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Isinusulong sa senado ang panukalang bigyan ng libreng menstrual products ang mga babae.


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Transcript
00:00 Meanwhile, the Senate is pushing for a bill to provide free menstrual products to women.
00:06 For Senator JV Ejercito, women have long been denied the right to have accessible and affordable menstrual products.
00:15 So it's time to normalize the issue of menstrual health and hygiene in the country.
00:20 Under Senate Bill 2475, the Department of Education has passed a law to provide menstrual products to female students.
00:29 Meanwhile, the Department of Health should provide these products to every barangay health center.
00:35 If the law is passed, the Philippines will follow Scotland,
00:39 the first country to implement free menstrual products for women.
00:45 If this bill is passed, the menstrual products will be free.
00:55 Is this bill good for our women's rights?
01:00 It's said that this is a big thing for netizens like Sheila Yumol to reduce their budget.
01:10 It's also good for Roseanne Peña-Flor, as long as the quality of the products is good.
01:17 Jocelyn Reyes said that every rural health unit should have its own supply and it should be free to women if they have a month to spend.
01:28 It's good for Lovejoy Soriano to pass this bill.
01:32 This is not the only issue.
01:35 There should be other issues like high prices for products.
01:41 There are a lot of comments on this.
01:43 Mary Ann Albay said that as long as it helps the budget, it's good.
01:48 But the question is, will we be able to give everything?
01:51 That's what we're waiting for.
01:53 [Music]

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