WHY THE DELAY?!

Many people argue that the reason for the delay of the implementation of the reproductive health bill is due to its target audience-the poor people. The people who are not for the bill say that it only affects the marginalized ones. And this is true! A root cause of over population can also be recognized by the lack of education in our country. Aside from the lack of education, its poor system also contributes to the problem. All of the facilities in our public schools fail at the level of its conduciveness for learning.

Most public schools in our country accommodate about fifty students per teacher. For the lectures to be effective a ratio of 1 is to 25 or 20 is the most recommended. Truly, the Philippines fail to meet this effectiveness hence the need to improve the system.

Because the education system of the Philippines is very poor this results into citizens of the Philippines not knowing much anything about family planning. They are not aware of the cause and effects of continually having kids or not having kids in that matter. Which is very important, especially that this is done with much consideration of your background and financial standing.

I have attended a forum regarding the reproductive health bill in our school last year and they have presented very valid reasons of why the bill should be passed and why it should not be passed also. The people anti the reproductive bill argues that aside from the poor people being the target of this bill, it is very inappropriate for students in the elementary and high school be taught sex education. Doing so makes the elder allow them to be open to a world that should be entered by adults only.

The pro-side however will argue that there is no particular standard that we have to follow. Who says that kids cannot be taught and lectured about sex education? Yes, Moral will definitely enter the picture. However, everybody ought to understand that different people have different morals. Sex education will be taught so that kids would learn the reasons for people being engaged in sex. Aside from that, they will learn the various effects and responsibilities of doing so. It is not like teachers who will lecture the student’s sex education will encourage them to engage in sex. Definitely not, its main objective is to be able to make them aware of its pro’s and cons and encourage them to do this on the right time.

The bill has been going on for a very long time now and I firmly believe that the one of the reasons for the delay of a decision for this bill is just for the media to garner attention. They of course earn from this too, and it is a way for many politicians to get the people’s attention away from the more important matters and issues. Instead of focusing on the education system, this bill is brought up and so many more other issues. It is terrible that its been just a cycle argument.