Bishops to monitor Aquino’s first 100 days

CATHOLIC bishops vowed to closely monitor the first 100 days of President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino as he officially assumes the presidency today.

“[It] is part of our socio-political advocacy,” said a spokesperson of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said on Tuesday, a day before Aquino’s inaugural. “It is part and parcel of our mission to be vigilant.”

“Otherwise we will be remiss with our duties as a Church if we don’t do that. It is part of the mission of the Church,” Msgr. Pedro Quitorio III, CBCP spokesperson, added.

The Church will keep an eye on the development of the Reproductive Health Bill, which it opposes, under the Noynoy Aquino administration.

“If they will continue to push for this Reproductive Health (RH) Bill, the Church will definitely make known its stand and oppose it,” Caloocan Bishop Deogracias Iniguez said.

Report by GMANews.TV