Persef3 ( RH bill survey)

        Recently, I have done a survey on the RH Bill. The survey consisted the main issues regarding the bill, such as contraceptives, protection from STDs, and abortion. Based on the results of the survey, every respondent agrees with the passing of the RH Bill regarding contraceptives and its other purposes, which is to prevent STD's as much as possible. This may reflect that the students here at DLSU, even if they are from different colleges, have a modern way of thinking when it comes to population control and safe sex.
       Abortion is not included in the RH Bill. However, there have been reports that it might be added in the future. Regarding this issue, I asked respondents what they have thought of it in general. Most of the respondents are quite open to abortion, but the proper reasons must be needed. For example, if the mother is no longer strong enough to bear children, and it could be life-threatening if she pushed through with the pregnancy. Then, abortion is needed to save the life of the mother. Plus, for those who want abortion, in my opinion, it is their choice to do what they want with their body. Since the government is an institution that must provide services to its citizens, abortion should be legalized for those who want it.
        Another issue presented in the survey is a child's right to sex education. All of the respondents agreed with this reason. There are cases today in which that a person has no knowledge in issues related to intercourse. Sometimes, he or she would not understand the effects of what he or she may have done. People must be knowledgeable in this issue, because it is a natural part of life, and not knowing the possible effects could lead to serious consequences. People must be open to different scenarios regarding this topic.

Globdev (aids)

    It is World Aids Day, and it is common to hear news about the disease. Five of every Filipino have been testing HIV positive every day. Two HIV AIDS victims have shared their stories on how they caught the virus. Two of them were OFW's. The first one did not really enjoy using a condom during his sexcapades while he was still working abroad. The other one was gang raped by five men in Saudi Arabia, I supposed. Catching the disease is bad, and what makes it worse is to be discriminated by others. The Philippines wishes to reduce the number of AIDS victims by 2015. It seems that the number is increasing instead. The government must give off proper education on the disease, or it is also left to the people to learn about it. It is a serious case, and should not be taken lightly. The WHO stated that the reason why more Filipinos have been affected by HIV AIDS is the lack of education on the disease and that condoms are not accessible. If the people are afraid of the church, the pope already promoted condoms.

Here is a link of anti-AIDS campaign by mtv. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TULKUUGbqHw