The Department of Education (DepEd) has been urged to temporarily suspend the implementation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) under Department Order (DO) 31 due to what lawmakers described as “confusing policies.”
During a Senate hearing on the implementation of DO 31, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian highlighted that the current CSE framework diverged from the intent of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, which serves as the legal basis for the department order.
Gatchalian raised concerns about the policy’s provision stating it “shall apply to all learners,” while identifying adolescents as those aged 10 and above.
DepEd Undersecretary Filemon Ray…