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The Forum supports Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)and the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Bill
PRESS STATEMENT February 4, 2025 - Quezon City. The Forum calls for urgent action on adolescent pregnancy: Experts declare Comprehensive...
The Forum
Feb 42 min read
NGO Seeks End To Misleading Information Versus Sex Education; Says Teenage Pregnancies A National Social Emergency
“The economic and social costs of early pregnancies are profound, perpetuating cycles of poverty and limiting opportunities for young women,” Dr. Ernesto Pernia, former Socioeconomic Planning secretary and a trustee of The Forum, said.
The Forum
Feb 33 min read
Tell it to SunStar: More than 11,000 rape incidents in 2023 but no case filed
A total of 11,479 incidents of rape of girls under 16 years of age were reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in 2023,...
Dr. Juan Antonio Perez III
Jan 283 min read
PRESS RELEASE: Youth Leaders, Youth Advocates, and Youth-Serving Organizations Call for the Passage of SB 1979 Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023, during the 3rd National Conference on Fam
Quezon City – September 19, 2024. The Commission on Population and Development, and The Forum for Family Planning and Development have...
The Forum
Sep 19, 20245 min read
Reach Youth in the Margins: CSE-ARH Caravan in Night High Schools
January 15, 2023 - Cebu City – In classrooms where the sun has long set and students swap work uniforms for school IDs, a different kind...
Kevin de Vera
Jan 5, 20233 min read
Number of teenage moms decreasing in Cordillera
Non-governmental organizations were also instrumental in the region’s teenage pregnancy decline ever since the Forum for Family Planning and Development joined forces with Benguet and Ifugao provinces for the campaign.
News/Report
Feb 27, 20192 min read
Teachers get sex education workshop
A health nongovernmental organization is giving workshops to teachers who are handling sexuality education in schools to prepare them for their students' street-smart queries and for counseling.
The Forum
Oct 9, 20183 min read
No Student is Left Behind – Night High Schools of Cebu City
December 5, 2016. Cebu City is the Capital of one of the biggest provinces in the country. It has 26 night high schools run by the...
The Forum
Dec 5, 20162 min read
Bridging the Gaps in Teaching Reproductive Health
The Forum with the support of Family Planning 2020 (FP2020), and in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) Cebu City Division, conducted a training for teachers in teaching reproductive health.
Kevin de Vera
Apr 16, 20161 min read
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