Tag: teenage pregnancy
Advocacy group sounds alarm over 11,000 rape cases in 2023, demands...
Over 11,000 rape cases involving minors in 2023 remain uninvestigated; advocates demand urgent enforcement of statutory rape law.
Philippine Congress passes bill aimed to curb teenage pregnancyÂ
the bill will help young people access information and services âto make informed and responsible choicesâ about their sexual and reproductive health
NGO urges govât to allow teens aged 17 below to access...
âProvider biasâ is the biggest issue affecting teensâ access to contraceptive commodities and reproductive health services
Study says Filipinos should accept the âreality of teen pleasure and...
Lot Felizco of Oxfam Philippines said teenage pregnancy in a predominantly Catholic country âhas always been controversial"Â
Catholic nun says sex education, responsibility to lower cases of unintended...
A UNFPA report noted that 51 percent of pregnancies in the Philippines are unintended
‘Urgent action’ on adolescent pregnancy in Philippines needed
The Philippine Statistics Authority reported that seven young adolescent girls with ages between 10 and 14 gave birth per day
Teen pregnancy surge proves Philippinesâ RH law ineffective, says priest
Even sexuality education in schools has not been proven as effective in preventing teenage pregnancy
Philippine civil society groups call on govât to address adolescent pregnancies
One in every 10 young women aged 15-19 years old in the country is already a mother or pregnant with her first child
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