January 27, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — While expressing concern over the increasing trend of teenage pregnancy in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) is not keen on supporting the controversial Senate Bill No. 1979, or the proposed Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2025.
Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said it is not necessary to come out with a new law to address the problem of teenage pregnancy because there is already an existing one.
Herbosa noted that sex education is part of the…