The Philippines is the only country in the Asia-Pacific region where the rate of teenage pregnancies rose over the last two decades, wherein one in ten young Filipino women age 15-19 has begun childbearing. These are startling figures that reflect more than just a personal or a family problem.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), together with the Office of Vice President of the Philippines, has collaborated in empowering young women nationwide to address teenage pregnancies today – through the launch of BABAENIHAN.
"We fortify this campaign in celebration of International Women’s Day on March 9, 10AM in UP Visayas Iloilo City Campus to raise our collective voices in raising awareness on this pressing condition and give more girls the choice to be more educated, more responsive and more vigilant. Vice President Leni Robredo and UNFPA Representative to the Philippines Klaus Beck will be there to grace the event."
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