TACLOBAN CITY – Despite the decrease in teenage pregnancy among Filipino women aged 15 to 19-years-old from 6.9 percent in 2017 to 4.9 percent in 2022 based on the National Health and Demographic Survey (NDHS), the Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) in Eastern Visayas (Region...
Motherhood convinced her to accept this coveted slot Rihanna made her long-awaited return to the stage at the Super Bowl with a career-spanning medley of pop bangers, but it was her baby bump that dominated the conversation. The megastar appeared in the stadium midair on a floating stage, donning a...
Bianca King is doing away with social media. At least until she gives birth that is. She told fans about this recently, sharing documentation of her first pregnancy. On Instagram, the 37-year-old recalled her nine-month journey carrying her baby with husband Ralph Wintle. "It’s time for me to...
Senators on Tuesday, February 7 called for stricter regulations on the sale of alcoholic beverages as part of the government's program to address the rise in teenage pregnancy. Sen. Raffy Tulfo suggested this during the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality's...
Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday, February 7 urged the government to act with dispatch on the rising pregnancies among very young girls and teenagers, noting that majority of the registered adolescent live births involved men who are older than the girls. Citing data from the Philippine Statistics...
Liberal Party (LP) President Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has trumpeted the House committee-level approval of the proposed Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act. (Charles Deluvio/ Unsplash) In statement Friday, Feb. 3, Lagman said that “Young people have the right to lead healthy lives and...
The House Committee on Youth and Sports on Thursday, Feb. 2, approved a substitute bill, subject to amendment and style, that would institutionalize a comprehensive policy against the prevalence of teenage pregnancy and make family planning methods accessible to sexually active minors. Filipino...
Concerned with the rise of teenage pregnancy in ages 10 to 14, a House panel on Thursday, Feb. 2, began initial deliberations on a proposed measure that would create a comprehensive policy to educate against and prevent adolescent pregnancy. (PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Youth...
"I have promised to continue my life together with Katy Louise Saunders." It was just last December when Song Joong Ki shared the news that he and Katy Louise Saunders are exclusively dating. Fans have yet to absorb this bit of news when Song Joong Ki announced another exciting chapter in his...
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...
Netizens got curious seeing a photo of Janine Gutierrez as taken at the recently concluded ABS-CBN Christmas Special. Noting the actress' prominent tummy, one even went far to assume she's expecting. The netizen asked Janine directly about it. "@janinegutierrez preggy ka ba? Bakit ang laki ng tiyan...
Expecting their second child real soon, Solenn Heussaff-Bolzico has learned a lot more when it comes to motherhood. "I have always been very open about the fact that motherhood was not a walk in the park for me,” she reveals. “I think, that as a celebrity, it’s very important for myself to...
