MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) has sounded the alarm for local government units to boost its efforts in reproductive health education as mothers as young as 10 years old were reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
This was despite a recorded decline in births to mothers aged 10 to 19 years old in Metro Manila, PopCom-NCR Regional Director Lydio M. Espanol, Jr. said.
“Although a declining trend was observed in both age brackets, the case of a 10-year-old getting pregnant has sounded the alarm for all local government units to harmonize their efforts for stronger and better initiatives on adolescent reproductive health…
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