The Facebook page of ANC 24/7 is asking for its reader's suggestion on how to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem. This got me thinking, "what is the best way to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem?" It's easy to make suggestions, what's hard is the implementation and the cost of implementation. So what is the the best way to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem and the most cost effective solution? Punitive Fines Add caption First of all, any implementation will definitely cost money, a lot of money. The cause of the traffic mess is the people themselves so it's only right that those causing the traffic problem should be fined and the fine should hurt. That way, the fines will pay for the cost of enforcing the law. The fines should start at P500 and goes up every week if you don't pay it within 15 days. To enforce this and prevent people from ignoring the fine. It will be tied to their driver's license or car registr...
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RH Bill Fight Heats Up
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The fight regarding the RH Bill is heating up specially during the Holy Week. With President Aquino's support of the RH Bill. Several Catholic priest have floated the idea of excommunicating the President.
Retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz and Fr. Jerry Oblepias, the diocesan director of the Family Life Ministry in Laguna, both questioned the quality of Mr. Aquino’s Catholicism for supporting the controversial reproductive health bill.
Oblepias in particular said Mr. Aquino was a “bad Catholic” with a “conscience that is not well-formed.”
Cruz called the President “anti-Christian” for saying that he was prepared to be expelled from the Church if that is what supporting the reproductive health bill would entail.
He said that, "There are 2 ways for someone to be excommunicated. Abortion or harming the pope. But just in case the President signs the bill into law…he will not be excommunicated. Unless, if the church proves that he has an indirect hand on abortions, meaning because of his approval of the bill and abortions happen, then he becomes guilty,” Cruz warned."
So by his logic, if you so much as support the RH Bill, you can be excommunicated by indirect association.
With all these talk about excommunication, a writer at Filipino Freethinkers gave an interesting argument on why the CBCP should excommunicate themselves first.
The fight for the RH Bill got even more heated up when Fr. Jose Vermon "JV" Llano, a priest in Baguio urged churchgoers during his homily to leave if they support the RH Bill.
“If there is anyone in the Mass here who are pro-RH bill…please, go out. It’s useless.”
“What is this Mass for if you are pro-RH bill? What is going to Church for if you’re pro-RH bill?” Ilano was also quoted as saying.
Here's a video I found with Fr Llano's speech. Please ignore the other parts of the video for its anti-Catholic stand. It's the only one I can find.
Here is a link to the ABS-CBN News report about the fight between the Pro RH Bill and the Church.
According to EX-CBCP (Catholic Bishop's Conference in the Philippines) President Oscar Cruz, there are only two ways you can be excommunicated. Abortion or harming the Pope.
There are only two ways you can be excommunicated
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