The lay arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), the Council of the Laity of the Philippines (Laiko), has called on the Senate to reject Senate Bill (SB) 1979, or the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Bill. In a statement issued on Thursday, Jan. 16, Laiko expressed...
Teaching sex education in schools is "very important" as it is meant to address issues that come with early pregnancy such as the mother and child's health and welfare, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN | Betheena Unite) In an ambush interview, Marcos...
Senator Risa Hontiveros refuted certain online criticisms against Senate Bill (SB) No. 1979, otherwise known as the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023, even as she dismissed them as "false information". In a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 15, Hontiveros, the bill's author, she said...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Jan. 15, reaffirmed its commitment to promoting the well-being of Filipino youth by strengthening the implementation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in schools. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) In a statement, DepEd Secretary Sonny...
Billie Eilish has hinted about her fluid sexuality in the past. But she hasn't really made clear her sexual orientation, something that fans have been hotly debating on social media. Some fans even accused her of queerbaiting due to her music video for "Lost Cause." She then posted a...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian wants to strengthen sexuality education to sustain the gains of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, or RH law, including the drop in teenage pregnancies. In a forum organized by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and...
In an effort to ensure that the reproductive health and other medical needs of the Filipino youth are addressed, the Department of Education (DepEd) led the launch of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Adolescent Reproductive Health (CSE-ARH) Convergence. (CLEMS DELA CRUZ / FILE PHOTO /...
"If you're comfortable with your sexuality why should you care?" This is how actor-singer Xian Lim reacted when his sexuality came into question recently. Xian believes that actors, at one point in time, were called out for their gender preference. "So I think coming in as a leading man or as an...
