Reproductive health (RH) advocates under the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development Foundation (PLCPD) and the Philippine Non-Governmental Organizations Council on Population, Health, and Welfare (PNGOC) have endorsed 14 senatorial candidates in the next month’s general elections.

At a press conference, the “pro-RH” candidates endorsed by the groups are:

• Nereus Acosta (Liberal Party, or LP)
• JV Bautista (Sanlakas/Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino, or PMP)
• Martin Bautista (LP)
• Representative Ruffy Biazon (LP)
• Senator Pia Cayetano (NP)
• Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago (People’s Reform Party/Nacionalista Party, or NP)
• Senator Jinggoy Estrada (PMP)

• Representative Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan/LP)
• Yasmin Busran Lao (LP)

• Representative Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. (Kilusang Bagong Lipunan/NP)
• Representative Liza Maza (Gabriela/NP)
• Representative Satur Ocampo (Bayan Muna/NP)
• Gilbert Remulla (NP)
• Adel Tamano (NP)

source - http://thepoc.net/breaking-news/elections-2010/6170-rh-groups-endorse-qpro-rhq-senatoriables.html

Friday, 23 April 2010 04:48 PM Merck Maguddayao