Teenage pregnancy down to 5.4% in 2022 – PSA
Teenage pregnancy among Filipinos aged 15 to 19 years old dwindled from 8.6% in 2017 to 5.4% in 2022.
PSA: Teenage pregnancy in PH drops 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.
Hontiveros pushes for Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Bill
Due to the rising cases of teenage pregnancies in the country, Senator Risa Hontiveros has pushed anew a bill addressing the “national social emergency”Senate Bill No. 161, or the Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Bill authored by Hontiveros, aims for the social protection...
Palace wants sex education in PH improved
Commission on Population and Development Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez III on Thursday noted that as of 2018, pregnancies among children aged 10 to 14 reached 2,200. The number was double the 1,000 recorded in 2007.