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Philippine Policies on Sea and State Issues

The document discusses the Philippine government's policy on the West Philippine Sea, highlighting concerns about reliance on international courts and the need for better security strategies. It also addresses the separation of church and state in the context of political involvement and critiques of state policies by church leaders. Additionally, it outlines the legality of abortion, same-sex marriage, divorce, euthanasia, and the death penalty in the Philippines, noting that these issues are against current state policies.

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Philippine Policies on Sea and State Issues

The document discusses the Philippine government's policy on the West Philippine Sea, highlighting concerns about reliance on international courts and the need for better security strategies. It also addresses the separation of church and state in the context of political involvement and critiques of state policies by church leaders. Additionally, it outlines the legality of abortion, same-sex marriage, divorce, euthanasia, and the death penalty in the Philippines, noting that these issues are against current state policies.

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a.) The government policy about the West Philippine Sea is ok although there were arguments that the
Philippine govt should not rely to much to the international courts. To manage the security
concern,which is the maritime disputes.

Our country depends always to other country like US. We are lsing strategy and lacking securty to the
West Philippine Sea. It gives abundance like marine resources, including fish and aquatic products.

b.) The Separation of Church and state shall be inviolable in the Omnibus Election Code, which disallow
the religious groups from registering as political parties, intervening in village-leverl elections, raising
campaign funds, as well as coercing subordinates to vote for or against any candidate.

If a church leader criticizes state policies, particularly on social injusticies, it is a violation?

I don’t think it’s a violation because the president himself started to criticized the Church.
Example during the presidential campaign, Duterte curse the Pope for creating the massive traffic jam in
Manila during his visit.

Although the Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) issued a pastoral letter
encouraging Catholics not to vote for a candidate who is morally reprehensible” and who has “scnt
regard for the rights of others and the taching of the Church (ABS-CBN News 2016).Before he start as
President, Duterte began criticizing the Catholic Church for its hypocrisy, corruption and political
meddling (Manila Standard 2016)

ON STATE POLICIES:

a.) Are the measured on abortion, same-sex marriage, divorce, euthanasia and the death penalty
against state polcies?

Yes its against the state policies. The Abortion is illegal in the Philippines. The Constitution
provision “The State” shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from
conception.”
The Divorce is [Link] Philippines is one of only 2 countries in the world that
does not allow divorce as a means to end a marriage.
Euthanasia is also illegal in the Phils. The Phil Senate considered passing a bill legalizing passive
euthanasia. The Catholic Church have strong opposition about this bill. Under current laws, the
doctors assisting a patient to die can be imprisoned and charged with malpractice.
About same sex-marriage , the Philippines does not offer any legal recognition about
this, civil unions or domestic partnership benefits.
About Death Penalty, the Philippines was the first Asian country to abolish the death
penalty under the 1987 Constitution, but it was re-imposed during the administration of Pres.
Ramos to address the rising crime in 1993, only to abolished again in 2006 after then Pres.
Arroyo signed a law reducing a maximum punishment to life imprisonment.

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