Gov’t agencies, advocates urge Senate to fast-track anti-teen pregnancy bill

MANILA, Philippines – Concerned government agencies, civil society organizations, advocates, and youth representatives on Monday, May 13, asked the Senate to fast-track approving the bill aiming to address adolescent pregnancies in the Philippines.

In a press conference on Monday, representatives from the Department of Education (DepEd), the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), and the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) joined civil groups and nongovernment organizations...