92% Reject RH Bill When Informed of Provisions

Conducted By: The HB&A-ARO Research
Group
Two of the established research
organizations in the Philippines teamed up
recently:
 HB&A International Research:
Established in 1997, affiliated with Louis
Harris & Associates for technology transfer.
 Asia Research Organization:

Established in the 1950’s, the Philippine
affiliate of Gallup International.
The HB&A-ARO Research

Conducted By: The HB&A-ARO Research
Group
HB&A took care of total project
management, data analysis, final reports
Coverage:
and presentation.
1. Questionnaire Construction and Sample
Design
2. Recruitment and Training of Field
Interviewers
3. Backcheck/Quality Control/Supervision
4. Data Encoding and Tabulation
5. Analysis and Report Preparation
ARO’s experienced
6. Presentation field interviewers were
of Results
deployed in all 16 cities and 1 municipality
of Metro Manila.
Sampling Design and
Methodology
Base of 500 respondents:
 Representative sample of 50 barangays

from all barangays in Metro Manila. Ten
(10) respondents per barangay.
 Households selected via a skip-interval
method from every barangay starting
point.
 Randomly selected respondent of
reproductive age in every household.
 50% male/50% female respondents

Key Findings: Profile of
Respondents
AGE RELIGION
62% are aged 34 90% Catholic
below
4% INC
38% are
Age 35 and above
Bracket % 2% Born
18 to 24 years old 28% Again
25 to 34 years old 34% 1% Protestant
35 to 44 years old 25% 3% Others
45 to 54 years old 12%
55 years old and 1%

above

Respondents
EMPLOYMENT SOCIO-ECO CLASS
STATUS
2% C1
51% are working
19% C2
49% are non-working
65% D
14% E
BY TYPE OF
EMPLOYMENT
GENDER
49% Private Sector
50% Male
47% Self-Employed
50% Female
4% Government
Respondents
MARITAL STATUS OF THOSE WHO ARE
38% are single MARRIED:
62% are married 91% are married and living

together
OF THOSE WHO ARE
SINGLE: 3% are married but spouse is
away often (within Phils.)
64% never married
3% are married, spouse is OFW
28% live-in
relationship 3% are married, but living
separately.
5% previously
married and marriage HAVE CHILDREN?
annulled 74% have children
Intent to Have (More) Children
Among those respondents who currently

don’t have children,
96% want or plan to have children in

the future.
Among those respondents who already have

children, the average number of children is
3.
19% of them intend to have more

On Family Planning

Intent to Practice Birth
Spacing
96% intend to
practice birth
spacing or family
planning

On Abortion

Who Can Give or Take Away
Life
98% said only
God has the right
to give and take
away life.

What Stage Life Is Formed
91% agree that human & animal life start upon
conception, i.e. when the sperm joins the egg.
77% agree that humans differ from animals because

of the existence of a soul many believe exists at the
point of union of the sperm and egg.
71% disagree that human life may be terminated at

the point of union if regarded the same as animals.
86% agree that human life must not be terminated

at the point of union because humans differ from
animals due to the soul’s presence.

RP Constitution Protects Life
In the Philippine Constitution, the State shall
equally protect the life of the mother and the life of
the unborn from conception. (Art. II, Sec. 12)
57% are aware of this provision.
87% agree with this feature of the

Constitution.

On Abortion
98% would not ever consider aborting their

unborn child still forming in the womb even if
the pregnancy is unplanned.
98% would not consider or condone aborting

a baby even within the first three months.

On Abortion
80% do not believe it is all right to terminate

an unwanted or unplanned pregnancy within the
first three weeks.
(15%believe)
78% are against any form of termination
of a baby.
(21% are not against)

On Abortion Being Illegal
95% are aware that abortion is illegal in

our country.
92% agree that abortion should continue

to be illegal.

On The RH Bill

Awareness of the RH Bill
73% are not

aware that our
congressmen have
been trying to pass
a reproductive Health
Bill while many lay
people and the Catholic
Church are strongly
opposed to it.
(16% are aware)

RH Bill Issue: Sex
Education

Who Should Teach Sex
Education
65% agree that
fathers can best teach
their sons about sex
while mothers can
best teach their
daughters about sex,
more than teachers.
88% of parents who

agree wish to be trained
how to teach their children
correctly about sex.

RH Bill Issue: Sex Education
75% are not aware

that if the RH Bill
becomes a law, Sex
Education will be
taught as early as
Grade 5, with
emphasis on the
technical and
biological aspects
without necessarily
covering the moral,
religious and
spiritual facets.
58% are aware that in other countries where

early Sex Education was introduced -
emphasizing only the biological and technical
aspects - teenage pre-marital sex and sexual
abuse by teachers towards students increased
significantly.
88% are concerned that the same thing

might happen to our country if this RH bill turns
into law.

Re: Statement that the number of teen pregnancies, abortions
and family dislocations increased significantly in the countries
where sex education was taught by teachers, not by parents to
very young children aged 10-11:
53% said they are very concerned.

• 23% said they were aware/are very concerned.
• 30% said they were not aware/are very
concerned.
45% said they want to know more about it.
• 28% said they are aware/want to know more
about it.
• 17% said they are not aware/want to know more
about it
87% disagree to
allow their children to
be taught by school
teachers about the
technical and
biological aspects of
sex in a co-ed
environment, and
possibly “tutored” by
their teachers if they
are not up to par with
their lessons.
RH Bill Issue:
Contraceptives

RH Bill Issue: Contraceptives
Side Effects of Birth Control Pills:

1.That BCP’s have a 3%-5% failure
rate.
 59% are aware
 50% are very concerned


2.That BCP’s increase the risk of
breast, cervical and other cancers in
women.
 55% are aware


3.That BCP’s pose an increased risk of
stroke and heart attack.
 44% are aware


4.That regular intake of BCP’s results
in vitamin deficiency in women.
 37% are aware


5.That regular intake of BCP’s cause
deformities in children.
 61% are aware


6.That there are documented cases of
multiple births as a result of BCP use.
 24% are aware


7.That urinary tract infections (UTI)
have been reportedly caused by BCP
use.
 43% are aware


8.That weight gain is a common
observation among women who
regularly use BCP’s.
 78% are aware

On Abortifacients

On Availability of
Abortifacients
85% are not
aware that if the RH
Bill is passed, teenage
children can secure
abortifacient devices
and substances
without their parents’
knowledge and
consent
(7% are aware)

On Availability of
Abortifacients
92% do not agree with the plan to make
available free of charge Birth Control Pills, IUDs
and the like to young teenage children
without the parents’ knowledge and consent.

On Natural Methods

Awareness of Natural
Methods
83% are aware of natural methods which,
when properly used, can result in a higher
success rate in planning and spacing births
compared to artificial methods.
(15% are not aware)

Willingness to Learn Natural
Methods
75% are willing to learn how to use natural
methods instead of artificial methods.
(22%are not willing)

On Contraceptives
as Essential
Medicines

On Contraceptives as Essential
Medicines
The top 10 leading causes of mortality are among
Filipinos were presented:
1. Diseases of the 6. Tuberculosis

Heart
7. Chronic Respiratory
2. Diseases of the Diseases
Vascular System
8. Diabetes
3. Cancer
9. Certain conditions
4. Pneumonia before conception
5. Accidents 10.Kidney/Renal Failure

Medicines

Medicines
90% do not agree for
Congress to appropriate
at least 2 billion pesos to
the detriment of other
essential medicines
that are needed for free
vaccinations for
children, treatment of
dreaded diseases and
other more important
health and medical
concerns.
On Sterilization

On Sterilization Without Spousal
Consent
93% do not
agree for their
spouse to
undergo
sterilization
without their
prior consent as
now required
by law.

On Population and Economic
Development
Statements Presented:
Birth rates in different countries have declined not
because of birth control but due to changes in
attitudes, education, urbanization and economic
development, a desire for a better way of life, and
the tendency to marry late and have fewer
children.
Many developed countries are concerned that their
population is now shrinking and are incentivizing
young couples to start families and have more
children.
Countries with huge populations, like India and
China, have grown in economic development and
On Population and Economic
Development
The Philippines has 90+ million people and
because of our human resource talent, over 10
million are employed overseas. Because of OFW
remittances, the country has been spared of the
current recession that has hit many developed
countries.
82% agree that our human resource

strength and population size will make us even
stronger in the coming years provided corruption
can be reduced significantly and our government
officials truly serve our people.
(16% disagree/2% DKCS)
Features of the RH Bill
Statements Presented:
The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI has expressed
the Catholic Church position, stating grave concern
that the RH Bill may be passed. The Catholic
Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)
expressed the same concern.
The concern has to do with the resultant immoral
society whose people will no longer follow Church
teachings, which would result when the
contraceptive mentality takes root in a country,
leading to high abortion rates, high divorce rates,
and increase in the number of teenage and out-of-
wedlock pregnancies. The HB&A-ARO Research
90% are not in favor of

Congress passing a bill that
will:
Require children aged 10-11
to learn sex techniques with
vivid pictures from male and
female teachers who will
explain only the biological and
technical aspects of sex.

will:
Make available to young
children and young teens –
without parental consent -
condoms, IUD’s, Birth Control
Pills and other abortifacients, and
if doctors and health workers
refuse them, they can be jailed.

will:
Allocate extra funds for
government to buy Birth Control
Pills, condoms, etc. to the
detriment of other essential
medicines.


will:
Allow one’s spouse to
undergo vasectomy/tubal
ligation without prior consent
as required by law.


will:
Encourage a contraceptive
mentality that will lead to
an abortive mentality.

Final Vote on the RH Bill
92%DISAPPRO
VE For Congress to
pass the
Reproductive
Health Bill.
(4% approve/4%
DKCS)

Thank You

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Conducted By: The HB&A-ARO Research

 Asia Research Organization:

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 Representative sample of 50 barangays

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55 years old and 1%

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62% are married 91% are married and living

Among those respondents who currently

96% want or plan to have children in

Among those respondents who already have

19% of them intend to have more

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77% agree that humans differ from animals because

71% disagree that human life may be terminated at

86% agree that human life must not be terminated

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57% are aware of this provision.

87% agree with this feature of the

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98% would not ever consider aborting their

98% would not consider or condone aborting

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80% do not believe it is all right to terminate

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95% are aware that abortion is illegal in

92% agree that abortion should continue

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73% are not

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88% of parents who

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75% are not aware

58% are aware that in other countries where

88% are concerned that the same thing

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53% said they are very concerned.

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