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Republic of the Philippines
Office of Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q.
Pimentel, Jr.
Senate, Pasay City
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Philippines: Group Urges Candidates to Include Family Planning in Platform
THE FORUM FOR FAMILY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT INC.
Room 305, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, Magsaysay Street, UP Diliman Campus, Quezon City
Website: www.forum4fp.org E-Mail: forum4fp@yaho.com / info@forum4fp.org
Tel No. +632-426-5484 Telefax +632-436-3269
April 14, 2007
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?Heed the people?s call, include family planning in your platform of government or lose in the election!? ? The Forum
This was the strong statement of population advocacy The Forum for Family Planning and Development as the latest result of Ulat ng Bayan Pulse Asia survey indicates 8 out of 10 Filipinos deems it important for candidates to include family planning in their program of action.
?The data from the latest survey of Pulse Asia will speak for itself, the people deems it important that candidates makes a stand on the issue of population. The candidates should not just shrugged off their shoulders and ignore the peoples? clamor for such measures,? said Benjamin de Leon, President of The Forum for Family Planning and Development.
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KALIKASAN-PNE
KALIKASAN? PEOPLES NETWORK FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
26 Matulungin St. Central District, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel./Fax; +63 (2) 924-8756; E-mail: kalikasan.pne@gmail.com
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April 14, 2007
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