Thursday, May 26, 2005

Mayor Lito Atienza : "My wife was a demon!"

(The following is a news article based on a feature entitled "In Manila, Pills and Condoms Go Underground" by Jaileen F. Jimeno of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. No serious newspaper will publish it. But the facts are all true. If it sounds idiotic, it's because it is.)

Manila Mayor Lito Atienza recently revealed that his wife became the devil incarnate after taking birth control pills without his knowledge after the birth of their fifth child.

Though Mayor Atienza refused to reveal details of his spouse's demonic behavior, the mayor confirmed that birth control pills were behind his loving wife's transformation.

Atienza says his wife "took the pill without my knowledge and I tell you, she became a devil, a demon."

Mrs. Atienza could not be reached for comment.

To ensure fellow ManileƱos do not share his fate, Mayor Atienza has prohibited hospitals and barangay heath centers funded by Manila City Hall from distributing contraceptives like condoms and birth control pills to residents of Manila.

The mayor-- who is also Chairman of Pro-Life Philippines-- issued Executive Order 003 on February 29, 2000, which upholds natural family planning methods and discourages "the use of artificial methods of contraception like condoms, pills, intrauterine devices, surgical sterilization and others."

In line with this, Atienza has ordered hospitals funded by the City of Manila to deny requests for sterilization procedures like tubal ligations and vasectomies. This is consistent with his "the more, the merrier" population policy anchored on his thesis that a population boom will lead to prosperity.

(Read the full report of the PCIJ here.)

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