MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) praised on Wednesday the signing of Executive Order No. 141, which makes programs to prevent teenage pregnancy a national priority and mandates relevant agencies to work together to solve the issue.
The order would help PopCom address gaps in efforts to prevent teen pregnancy, according to Health Undersecretary Juan Antonio Perez III, executive director of the commission.
He noted that the EO cites figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) that show 183,967 live births in 2018 and 180,916 in 2019 among teenagers.
The figures translate to an average of 504 live births per day for female…
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