HOUSE BILL NO. 5043
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL POLICY ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH,
RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND POPULATION DEVELOPMENT, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2008“.
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – The State upholds and promotes
responsible parenthood, informed choice, birth spacing and respect for
life in conformity with internationally recognized human rights
standards.
The State shall uphold the right of the people, particularly women
and their organizations, to effective and reasonable participation in
the formulation and implementation of the declared policy.
This policy is anchored on the rationale that sustainable human
development is better assured with a manageable population of healthy,
educated and productive citizens.
