RH BILL: THE GRAND DEBATE - Are you Pro or Contra?

Are you Pro RH-Bill or Contra RH Bill? The definitive debate on the Reproductive Health Bill, the most divisive issue facing the country today, airs May 22 from 8:45 – 10:45 pm only on GMA News TV.

No ordinary debate, GMA News and Public Affairs has given participants of RH Bill: The Grand Debate, weeks to carefully prepare their oral arguments. This guarantees every important aspect of the debate will be represented.

The debate’s umbrella question is this: Are you pro or anti the controversial House Bill No. 4244 also known as the Reproductive Health Bill?

Three motions or sub-topics will be tackled by the debaters: RH Bill as pro-choice, RH Bill as pro-poor and the RH Bill as being pro-women. After presenting each side, interpellation will proceed.

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This early, anti and pro RH Bill representatives from the government, religious groups and the women’s sector are working on their arguments. A three-man team will serve as panel of reactors. The reactors will base their comments solely on the merits of the debate and not on their personal opinions about the issue.

GMA News and Public Affairs is keeping the list of participants and reactors under wraps at this point but for sure RH Bill: The Grand Debate will be hosted by respected news anchor Mel Tiangco. Ably assisting her will be GMA News TV personalities, Pia Arcangel and RJ Ledesma, former competitive collegiate debaters.Source- GMANews

2011 Earth Day Jam- SM Mall of Asia (MOA) - May 6

SM Mall of Asia (MOA) will conduct a music tribute in celebration of the worldwide Earth Day movement.On Friday night, May 6 along Seaside Boulevard in Pasay. MOA  will be filled temporarily by guitar-donning, drum-beating ambassadors for Mother Earth. It’s Earth Day Jam 2011,

The event will feature more than 20 musicians and artists, with genres as diverse as world music, alternative, rock, reggae and ethnic music. Major bands and artists include The Dawn, 6cyclemind, Bloomfields, Brigada, Franco, Imago, Nina, Rivermaya, Session Road, Sitti, Skabeche, Tanya Markova and bringing in along veteran artist-producer Lou Bonnevie

DISENYO NG SMART CARDS, IPINAKITA NA SA PUBLIKO

Ipinakita ni Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras sa media, ang disenyo ng smart card na nakatakdang ipamahagi sa mga jeepney driver.

Ang nasabing smart card ay bilang tulong ng pamahalaan sa gitna ng patuloy na pagtaas sa presyo ng diesel. Samantala, makikita sa smart card ang franchise number ng jeep, plate number nito at ang seal ng Republika ng Pilipinas. Maaari itong gamiting pambayad sa mga gasoline station tuwing magpapakarga ang jeep ng 

diesel.

photo credit: talakayan at kalusugan

Ibang sistema naman ang ipatutupad sa mga driver ng tricycle habang hindi kasali sa programa ang mga pampasaherong bus. Target ng gobyerno na simulan ang pamumudmod ng smart card sa mga tsuper sa Mayo 1.

Sinabi ni Almendras, mga local government unit (LGU) ang mamimigay ng pondo sa mga tricycle driver habang mangangasiwa naman sa pamumudmod ng smart card ang isang task force na kinabibilangan ng DOE, Land Transportation Office (LTO) at Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

source:GMANEws

Matatandaang nauna nang ipinakita ang disenyo ng smart card sa GMANews tv bago pa ito pormal na ipinakita sa publiko. Read More: Pantawid Pasada Smart cards due to release — Malacañang