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    Teenage pregnancy is a major crisis in the Philippines, with the highest rates in Asia. The number of pregnancies among girls under 15 has more than doubled over the past decade. Multiple partners and low condom use have contributed to increased birth rates. Early pregnancy can have serious health risks for young mothers and their babies, and denies teenagers their rights to education and future opportunities. The Philippine government recognizes teenage pregnancy as a national emergency, but experts warn the problem could worsen due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including economic difficulties increasing rates of child marriage. Improving access to sexual education and family planning services is vital to addressing the issue.

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    Teenage pregnancy is a major crisis in the Philippines, with the highest rates in Asia. The number of pregnancies among girls under 15 has more than doubled over the past decade. Multiple partners and low condom use have contributed to increased birth rates. Early pregnancy can have serious health risks for young mothers and their babies, and denies teenagers their rights to education and future opportunities. The Philippine government recognizes teenage pregnancy as a national emergency, but experts warn the problem could worsen due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including economic difficulties increasing rates of child marriage. Improving access to sexual education and family planning services is vital to addressing the issue.

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    Teenage pregnancy is a major crisis in the Philippines, with the highest rates in Asia. The number of pregnancies among girls under 15 has more than doubled over the past decade. Multiple partners and low condom use have contributed to increased birth rates. Early pregnancy can have serious health risks for young mothers and their babies, and denies teenagers their rights to education and future opportunities. The Philippine government recognizes teenage pregnancy as a national emergency, but experts warn the problem could worsen due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including economic difficulties increasing rates of child marriage. Improving access to sexual education and family planning services is vital to addressing the issue.

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    Teenage Pregnancy: Philippines Great Crisis

    Teenage pregnancy has been a great crisis our world is facing today. Its cases are increasing
    each year. Every year, approximately 12 million girls aged between 15 to 19 years, and at least 777,000
    girls under 15 years give birth in every developing regions of the world. Across Asia the Philippines has
    the highest number of teen pregnancy cases. The number of pregnant children below 15 in the
    Philippines has doubled in the past 10 years, according to POPCOM. Multiple partners and low condom
    use were some factors for the increase in birth rate.

    In 2018 pregnancies among children 10 to 14 years old went up to 2,200 more than doubled the
    1000 recorded in 2007.juan Antonio Perez III, POPCOM’s Executive Director explained that there are 40
    to 50, 10-year-old children giving birth every year. The country has recorded a seven percent increase in
    teenage birth in 2019 up to the previous rate. The government labelled it a national social emergency in
    2019. However the issue has now worsened amid to the coronavirus pandemic.

    A report by Save the Children showed that a dramatic surge of teenage pregnancies and child
    marriages is expected during pandemic, due to the economic impacts of health crisis. According to
    Alberto Muyot, Chief Executive Officer of Save the Children Philippines that early pregnancy robes the
    childhood of the teenagers and deprives them of their right to survival, education, and a future. They
    are the ones facing the great impact that threatens their lives and destroy their future.

    Early pregnancy among adolescents results in major health consequences for young mothers
    and their babies, according to the WHO. It is said that pregnancy and childbirth complications are the
    leading causes of death among adolescent girls globally, with low- and middle-income countries
    accounting for 99% of global maternal deaths of females aged between 15 to 49 years old. Other than
    that teenage pregnancies have led to some 3.9 million unsafe abortions among teens aged 15 to 19 per
    year, contributing to maternal mortality, morbidity, and lasting health problems.

    Back in November 2020, a survey found that 55% of Filipinos think that teenage pregnancy is the
    “most important problem of women today” in the Philippines. According to POPCOM at the end of
    2020, more than 70,000 families were led by minors. However, the agency warned that it dramatically
    rise to over 130,000 by the end of 2021.

    So we must give more interest and attention to reproductive healthcare. Contraceptive access
    has long been a complicated and divisive problem in the country it is because birth control is a taboo in
    the country where 80% of the population are Catholic. Health experts believe it will take years, if not
    decades, to change the culture. That’s why education is important to teenagers especially sexual
    education. For them to have more information and learnings in that department. We must raise
    awareness of sexual and reproductive health. We call the government to implement comprehensive
    education on sexuality and relationships both in and out of school like seminars. This could also may
    help teens to be more cautious and may help decrease the teenage pregnancy rate in the country.

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