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Monday, March 6, 2017
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ILOILO City – To prevent early sex among teenagers, the Iloilo City Population Office plans to launch You-for-You (U4U) Teen Trail in two more public high schools here.
The U4U is a communication campaign initiated by the Commission on Population (POPCOM) which aims to increase the Ilonggo youth’s awareness on delaying sexual debut, preventing teen pregnancy and avoiding sexually transmitted infections.
The targets of U4U Teen Trails are teenagers aged 10 to 17 years old.
“This year, we plan to run the U4U Teen Trail in two other public schools – the Ramon Avanceña National High School and Iloilo City National High School,” said Rachelle Lapascua, city population program officer.
The U4U Teen Trail was previously launched at Jalandoni Memorial National High School, Fort San Pedro National High School and Mandurriao National High School.
Data from the Iloilo City Population Office showed 1,753 cases of teenage pregnancy in 2016 – lower compared to 2015’s 2,266 cases.
However, while the Iloilo City Population Office noted a drop in the total number of teenage pregnancy, cases of girls aged 10 to 14 years old getting pregnant in 2016 increased.
Out of 1,753 cases of teenage pregnancy in 2016, there were 18 girls aged 10 to 14 years old.
Ramon Tentia, program officer of the city population office, said the U4U Teen Trail will be a good tool to educate the youth especially on the ill-effects of early sexual involvement./PN
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