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Tag: teenage pregnancy

Kids with kids

"The grim numbers carry sad stories at best, and horrific ones at worst." Alarming statistics were released last week at a press conference jointly held...

PopCom warns against rising teen-age pregnancy among 15-years old below in PH

The latest civil-registry statistics from the Philippine Statistics Authority for 2019 revealed that births among girls ages 15 years old and below have gone...

Population

"Our leaders should defy the purists in our numerous Church who insist on the narrow-minded interpretation of the Almighty’s admonition to go forth and...

DepEd marks sexuality education

The Department of Education on Thursday underscored the importance of integrating sexuality education lessons in public elementary and high schools to curb the incidences...

Amid rise in teen pregnacy, parents urged to teach RH

With three teenage pregnancies for every 50 pregnant women in the country, Save the Children Philippines has called on parents to take an active...

Subverting women’s rights

Angel is a month shy of turning eighteen years old. Due to extreme poverty and their family size, (she is the second in a...

‘Heart’ issues show rise in HIV cases

TACLOBAN CITY—The Commission on Population or Popcom celebrated Valentine’s Day with its “Heart to H.E.A.R.T” campaign, to create awareness on the increasing number of...

Health Summit for youth in QC slated

THE Quezon City government has taken the lead in promoting healthy lifestyle among the youth focusing on addressing the perils of teenage pregnancy, drug...

Teenage pregnancy costs P33b each year

Thirty-three billion in earnings are lost every year in the Philippines as a result of teenage pregnancy,  the United Nations Population Fund says in...

Counseling decreases teen pregnancies

DIPOLOG CITY—The increase in the number of teenage pregnancies among public and private high school and college students in the Zamboanga Peninsula and other regions...

Teen pregnancies due to poor sex ed

By Cathrine Mae V. Gonzales THE lack of a comprehensive sexual education (CSE) in the country remains the main reason for the increased number of...

Preggy teeners’ ranks growing

SOCIOECONOMIC Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia on Thursday cited a study from the University of the Philippines Population Institute saying one in 10 Filipinas get...
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