For more than a decade, the church also successfully derailed campaigns for Congress to pass a birth-control bill that would have mandated that the government hand out free contraceptives and that sex education be taught in schools.
But despite another intense church campaign, the landmark law was finally passed late last year.
The Supreme Court in March suspended the law until judges hear arguments from Catholic groups that have filed petitions arguing it is unconstitutional.
But the legislative defeat for the church highlighted what many believe is its waning influence in Philippine society.
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