MANILA, Philippines, Aug 4 (AP/UNB) - Philippine Roman Catholic Church leaders are leading a rally against a proposed law that would provide government funding for contraceptives and introduce reproductive health and sexuality classes in schools.

The House of Representatives is to vote next week on whether to end debate on the bill and bring it to a final vote.

In a statement read at Saturday's rally, Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Pangasinan province said contraceptives corrupt moral values and promote the view that babies are a nuisance.

The Philippines has one of the fastest growing populations in Asia. President Benigno Aquino III has expressed support for the right to contraception, while the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy opposes artificial birth control.