Kenneth+Chan+on+RH+Bill

The RH Bill is nothing but a mere anesthesia to the Philippine's ongoing economic crisis. The government is implementing such bill simply because they wanted to control the population growth of the Philippines (which I think overpopulation is not really a problem.) Moreover, I believe that the part of the REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE part of the bill is just an icing over the bill to capture people's attention, presenting the bill as somewhat something good and beneficiary to the people.

My first point is that instead of focusing on such "BILL", why not focus on how the government would be improving the country's economic state by utilizing such population. Population or MANPOWER can be used as a tool for development and nation improvement. Instead of spending millions of pesos in the implementation of the bill, why not use this sum of money to educate and build minds that would help the nation grow and develop. Take China and Japan for example. China has over a billion population. But we now see them as the next "BIG THING." On the other hand, Japan may have a small land territory yet their population is over a hundred million. Saying this, Japan is a country of technology and advancement. Even though they have a lot of people and are somewhat overpopulated, they seem to manage to become economically and financially adequate. My point here is that if our government uses the Philippine population wisely instead of controlling it, I believe that the Philippines would be a better country.

"Why extinguish fire when you can use it?"

My other point is that I believe the government is simply using the REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH care part of the bill as an icing. Like what they said, the bill doesn't tell the side effects of certain contraceptives such as pills and injections. It is also ironic, a section in the bill states that there should be no biases in implementing the bill but the bill itself is bias to its own. Moreover, if the government truly wants to pursue such law, I believe that they should stop promoting pills and such vaccinations. Instead, just promote the use of condoms and natural means of family planning.

In conclusion, I believe that overpopulation is not really a problem when used wisely. Implementing such bill is simply just giving an anesthesia to the true crisis of the Philippines which is the ongoing pummel of the Philippine economy, leading to poverty. No matter how hard the government educates the people regarding the reproductive health, the population would not really decrease. In sense, it is only futile, solving one problem with a wrong solution. No matter how good that solution is, it will not solve the problem. At the end of the day, the government should open their eyes and see the real dilemma of the Philippines. IT IS NOT OVERPOPULATION. IT IS THE INADEQUACY OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO RESPOND TO THE TRUE NEEDS OF THE FILIPINO NATION.