Young girls keep getting pregnant. A bill, almost a decade stalled, seeks to address it
About this episode
The episode discusses the alarming rise in adolescent pregnancies among young girls in the Philippines and the government's response to the issue.
More girls aged ten to 14 became mothers in 2024, up by eight percent from 2023. 269 more girls were deprived of a childhood, says the Philippine Statistics Authority, raising the alarm once more on the issue of adolescent pregnancy, as well as questions. What is the government doing? And how can we curb the problem? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: PumaPodcast
Topics covered
- adolescent pregnancy
- government action
- childhood deprivation
- statistics
- health policy
Keywords
- adolescent pregnancy
- Philippine Statistics Authority
- government action
- young mothers
- childhood deprivation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Philippine Statistics Authority
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