and Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquiao as unworthy of the people s vote
Vatican says chill, Pope not backing pill
Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi says the pontiff had been talking about the possibility of having recourse to birth control only in emergency cases
Pope on Zika and contraceptives, Marcos wealth, Toyota | 12PM wRap
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Pope Francis on Zika: Contraception a lesser evil
The pontiff says abortion is a crime but adds that avoiding a pregnancy is not an absolute evil
Youth-friendly HIV testing center opens in Manila
LoveYourself Uni also functions as a community center where people can hang out in a safe non judgmental environment
The kids are having sex and they are not OK
Studies show that more young people than ever before are sexually active but without proper sexual reproductive health information and access to contraception they are left banging in the dark
Sotto threatens to sue Rappler, columnist for piece on RH budget cut
The senator wants the Thought Leaders piece Magnanakaw sa Senado by Dr Sylvia Estrada Claudio taken down within 10 days
Meeting RH-related SDG targets: 'Work must start from Day 1'
Former health secretary Esperanza Cabral talks about what the Philippines must do differently to achieve the targets under the Sustainable Development Goals related to reproductive health
[DASH of SAS] Her name is Rosalie and she has 17 children
The scrapping of the P1 billion DOH budget for contraceptives will affect about 4 million women who are among the poorest of the poor
'Magnanakaw' sa Senado
Hindi matanggap ni Senator Tito Sotto na tinalo siya ng mga maralita at mga kababaihan nang maipasa ang reproductive health law kaya t ninakaw niya ang P1 bilyong pondo nito sa bicameral committee
DBM: Enough funds in 2016 budget for RH law
Budget Secretary Florencio Abad says the health department can draw at the very least around P900 million from different fund sources to buy family planning commodities
Pia Cayetano: Difficult to trust Legarda again after RH budget cut
UPDATED [The bicameral committee] disregarded the sanctity of the system The chairperson is supposed to represent our interest but did not says the principal sponsor of the reproductive health law
DOH to source P337.5M for contraceptives from 2015 budget
The fund meant for the purchase of blood pressure apparatus for barangay health workers will now be used as the source of funds for contraceptives in 2016
DOH may have to divert family health fund to purchase contraceptives
Health Secretary Janette Garin explains how the justifications for the P1 billion reproductive health budget cut by senators Legarda and Sotto don t add up
