Addressing early pregnancy through sex education 'very important'—Marcos

Manila Bulletin

Teaching sex education in schools is "very important" as it is meant to address issues that come with early pregnancy such as the mother and child's health and welfare, President Marcos said. (Video courtesy of MPC Pool)   READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/17/addressing-early-pregnancy-through-sex-education-very-important-marcos   Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin   Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin  Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin   #ManilaBulletinOnline  #ManilaBulletin  #LatestNews

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00:00First of all, it's wanting a girlfriend.

00:02Well, as long as, yun na nga, because, you know what, I think what you're talking about,

00:06dumadami ang teenage pregnancy, dumadami ang single mothers, dumadami ang sakit na,

00:14and even, kasama na rin dyan, pagka teenager yung nanay, hindi marunong alagaan yung bata.

00:21Hindi nila alam, marunong alagaan ng sarili nila.

00:24Maghunti sila, kung anong kakainin, kung nanganak na, kung anong ipapakain din sa bata.

00:30These are all of the things that we need to address.

00:33And so, the teaching of this in our schools is very, very, very important.

00:43And to make young people, especially, knowledgeable about what are the options that are truly available to us,

00:52and what the consequences are, what the consequences are of having a child too soon, too early.

00:59Children having children is a very difficult situation for both the child and the parent.

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