“This is a dead and fossilized tirade which anti-RH solons like Cebu Rep. Pablo Garcia try to resurrect every time the RH bill is on the threshold of approval,” he said.
“Allegation is not proof. Garcia has consistently failed to prove his bare allegations,” he added.
Lagman, principal author of the RH bill, said Garcia is resurrecting the claim to delay passage of the bill.
Garcia alleged that non-government organization Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) supports the RH bill because it receives funding from the US.
Quoting from the organization’s website, Garcia said the group is receiving funding from the United Nations Population Fund and the US Agency for International Development, among other international donors.
PLCPD is an organization composed of congressmen who are charged an annual membership fee of P5,000 each.
It had an office in the upper floors of the House of Representatives building in Quezon City, but was forced to vacate the space when Garcia and other lawmakers opposed to the RH bill started criticizing them.
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