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(File photo) MANILA - A survey showed that only 13 percent of 500 young women in the Philippines have knowledge of emergency contraceptive (EC) pills or the Yuzpe method which has an 88 percent efficacy rate if taken within 72 hours after conception. DKT Philippines Foundation, a leader for health market innovations, shared this information from their commissioned study on Wednesday. "These pills fill a need when sex is infrequent or unexpected, which is often the case for people just entering their sexually active years," Foundation Chairman Hyam Bolande mentioned during a virtual forum. "EC pills can provide the last line of safe defense against unwanted pregnancy when the male partner doesn't use a condom," he added. Though teenage pregnancy has been a long-time problem in the Philippines, the government has recently raised the alarm for better methods to lower the case as the numbers continue to rise even with efforts. In June, President Rodrigo Duterte decl