I had first read House Bill 4244 or the Reproductive Health Bill last year when it gained popularity and had been for it since. In the wee hours of the morning, it finally passed through the second reading in the House of Representatives by a margin on 9. Honestly, I had no idea where this will take the RH Bill, and fortunately, the Official Gazette (PH Government's official website, yes we have one) has published a flow chart on how a a law is made.
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Based on the diagram, the RH Bill will now go to the Third Reading (scheduled for next week, I believe) and once approved, shall be transmitted to the Senate to go through another three readings, before going to the President for final action.
So I went to dinner with my friends and got home at around 2300. I open my twitter just in time to catch the beginning of the individual votes. I follow ANC on Twitter and they were tweeting lines of the Congressmen addressing the house and voting. After the fifth ridiculous tweet I read (which I couldn't retweet since 140 chars aren't enough for the line, and my reaction) I decided to simply write a wrap-up post to release my frustrations, musings, and/or appreciation. I compiled my "favorite" tweets from last night's preceedings.
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| This was all I could say last night |
