1. Sorry to say, the Secretary talks out of turn when he warns LGUs especially the barangay not to enact ordinances that “prohibit the promotion, sale, distribution and purchase of contraceptives such as condoms and pills.”
(a) The powers of the DILG which he heads have been emasculated by the adoption of the Local Government Code.
As secretary, he can no longer order LGUs around especially the barangay.
