Hundreds of youth filled the galleries of the House of Representatives yesterday in what the newly organized youth coalition against Reproductive Health (RH) legislation stated as a first step in a series of mobilizations, information campaigns and other measures to combat the Reproductive Health (RH) bill pending in both chambers of Congress.
Lea Dasigan, council member of the Federation of National Youth Organizations (FNYO), acting as lead organizer on the House delegations, personally met with pro-life legislators, most of whom were part of the nine Young Legislators (9YL) who late last year banded together to fight the RH bill inside and outside the halls of Congress.
Lone district of Quirino Rep. Dakila “Dax” Cua personally approached the galleries and thanked the delegates–all garbed in red– expressing appreciation over what is seen as a demonstration of numbers.
“Salamat, maraming salamat sa pagbisita ninyo,” Cua expressed.
The 9YL members one by one went up the galleries to greet the young delegates, among them Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez (Leyte, 4th district), Karlo Alexei Nograles (Davao City, 1st district), Gabriel Quisumbing (Cebu, 6th district), Irwin Tieng and Mariano Michael Velarde (Buhay Party List), and Lord Allan Jay Velasco (Marinduque).
Earlier on the same day, a youth coalition composed of various youth organiations and movements in a press conference presented and signed a manifesto titled “Our Voice Our Vote” and declared combined moves to fight the RH bill.
One of the crucial measures the organizations are carrying out is educating their members on who among those running for public office in the 2013 election are pro-life and thereby deserving of their all-out support.
“The youth, in defense of our welfare, can and will invest our support in legislators who know how to genuinely invest in us. In solidarity, we declare our opposition to the RH Bill. This is our voice. This is our vote,” proclaimed the coalition. (CBCP for Life)
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