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...
Two senators on Thursday, January 16 have expressed their reservation on the bill seeking to prevent adolescent pregnancy in the country. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday, January 16 said he is wary over the provisions of Senate Bill No. 1979 or the proposed...
The Child Rights Network (CRN) and the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development Foundation, Inc. (PLCPD) have lauded the passage on second reading of House Bill No. 79 on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention which would empower tools to address the increasing cases of adolescent...
THE Korea International Cooperation Agency on Monday, Feb. 20, launched a program to adolescent pregnancies in Southern Leyte and Samar in Tacloban City. (Marie Tonette Marticio) TACLOBAN CITY – The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and national government and United Nations (UN)...
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...
Filipino children must stop bearing children of their own. (Unsplash) This was the simple yet poignant message of Laguna 2nd district Rep. Ruth Mariano-Hernandez in her recent privilege speech at the House of Representatives on the occasion of National Children's Month this November. "Adolescent...
To capacitate teaching and non-teaching personnel in adolescent development and services for adolescent learners, the Department of Education (DepEd) launched online training for the Foundational Course on Adolescent Health. (Photo from DepEd) DepEd, through the Bureau of Learner Support...
Adolescent pregnancies in the Philippines have declined by 13 percent in 2020 which sets a record for the sharpest decrease in births of women under 20 since 2003, the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) According to Perez, a substantial part of the...
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 /...
Individuals age 12 to 17 years old may soon be allowed to get coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in the country to counter the potentially devastating effects of the highly transmissible Delta variant on children. Children line up during a feeding program initiated by the Philippine Coast Guard...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) now have a partnership for the implementation of programs benefitting teenage mothers and their children. DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista and POPCOM Undersecretary Juan...
