Ladies and gentlemen, honorable adjudicators and fellow students of this great university, Good Day! We, the Affirmative side, strongly posit, no to same sex marriage!Marriage marriage! Marriage has always been a covenant between a man and a woman which by its nature were ordered toward the procreation of children and the unity and well being of the spouseshus, same se" marriage is beyond human comprehension, inconceivable and unacceptable for it is against moral decency and secularly offensive I strongly believe that marriage of the same sex should not be allowed in the Philippines under the following contentions: (WE D " #$E $I%#&' PE$'& P#$ I DE)'"E! *'+E ",'" -We./ '%'I0 P&E'$E *'+E ' E#*E'"I 1 2# '%#*E"$ 1I$"3 &I+E ",E E I P#" I 2# '11I*'"I4E $PEE5,3/ #irst,Allowing same se" marriage in the $hilippines is nothing but an attempt of ma%ing morally wrong action into a civil right he civil codehad been enforced for more than half a century while the family code becomes effective in not less than three decades already, and these laws were passed in co&e"istence with the increasing growth of the third se" individuals 't is ought to be %nown that there was no proposal to amend these laws but lgbt(s endeavor to push same se" marriage in the country is tantamount to circumvention of these codeswhich has been our country(s basis of its morals and traditions from the very beginninghis precept is irreconcilable with Article ) in relation to Art * of the #amily code+ which defines marriage as a permanent union between a man and a woman he law is very clear't does not mention a gay or a lesbianAmendment by ratification to suit the demand of a certain class only is highly improbable when matters of greater national interest such as educational reform, health programs, infrastructure to ease the traffic congestion and other important government projects reuire more funding and attention than this proposal -ence, same se" marriage is definitely not practicable .econd/ .W. surveys may show numerous constructive responses on same se" marriage but this does not mean that it reflects the collective thought of the people who will consider ma%ing a law favoring itApproval of marriage between persons of same se" will only encourage more homose"ual activities and promote their lifestyle in the community that one day those which are deemed forbidden maybe permitted in the society Legal recognition of the domestic relationship of the same se" is an obscure mandate tantamount to degrading our basic moral values and the sacredness of marriagewhich should otherwise reuire serious consideration and paramount importanceas provided in .ection *, Art )0 of the 1onstitution which provides that marriage as an inviolable social institution is the foundation of a family which the state protects 'f homose"ual 2marriage3 is widely accepted as the present step in se"ual 2freedom,3 what logical arguments can be used to stop the ne"t steps of incest, pedophilia, bestiality, and other forms of unnatural behavior4 Are we boundto accept these4 #ilipinos are not prepared nor are we ready to embrace union of the same se" because it would reuire immense alterations on the basic educational curriculum in school instructions, if only to educate people, by ma%ing it appear to the young minds that lgbt(s relationship is the ordinary norm rather than it being odd, and this entails critical slash on the national budget where other areas of greater concern are left behind 5y that very fact, this proposal should be outrightly denied for not being beneficial hird/ 't denies biological, physiological, and psychological differences between men and women which is the very essence of marriage 6es, adoption maybe resorted to but not to the
best interest of a child who will always be deprived of either his natural mother or father aside from the confusion it would bring on child(s orientation of who among his parents is the real mother and or the real father 7nfortunate for those who will be trapped by this situation #ourth, the argument that the $hilippines should follow the ruling of some powerful countries of the world such as 7nited .tates and 1anada which has legali8ed same se" marriageis similar to a collateral attac% by #ilipinos on their very own deep rooted traditional norms and values We may have a diplomatic relationship with those powerful countries but people9s sentiments should never be forsa%en by %eeping up with the global trends he #ilipinosvalue the family, people grew up in a morally upright environment where we adhere to noble ideals and aspirations as well as the teachings of our ancestors and to embrace this proposal is not only an insult but also a disrespect on them &astly0 it denies obedience on the divine law3 Why ma6e a sacred covenant between a man and a woman be intruded by homosexuals7 desire of ma6ing their domestic relationships with their partners legally recogni8ed9 Isn7t this not offensive on the Divine law that man and woman are created purposely for the perpetuation of human race9 *ay I reiterate0 only by a man and a woman and no one else3 What %od forbids we should not allow3 (",I$ I$ D'%E#$3 ",I$ I$ ' PE$'& 5**E" 'D " ' 5**E" )'$ED E&I')&E 1'5"$3 I1 2# 5'" $#PP" ",I$ WI", &E%'& )'$I$ ",E ",' 2# W )E&IE1$0 ",E I $"%&2 'D4I$E ",'" ",I$ )E $"I5+E #"3 ",E '11I*'"I4E $IDE 5' *'+E 2# P'2 1 ",I$ '%#*E"3/ With this, your -onors, ladies and gentlemen, let us all protect the holiness of one(s family, let us defend the right of a father and a mother, let it not be erased by the concept of same se" marriage .ay no Good day
