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00:00The DFA and several government officials believe that the Philippines will not be affected by America's suspension of their foreign assistance.
00:09Daniel Tingcunco has the story.
00:15All over the world, America is issuing the largest foreign aid or assistance.
00:20But under the order of US President Donald Trump,
00:23they were suspended for 70 days to review their benefits to the Philippines.
00:32According to NEDA, founded by GMA Integrated News Research,
00:36America is the 7th country and institution that has the largest official development assistance or ODA in the country.
00:44In 2023, the Philippines received an ODA of P615.97 million from the US for 40 grants.
00:53The DFA is monitored in this development.
00:56Right now, economically, we have a lot of partners.
01:00I think, even with the freeze, it's not like it's going to severely affect us.
01:08For US Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez, there is no need to be afraid that something will change in the US-Philippine alliance.
01:16As a result, America has given us a larger amount of military operation and assistance, just like what is being done to EDCA sites.
01:24That is mutually beneficial for both our countries because it's important for them to have presence in the Indo-Pacific region.
01:33And for us, we want them to be present because that is our problem in the West Philippine Sea.
01:43But other assistance from the US, like medicines for HIV treatment and prevention,
01:48it's just temporary, according to Ambassador Romualdez.
01:51The administration of President Trump, they are looking at everything.
01:56They are saying that they will reduce their expenses because their deficit is big.
02:07Representative Joey Salceda, an economist, also believes that the Philippines cannot do anything to America.
02:14But what the Philippines is asking for is fair access to the American market.
02:19Because if their exports are too expensive, it's not something that a friend can do.
02:25And we need to change our trade and foreign policy.
02:28And if the US says that it's not interested in the Philippines, we will be forced to be closer to China.
02:36For GMA Integrated News, let's go to the top story for 24 hours.
02:40Just enforce your reproductive health law correctly.
02:44This is the position of Health Secretary Ted Herbosa,
02:46who believes that there is no need for a new law for comprehensive sexuality education.
02:51Jonathan Andal is the top story.
02:54There is no need for a new law against teenage pregnancy, according to Health Secretary Ted Herbosa.
03:03We have a reproductive health law.
03:05What's important is that we can teach all of our citizens that the problem is unplanned pregnancies
03:15and the increase of deaths due to childbirth.
03:20Herbosa said that in the R.H. law, CSE or Comprehensive Sexuality Education should be enforced correctly.
03:29We also heard Senator Arisa Hontiveros' comment on Senate Bill 1979
03:35or Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023,
03:38which included support for different groups.
03:42She added a substitute bill to make it clearer.
03:46It removed the so-called Guided by International Standards,
03:49which is for contrasts to the so-called masturbation or sexual feelings of children.
03:56It was also made clear in the substitute bill that
03:58comprehensive sexuality education should be given only up to 10 years old
04:02and only up to 16 years old can have access to contraceptives if there is parental consent.
04:09One of the groups Hontiveros is relying on is the Forum for Family Planning and Development.
04:15Sex education under the DepEd has a problem with the funds.
04:20The DepEd of the previous administration can only roll out to three regions.
04:28The other regions are doing their own efforts on their own.
04:33The problem is not with the funds.
04:36The problem is that sometimes, there is a law that is not agreeable with other sectors.
04:43Herbosa admitted that there is still a crisis in teenage pregnancy.
04:47There are many young people who are dying in their pregnancy.
04:50Because the young people, it's a planned pregnancy,
04:53they don't get a check-up because there are a lot of complications.
04:57The group of the Forum for Family Planning and Development said
05:01that the number of teenage pregnancies doubled in 2023 compared to 2018,
05:06according to the data of the PSA or Philippine Statistics Authority.
05:10And the youngest child is only a year old.
05:15The most important thing is information.
05:18There should be a lot of information for the young people who are relying on the internet.
05:25That should not be the source of information when it comes to sexuality and relationships.
05:32This is an important role of the parents.
05:36But if the parents can't do it, the schools can.
05:40For GMA Integrated News, Jonathan Andalan.
05:42Reporting in Tutok, 24 Hours.