Maling itsinismis ng isang Facebook page na ang Senate Bill 1979 o kilala rin bilang “Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023,” ay maghihikayat at magtuturo sa kabataan na maging “sekswal na aktibo.”
A Facebook page falsely claimed that Senate Bill 1979, also known as the “Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023,” would encourage and teach youth to be “sexually active.”
Teenage pregnancy among Filipinos aged 15 to 19 years old dwindled from 8.6% in 2017 to 5.4% in 2022.
The number of Filipinos aged 15 to 19 getting pregnant declined to 5.4 percent in 2022, data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.
