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Philippine fertility rate hits record low of 1.7 children per woman

The Philippines’ total fertility rate (TFR) has dropped to 1.7 children per woman from 4.1 in 1993, according to the 2025 National Demographic and...

Group pushes bill on gender equality, teenage pregnancy

AS the country marks National Women’s Month and Week of the Girl Child, the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) called on...

Iloilo LGU unveils center to curb teenage pregnancy

SAN ENRIQUE, Iloilo—In a bold move to tackle the rising concern of teenage pregnancy, the Iloilo provincial government has inaugurated Teen Center 2.0, a...

Sex ed bill good as dead—solon

The House-approved bill on promoting sex education and preventing teenage pregnancies is now effectively dead with the commitment of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to...

Marcos: Sex ed in schools ‘very important’

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he is supporting the implementation of a comprehensive sex education (CSE) program in schools, emphasizing its importance in addressing...

Law to prevent adolescent pregnancies urged as Philippines sees 10.2% spike in underage mothers

In response to the rising number of underage mothers, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and several organizations under the United Nations (UN) called...

DepEd revisits sex education in curriculum

The Department of Education (DepEd) has committed to revisit and intensify its comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in a bid to address the high teenage...

CPD seeks law about teenage pregnancy in PH

There ought to be a law on teenage pregnancy in the country, according to the Commission on Population Development (CPD). The CPD said it is...

Here for Teenage Mothers: Organon joins the San Fernando Pampanga’s Buntis Summit 2023

In the Philippines, women’s health has become a pressing issue in more ways than one, with teenage pregnancy leading the list of primary concerns....

Multi-stakeholder summit underscored need to combat alarming teenage pregnancy rates in the Philippines

The Family Planning Organization of the Philippines (FPOP), International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and Organon Philippines joined forces to confront one of the most...

POPCOM: Teenage pregnancies nat’l social emergency

The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) is concerned about the increase of teenage pregnancies in the Philippines, saying it may be considered a...

Children with children

"Can the Executive Order seeking to lower the rate of teenage pregnancy really make a difference?"   Joella Baloloy is waiting out this pandemic by dreaming...

‘Teenage pregnancies on the rise’

Teenage pregnancies may increase by more than 20 percent during quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a Commission on Population and Development official said. Executive Director...

Teen moms: A lost generation?

"These girls still hope for a better future."   Conclusion I hope those who have read my previous pieces on adolescent pregnancy more or less already have...
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