The Manila Police District has deployed teams to the Supreme Court to keep the peace during oral arguments on the controversial Reproductive Health Act on Tuesday afternoon.
Police have been instructed to observe maximum tolerance for both supporters and opponents of the law.
The Supreme Court will also enforce a “no pass, no entry” policy to maintain order during the oral arguments, reports said. Passes have already run out but the arguments will be shown over three monitors at the division hearing room, the main lobby, and the Court of Appeals auditorium.
The RH Law, which has provisions for sexuality and family planning education, was finally enacted in 2012 after decades of debate. The government has been prevented from implementing the law because it faces 14 petitions at the Supreme Court questioning its constitutionality.
