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Officials from the Philippine government, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and the United Nations (UN) jointly launched on February 20, 2023, a program that aims to address the high rates of adolescent pregnancies in the country. Funded by the Republic of Korea, through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the joint program “Accelerating the Reduction […]
Senator Bong Go has expressed his concern over cases of teenage pregnancies in the country, especially among minors aged 10 to 14, calling on the government to conduct tougher initiatives to address the problem by guiding parents, their children and their communities as a whole to look after the youth. In an ambush interview after […]
Misleading information that may be accessed through social media looms as a big stumbling block that authorities must address if they want to bring down teenage pregnancies, Senator Robin Padilla said. Padilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, said youths spend as much as six hours a day on social […]
The House Committee on Youth and Sports Development chaired by Isabela Representative Faustino Michael Dy III approved several measures on adolescent pregnancy prevention. Approved subject to style and amendments were House Bill 79 authored by Albay Representative Edcel Lagman; HB 2062 by Rizal Representative Juan Fidel Felipe Nograles; HB 2524 by Calamba City Representative Charisse […]
Following the issuance of an executive order declaring the prevention of teenage pregnancy as a national priority, Senator Win Gatchalian reiterated the need to address existing gaps in delivering comprehensive sexuality education (CSE), which is highlighted in the passage of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Act of 2012 (Republic Act 10354). The RPRH […]
Following the Commission on Population and Development’s (POPCOM) report that pregnancies among minors aged 10-14 was up by 7 percent in 2019 compared to the previous year, Senator Win Gatchalian is calling for a more aggressive government response to prevent young girls from being pregnant and falling in the trap of “intergenerational poverty.” Gatchalian also […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles reiterated his call for Congress to pass a measure that will create a national policy on teenage pregnancy prevention amid reports that about 40 to 50 Filipino children aged 10 to 14 years old give birth every week. The Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) also said that an […]
As the country celebrates National Women’s Month this March, Senator Win Gatchalian also stressed on the need to curb teen pregnancy. Gatchalian zeroed in on teen pregnancy as it is considered a leading factor on why girls drop out of school. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) Annual Poverty Indicators Survey 2017, “marriage or […]