Groups Supporting the RH Bill

This morning I was thinking about all the groups that support the Reproductive Health Bill. I searched online, but couldn’t find a complete list, so I quickly decided to compile one myself. At first I was going to make an info graphic but the text would have been too small as there are so many groups supporting the RH Bill. The organizations against it are so few, and they’re all religious groups. So ask yourself, who are you going to trust on a bill that is aims to provide health care to poverty-stricken women? Then call your congressmen, because you can be sure the Anti-RH groups are.

Academia

192 Faculty members of Ateneo de Manila and University of the Philippines
Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (TAPAT)
Bigkis ng mga Iskolar Para sa Bayan Tungo sa Makabuluhang Pagbabago – UP Manila (BIGKIS UPM)
Buklod CSSP
George Akerlof, Economist & 2001 Nobel Prize-winner
Fr. Joaquin Bernas, Dean Emeritus of Ateneo Law School
Katilingban ng mga Aktibong Kabataan para sa Bayan (KAAKBAY)
Letran Student Council
Movement of Students for Progressive Leadership in UP (MOVE UP)
Partido sang Mainuswagon nga Bumulutho sa UP Visayas (PMB UPV)
Students of Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (EARIST) Manila
University of the East Student Council
UP Alliance for Responsible Involvement and Student Empowerment (UP ARISE)
UP Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral para sa Panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran (UP ALYANSA)
UP Association of Political Science Majors (UP APSM)
UP Babaylan
UP Bukluran sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino (UP Buklod Isip)
UP Business Administration Student Council (BAC)
UP Center for Women’s Studies
UP College of Mass Communication Interdependent Student-Centered Activism (ISA)
UP College of Social Sciences and Philosophy Student Council (CSSPSC)
UP College of Social Work and Community Development Student Council (CSWCDSC)
UP College of Science Student Council (CSSC)
UP Economics Towards Consciousness (UP ETC)
UP Diliman University Student Council
UP Law Student Government (LSG)
UP Manila University Student Council
UP Organization of Human Rights Advocates (UP OHRA)
UP Psychological Association (UP PsycA)
UP Samahan sa Agham Pampulitika (UP SAPUL)
UP School of Economics Student Council (SESC)
UP Sirkulo ng mga Kabataang Artista (UP SIKAT)
Youth Consortium for the RH Bill

Business

The Employers Confederation of the Philippines
Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines
Makati Business Club (MBC)
Management Association of the Philippines
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Civil Society

Akbayan
Waray-Waray Youth Advocates (WARAYA)
Democratic Socialist Women of the Philippines
Filipino Freethinkers
Gabriela National Alliance of Women’s Organizations in the Philippines
Philippine Atheists and Agnostics Society

Government

Commission on Human Rights
Department of Social Welfare and Development
Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cabinet Cluster
National Anti-Poverty Commission
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
Office of the President
Philippine Department of Health (DOH)

International

Avaaz
Plan International
Save the Children
United Nations Children Fund (UNCF)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
World Health Organization (WHO)

Medical

Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders and Advocates (AYNLA)
Alliance of Young Health Advocates
Philippine Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP)
Philippine Medical Association
Philippine Obstetrical And Gynecological Society
Reproductive Health Nurses Association of the Philippines
Society for Advancement of Reproductive Health-Philippines

NGOs

Council on Population, Health and Welfare Inc.
Family Planning Organization of the Philippines
The Forum for Family Planning and Development
The Human Development and Poverty Reduction Center
Lifeline Foundation Support Team Inc.
Likhaan
Maja_Japan Online Charity Corp
The Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development
Reproductive Health Advocacy Network
Roots of Health

Religious

Apostolic Catholic Church
Baptist Conference of the Philippines
Catholics for Reproductive Health
Christian and Missionary Alliance Churches of the Philippines
Christian Brotherhood International (CBI)
Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches
Council of Christian Bishops of the Philippines (CCBP)
Episcopal Church of the Philippines
Iglesia Filipina Independiente
Iglesia ni Cristo
National Council of Churches in the Philippines
The Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy (PCID)
Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches
Philippine for Jesus Movement
Seventh Day Adventist
Salvation Army
Southern Philippines Muslims Unity and Development Association (SPMUDA)
United Church of Christ of the Philippines
United Methodist Church

This is by no means exhaustive. If you know any more include them in the comments at the bottom of the list or email me at marcus@rootsofhealth.org.