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    Teenage pregnancy is one of the most pressing issues facing Filipino youth today. A 2016 UNFPA study found that adolescents in the Philippines who begin childbearing before age 18 are less likely to complete their secondary education than those who do not. In 2019, the decreasing average ages of young mothers and increasing number of adolescent-headed families prompted the Philippines' Commission on Population and Development to declare adolescent pregnancy a "national social emergency". However, in 2020 reproductive health intervention funds were redirected to COVID-19 relief efforts despite the amplified need due to the pandemic. Data shows that adolescent pregnancy rates in the Philippines remain high, proving that claims of "moral decadence" as the sole cause are erroneous. Effective contraceptive

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    Teenage pregnancy is one of the most pressing issues facing Filipino youth today. A 2016 UNFPA study found that adolescents in the Philippines who begin childbearing before age 18 are less likely to complete their secondary education than those who do not. In 2019, the decreasing average ages of young mothers and increasing number of adolescent-headed families prompted the Philippines' Commission on Population and Development to declare adolescent pregnancy a "national social emergency". However, in 2020 reproductive health intervention funds were redirected to COVID-19 relief efforts despite the amplified need due to the pandemic. Data shows that adolescent pregnancy rates in the Philippines remain high, proving that claims of "moral decadence" as the sole cause are erroneous. Effective contraceptive

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    Teenage pregnancy is one of the most pressing issues facing Filipino youth today. A 2016 UNFPA study found that adolescents in the Philippines who begin childbearing before age 18 are less likely to complete their secondary education than those who do not. In 2019, the decreasing average ages of young mothers and increasing number of adolescent-headed families prompted the Philippines' Commission on Population and Development to declare adolescent pregnancy a "national social emergency". However, in 2020 reproductive health intervention funds were redirected to COVID-19 relief efforts despite the amplified need due to the pandemic. Data shows that adolescent pregnancy rates in the Philippines remain high, proving that claims of "moral decadence" as the sole cause are erroneous. Effective contraceptive

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    REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

    One of the most pressing issues that the Filipino youth are facing today is Teenage
    Pregnancy. A UNFPA ( United Nations Population Fund ) -commissioned study in 2016
    revealed that those adolescents in the Philippines who have begun childbearing before the age
    of 18 are less likely to complete secondary education compared to the adolescents who have
    not begun childbearing.

    COVID-19 has overwhelmed national health systems around the world derailing health agendas
    that were just as important. In the Philippines, adolescent pregnancy is threatening the well-
    being and health of girls, yet the growing danger was sidestepped in a time of pandemic.
    ( Presto A.C., 2021)

    In 2019, the decreasing average ages of young mothers and increasing number of adolescent-
    headed families prompted the country’s Commission on Population and Development
    (POPCOM) to declare adolescent pregnancy as a “national social emergency”.

    A year after the 2019 emergency declaration, reproductive health interventions funds were
    redirected to COVID-19 relief responses. Philippine Senator Risa Hontiveros dubbed this as the
    “covidisation” of reproductive health where the budget for reproductive health initiatives was re-
    appropriated despite the amplified need and heightened challenges.

    The 2021 Social Weather Stations survey shows that Filipinos see adolescent pregnancy as the
    “most important problem of women today”. This public perception aligns with the pre-pandemic
    data, among which is the 2017 Philippine National Demographic Health Survey showing that 9
    percent of girls aged 15 to 19 have either given birth or are pregnant. Worse, POPCOM’s 2021
    study details that 2, 411 girls aged 10 to 14 gave birth in 2019, which is thrice the record in
    2000. The decreasing ages of pregnant girls prove that the narrative of “moral decadence” as
    the cause of adolescent pregnancy is erroneous. Instead, these pregnancies are results of
    gender violence, further aggravated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Most teenagers will experiment with sexual behaviour at some stage – this is a normal,
    natural and powerful urge in these years. But not all teenage relationships include sex.
    (Grossman, J.M., Jenkins, L.J., & Richer, A.M., 2018).

    Teenagers are also maturing emotionally and socially. They might want romantic intimacy
    and ways to express love and affection. And they might be curious and want to explore adult
    behavior. (Kang, M., & Rosenthal, D., 2014).

    Many adolescents engage in sexual activity but may not be fully informed about
    contraception, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections, including hepatitis C and HIV
    infection. Impulsivity, lack of planning, and concurrent drug and alcohol use decrease the
    likelihood that adolescents will use birth control and barrier protection. ( Levy, S., 2021).
    The only certain way to avoid unwanted pregnancies is to abstain from sexual intercourse. For
    adolescents who are sexually active, using effective contraceptives (such as condoms, birth
    control pills, the patch, the vaginal ring, the intrauterine device or IUD, and/or injectable birth
    control methods) every time they have sexual intercourse will reduce chances of unwanted
    pregnancy. In addition to using a contraceptive method that protects against pregnancy, using
    condoms correctly will reduce the risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for
    everyone. STIs are also called sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs. Basically, teen
    pregnancy rates can decrease in one of two ways—if teens have less sex or become more
    effective contraceptive users (Sawhill, I. V., & Guyot, K. 2019).

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