Last month, Duterte blasted the local Catholic church as "the most hypocritical institution" and accused some of its bishops of asking for favors from politicians. The Philippine president-elect said Monday he would aggressively promote artificial birth control in the country even at the risk of getting in a fight with the dominant Catholic church, which staunchly opposes the use of contraceptives. During the campaign, Duterte had a tiff with Catholic bishops after cursing Pope Francis due to a monstrous traffic jam during the papal visit in January last year. "I will reinstall the program of family planning. Many politicians have tried to avoid colliding with influential Catholic bishops in the Philippines in the past by taking a vague position or not aggressively advocating contraceptives use.

Source: ABC News June 27, 2016 08:03 UTC