teenage pregnancy

Rising teenage pregnancies alarm government

TEENAGE pregnancies are on the rise, and the Commission on Population is expressing alarm over the rate and age of…

11 months ago

CPD welcomes DepEd’s plan to promote sexuality education in schools

The Commission on Population and Development (CPD) on Thursday welcomed the plan of the Department of Education (DepEd) to include…

2 years ago

DECODE: Sex with 15 year-olds and below? Law says you’re a rapist

Adults who have sexual relations with teenagers below 16 years old have committed statutory rape under the law.

2 years ago

Innocent girls, young mothers

AMID the decline in the number of teenage pregnancies in the country, authorities face a challenging issue as younger girls…

2 years ago

World’s ‘8 billionth symbolic baby’ born in PH

THE Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) reported Tuesday that the world’s eight billionth baby has been born at the…

2 years ago