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Despite the increasing number of pregnancies among children under 15, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa on Sunday expressed reservations about the controversial Senate Bill 1979 or the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill .According to Herbosa, there is no need for a new law to tackle the issue, as Republic Act No. 10354, or the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law of 2012 , simply needs to be properly implemented.“Ang tingin ko hindi nakatulong .
Ang importante ay maturuan natin ang lahat ng ating mamamayan na ang problema ay ‘yung unplanned pregnancy at ang pagtaas ng mga namamatay dahil sa panganganak,” he added.Herbosa emphasized that pregnancies among those aged 15 and below fall under “childhood pregnancy” and are inherently unplanned.Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority revealed that 2,113 babies were born to mothers under 15 in 2020. This figure increased to 2,320 in 2021 and further to 3,135 in 2022.
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