Kopi Talk Showdown on RH bill

CONGRESS will defy the church and pass the Reproductive Health bill no matter what. The church is facing a big embarrassment if it does not change its position. *** The church is strongly opposing passage of the RH bill and threatens to excommunicate the President and others who will support the bill. We have a problem. *** Noynoy to support RH bill that will continue giving contraceptives to couples to control population growth. Majority of the people are behind him. *** Senators stand up to threat of church to excommunicate those who will support the Reproductive Health bill. *** Archbishop says using the Internet to collect bets for small town lottery, proposed by a franchise holder, will lead to more gambling. Faster bets, faster turnover of losses and winnings. *** Immigration Bureau is taking steps to stop human smuggling at the airport. It's about time. *** Sweepstakes Office says small town lottery was probably used as a front for jueteng. Probably. *** Muntinlupa City government bans use of plastics and other nondegradable materials within the city by 2011. A model for others to follow. *** Syndicate engaged in large-scale smuggling of Filipino workers to the US is busted. Good. *** Former Speaker Joe de Venecia made waves at the First All Parties Anti-Poverty Summit in China recently. He asked Asia's political leaders to take a united stand in urging international agencies to create an Asian Micro-Finance and an Asian Anti-Poverty Fund for millions of poor urban and rural families in the region. *** Secretary-General Chung Eui Yong of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties, met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon at the UN two weeks ago and confirmed that the UN endorsed JDV's proposal, which was adopted by the ICAPP in Kunming China at a meeting hosted by the Chinese Communist Party. *** Improper singing of the national anthem will become a crime under a law being passed in Congress. Double the penalty if the singer sings it off key. *** Malacañang and the church have agreed to stop their war on the Reproductive Health bill that will legalize use of contraceptives. There is no way they will give up on their positions on the issue. They will resume their conflict soon enough. *** Teenagers are the top users of condoms, according to a study. Naturally, they are the most sexually active and most prone to accidental procreation. *** Noynoy gets low grades on his first 100 days in office. Nothing to worry about. He has five years to make up for present shortcomings.