The House ommittee on youth and sports development has approved several bills advancing an Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act that would give teenagers access to modern contraceptives even without their parents’ consent.
Photo: TEENAGE MOM. A young mother and her baby are being attended to by a doctor in this undated photo. A consolidated bill is being pushed in the House of Representatives that seeks to institutionalize a policy that would prevent teenage pregnancies. (Photo lifted from the Commission on Population and Development Facebook page) MANILA - The House Committee on Youth and Sports Development on Thursday approved the consolidation of at least seven bills that seek to institutionalize a policy that would prevent teenage pregnancies. At the hearing, the committee agreed to consolidate House Bills 79, 2062, 2524, 3211, 5559, 6901 and 6964 into one proposal that pushes a comprehensive measure that would make family planning methods accessible to sexually active minors that could eventually address adolescent pregnancies. In his opening remarks, citing the study conducted by the Commission on Population and Development (PopCom), committee chairperson and Isabela Rep. Faustino Michael Dy III sa
In a huge boost for shotgun shooting development in the country, the Philippine National Shooting Association has accredited the Magnus Front Sight Shooting Range in Lipa City, Batangas as another training center for present and aspiring national shotgun shooters.
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