As debate over the anti-life Reproductive Health (RH) Bill heats up in the Philippine legislature, a new documentary highlighting the fight for life in the Philippines is set to air on Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN).
The short documentary film “The Philippines: Preserving a Culture of Life,” produced by Human Life International (HLI), underscores one of the most dramatic social and political struggles for life and family in the world. The film is already in heavy rotation on EWTN in the Philippines, and will debut in the United States and Canada on Tuesday, August 23.
This powerful pro-life documentary airs on EWTN in America and Canada on August 23 at 3:30 AM, then runs again on August 25 at 1:30 PM and August 26 at 9:00 PM. All times EST.
The program, shot in cinematic widescreen format, captures stunning scenes and heartfelt interviews with Filipino pro-lifers leading the charge against the RH Bill including Archbishop of Cebu Jose Palma, Philippine Congressman Dr. Anthony Golez, HLI Philippines Director Dr. Rene Bullecer and Dr. Ligaya Acosta, a former pro-abortion Philippine Department of Health manager who is now HLI’s Regional Director for Asia and Oceania.
“Right now, proponents of the anti-life RH Bill are still a few votes short of achieving their deadly goal,” said Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro-Carambula, interim president of HLI. “Our wish is that this documentary will inspire not only Filipinos, but pro-lifers around the world, to stand with our brothers and sisters in the Philippines against the culture of death.”
“It is profoundly inspiring to hear everyday Filipinos, as well as leaders from the political realm and the Catholic Church talk about how they have fought off this intrusive, anti-life and anti-family bill in its different forms for twelve years,” said Stephen Phelan, executive producer of the documentary and director of communications for HLI.
“It is in some ways reminiscent of the struggle over health care in [the United States] – a detached political elite continues to force through a bill that the people have said time and again that they don’t want,” said Phelan. “The bill’s backers use deceptive language, they are funded by hundreds of millions of dollars from outside the Philippines, and they are attempting to attack and divide the Catholic Church.”
“Everyone must understand what is going on in the Philippines, and how we are all bound in the struggle for life and family,” Phelan added.
HLI is currently working with Filipino pro-life organizations such as CBCP for Life and Filipinos for Life to spread the word about opposition to the RH Bill, and to promote the new documentary.
HLI is also hosting a contest on Facebook where pro-lifers are invited to leave a brief prayer for the Philippines or a note of encouragement for a chance to win a free DVD copy of the documentary.
To learn more about the film and the situation in the Philippines, visit www.hli.org/thephilippines.
In her open letter, a counselor for pregnant mothers, warns her fellow Filipinos of what she has witnessed first hand in the West: the breakdown of morality, family and faith due to sex education and contraception. You can read “Plea to Filipinos: Defeat the Tyrannous RH Bill” at http://fjdalessio.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/plea-to-filipinos-defeat-the-tyrannous-rh-bill/
I pray for victory for the Filipino people who love their children.
Thanks HLI for beautiful film. And what serenity and grace and youthful spirit in that elder face. Lovely.
What a great tragedy it is that we have to fight to have a right to “live”
How can other rights be permanent if the most basic of rights “to live” is challenged and removed. Surely no other “right” can stand securely?
I wish you all the best in the struggle to preserve and promote family and human life in the Phillippines!
Please don’t give in, all the countries in Africa will be treated the same way if this legislation in the Phillippines is allowed to be passed. We must all pray and work for the abortion mentality to be stopped once and for all.
We have been fighting the same problem in Zimbabwe, but the anti-life forces are still forcing ahead.
Please help us by your victory!!!
What a wonderful portrait of faith in a family centered and loving nation,
“the Philippines”. Don’t let the New World Order, ” culture of death” contaminate this nation of life. This example of Gods Plan for man on earth, it should be held
up high to all others on the planet as a living example of family, respect for all life
from conception to resception when we are finally welcomed home into Our Lords Kingdom. God Bless the Philippines and its people that they faithfully persists
and resist all attemps to let others dictate to them which God and their Countries
Constitution already grantee’s them. Keep the faith, our Prayers are with you in
your solemn struggle to fight this Satanistic cancer thats threatening your beloved
country.