by Connie Veneracion on January 23, 2004
From The Manila Times:
About three women are reportedly being raped each day last year, according to statistics released by the Philippine National Police on Friday.
The record shows a 5-percent increase in rape cases in 2003, or 1,117 incidents compared to the 1,063 cases reported in 2002.
Lest the public starts getting the impression that crime rates [...]
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by Connie Veneracion on January 17, 2004
Gloria Arroyo, in deference to the will of the Catholic Church, has adopted a government policy that encourages natural, not artificial, birth control. This is a sore issue with me, really. But, perhaps, not sore enough to prevent me from mulling over the subject still.
Just what is the big objection to artificial birth control [...]
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