EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
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S E N A T E  
S. No. 649
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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVKLA^ 3R..
AN ACT
PROVIDING 
FOR A 
NATIONAL POLICY IN 
PREVENTING TEENAGE 
PREGNANCIES, 
INSTITUTIONALIZING 
SOCIAL 
PROTECTION 
FOR 
TEENAGE PARENTS, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The 1987 Constitution assures that the State protects and promotes the 
welfare of the youth and their health. 
Article II, Section 13 stipulates that, "The 
State recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation building x x x" while Section 15 
states that, "The State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people 
and instill health consciousness among them."
One of the most pressing health concerns involving the youth for years now is 
teenage pregnancy. 
"According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) 
State of the World Population Report of 2017, the Philippines has the third highest
adolescent birth rate among 11 Southeast Asian nations, trailing Laos and 
Thailand."1
In analyzing this concern at the national 
level, the 2017 National 
Demographic and Health Survey conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority 
(PSA) reports that, "9%  of Filipino women age 15-19 have begun childbearing: 7% 
are already mothers and an additional 2% are pregnant with their first child, x x x 
The percentage of young women who have begun childbearing is lower in urban 
areas than in rural areas (7% versus 10%). 
Young women with some primary 
education and those from the poorest households are more likely to have begun
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childbearing than young women with higher education levels and those from 
wealthiest households."
The "Program for Young Parents: Implementing Guidelines" issued by the 
Department of Health (DOH) further explained that, "the problem of high teen 
pregnancy rates is compounded by rapid repeat pregnancy, meaning that teen 
moms tend to have another pregnancy soon after the index pregnancy. About one- 
fourth of teenage mothers have a second chiid within 24 months of the first birth."
Teenage pregnancy affects the various aspects of the life of the young 
mother, her partner, and her child. In the aspect of health, the health and life of 
both the mother and the baby is at threat because bearing a child at an early age is 
quaiified as "high risk pregnancy". In terms of education, the young mother and her 
partner usuaily quit school to attend to their child. 
In terms of employment, the 
young parents are forced to find work, even at disadvantaged terms, to support 
their child. With regard to social aspect, the couple, especially the young mother are 
usually criticized and discriminated in their communities.
The goal of the government is to reduce and uitimately eiiminate teenage 
pregnancy. 
However, it remains its duty to provide support and services to those 
who are helpiessly in this situation already.
This bill provides for the "Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2019" It 
seeks to formulate a National Program on the Prevention on Teenage Pregnancy 
(NPPTP) that will be a priority program of the Population Commission (POPCOM). It 
also proposes to create Information and Service Delivery Network for Adolescent 
Health and Development (ISDN for AHD) in various levels of the government, 
participated in by private organizations, that will provide health services for 
adolescents. 
Further, Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) shall be a
compulsory part of education in all levels under the auspices of the Department of 
Education (DepEd).
To assist the teenage mothers, it proposes various forms of social protection 
such as health services, residential care, education, training and skills development, 
and livelihood programs.
In line with the goal to squarely address this concern, the bill seeks to create 
a National Information System on the Prevention of Teenage Pregnancy to


comprehensively assesses, monitor and evaluate the programs implemented under 
this measure.
This legislative proposal was already approved on Third Reading by this 
Chamber but remained pending in the House of Representatives.
The immediate passage of this bill is highly recommended.
RAMON^ONG REVILLA, JR.


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
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S E N A T E  
S. No. 649
O H iif ol tl)e & ftrrt« rp
•19
22 P1 56
Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
PROVIDING 
FOR A 
NATIONAL 
POLICY IN 
PREVENTING TEENAGE 
PREGNANCIES, INSTITUTIONALIZING SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR TEENAGE 
PARENTS, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representative o f the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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Section 1. 
Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the ''Prevention o f 
Adolescent Pregnancy Act o f 2019'.
Sec. 2. Declaration o f Policy. -  It shall be the policy of the State to:
(a) Recognize, promote , and strengthen the role of adolescent and young 
people in the overall human and socioeconomic development of the 
country;
(b) Recognize and promote the responsibility of the State to create and 
sustain an enabling environment for adolescents to enable them to 
achieve their development aspirations and potentials as well as mobilize 
them to positively contribute to the development of the nation;
(c) Pursue sustainable and genuine human development that values the 
dignity of the total human person and afford full protection to people's 
rights, especially of adolescent women and men and their families;
(d) Promote and protect the human rights of all individuals including the 
adolescents particularly in their exercise of their rights to sexual and 
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development, the right to education, freedom of expression, the right to 
participate in decision-making, and the right to choose and make 
responsible decisions for themselves;
(e) Provide full and comprehensive information to adolescents to help them 
prevent 
early 
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unintended 
pregnancies 
and 
their 
life-long 
consequences;
(f) Ensure corresponding 
interventions that could 
respond 
to the 
socioeconomic, health and emotional needs of adolescents and youth, 
especially young women, with due regard for their own creative 
capabilities, for social, family and community support, employment 
opportunities, participation in the political process, and access to
education, health, counselling and high-quality reproductive health 
services;
(q) Encourage adolescent mothers and fathers to continue and finish their 
education in order to equip them for a better life, to increase their human 
potential, to help prevent early marriages, high-risk child-bearing and 
repealed pregnancy, and to reduce associated mortality and morbidity 
through comprehensive social protection interventions; and,
(h) Recognize and promote the rights, duties and responsibilities of parents, 
teachers and other persons legally responsible for the growth of 
adolescents to provide in a manner consistent with the evolving 
capacities of the adolescent, appropriate direction and guidance in 
sexual and reproductive matters.
Sec. 3. Definition o f Terms. -  For purposes of this Act, the following terms 
shall be defined as follows;
(a) 
Adolescents refer to the population aged ten (10) to twenty one (21) 
years;
(b) 
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) refers to the 
access to a full range of methods, techniques and services that 
contribute to the reproductive health and well-being of young p>eople 
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(c) 
Adolescent Sexuality refers to the reproductive system, gender 
identity, values or beliefs, emotions, relationships and sexual 
behavior of young people as social beings;
(d) 
Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) refers to the process of 
acquiring 
complete, 
accurate, 
relevant 
and 
age-appropriate 
information and skills on all matters relating to the reproductive 
system, its functions and processes and human sexuality and forming 
attitudes and beliefs about sex, sexual identity, interpersonal 
relationship, affection, intimacy, and gender roles. 
It has the 
purpose of developing the skills of young people for them to make 
informed decisions such as the capacity to distinguish between facts 
and myths on sex and sexuality, and critically evaluate and discuss 
the moral, religious, social and cultural dimensions of related 
sensitive issues such as contraception and abortion, and decide to 
prevent risky behaviors that can undermine the realization of their 
aspirations and potentials.
(e) 
Information and Service Delivery Network for Adolescent Health 
Development (ISDN for AHD) refers to the network of facilities, 
institutions and providers within the province, district, municipality, 
city-wide health and social system offering information, training, and 
core packages of health and social care services in an integrated and 
coordinated manner;
(f) 
Local Youth Development Council (L YDC) refers to the local body 
created by Republic Act No. 10742, composed of representatives of 
youth and youth-serving organizations in the provincial, city, and 
municipal levels, with the primary function of assisting in the planning 
and execution of projects and programs of the Sangguniang 
Kabataan (SK), and the Pederasyon ng Sangguniang Kabataan in all 
levels;
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Task Force on Youth Development (TFYD) refers to the local body to 
be created based on Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic 
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2013 SK Elections", whose memtDers will remain in office until such 
time that SK officials have been duly elected and qualified. They are 
mandated to formulate a Youth Development Plan and ensure that 
the plan's programs and projects are implemented in the barangay 
and that the SK funds are used solely for youth development;
(h) 
Normal Schools or Teachers College refer to the learning institutions 
training or educating teachers;
(i) 
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is a cooperative arrangement 
between one or more public and private sectors, typically of a long­
term nature, for various development programs or projects;
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Reproductive Health refers to the state of complete physical, mental 
and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or 
infirmity in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its 
functions and processes;
(k) 
Risky Behaviors refer to ill-advised practices and actions that are 
potentially detrimental to a person's health or general well-being;
(l) 
Social Protection consists of policies and programs designed to 
reduce poverty and vulnerability by promoting efficient labor 
markets, diminishing people's exposure to risks, and enhancing their 
capacity 
to 
manage 
economic 
and 
social 
risks, 
such 
as 
unemployment, exclusion, sickness, disability and old age;
(m) 
Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Council hereafter referred to as the 
Council, is an inter-agency and inter-sectoral council that shall be 
formed through this Act and serve as its implementing body;
(n) 
Philippine Accreditation System for Basic Education (PASBE) refers to 
the accreditation process that looks into the operations of the public 
and private elementary and secondary schools if they meet the 
quality standards as established by stakeholders of basic education.
Development o f National Program o f Action and Investment Plan for 
the Prevention o f Teenage Pregnancy. -  The Council, in collaboration with the other 
relevant national agencies and civil society organizations, shall develop an evidence- 
based National Medium-Term Plan for the Prevention of Teenage Pregnancy, which
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shall serve as the national framework for inter-agency and inter-sectoral collaboration 
at all levels to address the various health, cultural, socioeconomic and institutional 
determinants of teenage pregnancy.
Based on the Medium-Term National Plan, a National Program on the 
Prevention of Teenage Pregnancy (NPPTP), shall be developed and funded at all levels, 
and shall become a priority program of the Philippine Population Management Program 
of the Population Commission (POPCOM), spearheaded and coordinated by the 
Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Council, created under Section 22 of this Act.
The NPPTP shall be based on the inter-agency program of action involving all 
relevant government agencies and shall be considered as a program that is eligible for 
multiyear funding and inter-agency obligational authority to ensure the allocation for 
the key strategies in all concerned government agencies. 
The NPPTP shall be 
formulated with clear and prescriptive guidance for better implementation at the local 
level.
In order to ensure the full participation of the stakeholders, consultations with 
children, adolescents, and youth-oriented groups shall be held with the Council's youth 
representative. The results of the stakeholders' consultation that will be presented by 
the youth representatives shall be integrated into the formulation, implementation, 
operation, measurement, and evaluation of the NPPTP. 
If necessary, additional 
consultations with the stakeholders shall be conducted at various levels of the program 
to guarantee that the NPPTP will remain youth focused and oriented.
Sec. 5. Organization and Mobiiization o f Regional and Local Information and 
Service Delivery Network for Adolescent Health and Development (ISDN for AHD). -  
All provinces and chartered cities shall organize and operationalize an ISDN for AHD 
consisting of different government and non-government organizations, institutions, 
and facilities disseminating information and services to adolescents within their 
locality. In cases of provinces and cities with existing ISDNs, they shall now harmonize 
new and existing efforts and programs for AHD. The ISDN for AHD may be organized 
by district in each province or by municipality or city. An effective collaborative and 
referral system among the members of the ISDN for AHD shall be established and 
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The ISDN for AMD will provide health services that are sensitive to the particular 
needs and human rights of all adolescents, paying attention to the following 
characteristics:
(a) Availability -  Primary health care should include services sensitive to the 
needs of adolescents, 
with 
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given 
to 
sexual, 
reproductive health and mental health;
(b) Accessibility -  Health facilities, goods, and services should be known and 
easily 
accessible 
(economically, 
physically, 
and 
socially) 
to all 
adolescents, without discrimination. Confidentiality must be guaranteed 
and maintained at all times;
(c) Acceptability -  Health facilities, goods, and services should respect 
cultural values, be gender sensitive, be respectful of medical ethics, and 
be acceptable to both adolescents and the communities in which they 
live;
(d) Quality -  Health services and goods should be scientifically and medically 
appropriate, which requires personnel trained to care for adolescents, 
and provide adequate facilities and scientifically accepted methods.
The ISDN for AHD shall perform the following tasks and functions:
(a) Map and analyze the various factors contributing to pregnancies 
among adolescents at the regional and local levels;
(b) Identify, 
harmonize, 
coordinate, 
and 
implement 
inter-agency 
interventions to address the various issues related to teenage 
pregnancies in the region and at the local level;
(c) Capacitate ISDN for AHD agency-members in collaboration with 
relevant regional government agencies to ensure quality information 
and services to adolescents;
(d) Provide, in collaboration with concerned LGUs, needed information 
and services for adolescent development;
(e) Generate or share resources in the implementation of the joint 
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(f) Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of coordinative and referral 
systems and other interagency interventions jointly implemented by 
the ISDN.
The local ISDN for AMD shall be coordinated by the Provincial 
Population Office and co-coordinated by the Provincial Health Office 
in collaboration with the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation or 
Task Force on Youth Development (TFYD) and/or Local Youth 
Development Council (LYDC) in the concerned localities with 
technical assistance from the Council and other relevant national 
government agencies.
Sec. 6. Age and Development-Appropriate Comprehensive Sexuality Education. 
-  The Department of Education (DepEd), with assistance from the Council and in 
collaboration with other relevant agencies, shall develop and promote educational 
standards, modules, and materials to promote comprehensive responsible sexuality 
education in schools, communities, and other youth institutions. The Comprehensive 
Sexuality Education (CSE) shall be a compulsory part of education, integrated at all 
levels with the end goal of normalizing discussions about adolescent sexuality and 
reproductive health and to remove stigma from all levels. The Council shall ensure 
that the CSE is medically accurate, rights based, and inclusive and non-discriminatory 
towards lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders, intersex, or queers (LGBTIQs) 
adolescents.
The CSE shall include age and development-appropriate topics such as, but not 
limited to: human sexuality, consent, adolescent reproductive health, effective 
contraceptive use, disease prevention, HIV/AIDS and the more common Sexually 
Transmitted Infections (STIs), hygiene, health and nutrition, healthy lifestyles, gender 
sensitivity, gender equality and equity, teen dating, prevention of gender and sexual 
violence, digital citizenship and issues like pornography and life-skills. The purpose is 
to equip them with the knowledge, skills, and values to make informed and responsible 
choices about their sexual and social relationships.
The CSE shall be standardized and implemented in all public and private basic 
institutions. CSE delivery shall not be dependent upon the discretion of the school 
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guided by international standards. In order to ensure proper compliance, the provision 
and delivery of CSE in public and private basic education institutions shall be listed as 
one of the criteria and an accreditation reguirement of DepEd,s Philippine Accreditation 
System for Basic Education (PASBE). Schools refusing to implement CSE shall have 
their accreditation reviewed by the PASBE board.
The Council shall undertake annual reviews to determine the effectiveness of 
the curriculum and to make revisions as necessary to enhance implementation of the 
program. In addition, the Council shall formulate a guide for CSE delivery for schools.
Sec. 7. Training o f Tedchers, Guidance Counselors, and School Supervisors on 
“ The Council, with the DepEd and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), 
shall ensure that all teachers, guidance counsellors, instructors, and other school 
officials entrusted with the duty to educate adolescents on CSE shall be properly 
trained on adolescent health and development and gender sensitivity to effectively 
educate or guide adolescents in dealing with their sexuality-related concerns. The 
training activities shall include the legal and human rights instruments applicable to 
the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents, especially in cases of unintended 
pregnancies as a result of sexual violence. Funding for the training shall be allotted 
in the concerned government agencies' annual allocation to be approved by Congress.
As a result of the training, schools shall institute policies to support teenage 
mothers in ensuring that they stay in school and complete their education.
The CHED shall ensure that CSE standards are integrated in the curriculum 
and across specializations in the professional preparation and training for would-be 
teachers in normal schools or teacher education institutions in the country.
Sec. 8. CSE for Out-of-Schooi Adolescents and those with Special Concerns. — 
The Council, the Local ISDN for AHD, and the Local Government Units (LGUs) shall 
collaborate to intensify and institutionalize interactive learning methodologies for CSE 
among out-of-school adolescents in the communities and workplaces as well as 
unsuitably housed youth: Provided, That the needs of indigenous, working p>ersons- 
with-disabilities, and adolescents in social institutions are considered in the design and 
promotion of sexuality education among adolescents.
Delivery of CSE in a non-formal education setting should be ensured by DepEd 
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TFYD, or LYDC shall invest in a concentrated effort in reaching these groups and 
encourage peer to peer counselling. Volunteer groups and interested civil society 
organizations (CSOs) and non-government organizations (NGOs) shall be recognized 
for supplemental support to the local ISDNs.
DepEd, along with other relevant government agencies, shall be tasked to 
integrate a CSE syliabus that is culturaliy-sensitive into the existing Madrasah 
curriculum.
Sec. 9. 
CSE for Pdrents ond Guordions with Adolescent Children. — A 
community-based program for education and awareness of parents and guardians 
about teen sexuality shall be developed and implemented with the main objective of 
capacitating them to effectively guide, counsel, and provide support to their 
adolescent children in concerns and decisions related to their sexual health. The CSE 
specifically designed for parents and guardians should include discussions on how to 
address the familial and societal norms that encourages risk behaviors and 
perpetuates ignorance of adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Furthermore, 
this parent and guardian oriented CSE shall capacitate and encourage them to 
continue their sexual education with their children and wards in their households.
The module for this CSE program shall be developed by the council. The topics 
to be included shall include but are not limited to: positive discipline, responsible 
parenthood, violence against women and children, and dealing with bullying and the 
possible stigma of being a teen parent.
These classes shall be conducted by trained Municipal/City Social Welfare and 
Development Officers. Several avenues that can be pursued are Family Development 
Sessions (FDS) of the DSWD and PTA meetings. The M/CSWDOs shall endeavor to
reach out to parent organizations in schools and communities to promote such 
program/
Sec. 10. Promoting the CSE using the Social Media and other Digital or Online 
Communication Platforms. -  The Council shall optimize the social media and other 
online platforms to reach adolescent netizens with accurate information and messages 
on adoiescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) concerns. A web portal for the 
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government website and online services for ASRH including the networked 
operationalization of ISDN for AMD
Sec. 11. Participation o f the Private Sector in the Promotion o f CSE. -  The 
government may enter into public-private partnership agreement in mobilizing private 
communication networks and companies in promoting CSE through text or short 
message service (SMS) or media messages. 
An incentive mechanism for 
telecommunication companies shall be developed and implemented by concerned 
agencies to recognize private participation in promoting CSEs and adolescent youth 
health-seeking behavior, positive attitude towards sex, sexual relations and sexuality, 
etc.
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) shall review 
their existing guidelines to ensure that no movie and television programs portray, 
depict, promote, and encourage unsafe sexual activities among adolescents as a 
normative behavior in the society. 
An incentive scheme for adolescent-friendly 
television programs shall likewise be developed and implemented to encourage movie 
and television networks to produce materials and programs that promote responsible 
sexuality among adolescents.
Other private companies may be engaged to partner with the government 
agencies in designing and implementing innovative programs to prevent adolescent 
pregnancy.
Sec. 12. 
Access to Reproductive Health Services. -  Adolescents who are 
presently or currently engaged in sexual activities shall be allowed to access modern 
family planning methods with proper counselling by trained service providers in public 
and private facilities. The aforementioned counselling is carried out with the end in 
view of ensuring healthy practices through the promotion of optimal health outcome 
and protecting minors, especially those in vulnerable circumstances, from possible 
predatory and sexually exploitative practices. 
For this purpose, all health service 
provides in health facilities including school clinics and school-linked health centers 
shall be trained on providing adolescent-friendly and responsive information and 
services. 
Provided, That all health facilities shall be enhances to become an 
adolescent-friendly facility by ensuring confidentiality, exclusive schedule for 
adolescents, availability of services for adolescents, non-judgmental and gender
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responsive health service providers: 
Provided, furthermore, That adolescents shall 
not be denied access to clinical services and modern methods of contraceptives if and 
when they seek to avail of the aforementioned healthcare services.
The Council shall ensure that ASRH training are integrated in the pre-service 
curriculum training of Barangay Health Workers (BHWs), front-line health care 
providers, and social workers. The said training shall include topics such as, but not 
limited to: consent, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, effective contraception 
use, disease prevention, HIV/AIDS and the more common STIs, hygiene, healthy 
lifestyles, and prevention of gender and sexual violence.
Linkages and referral systems shall be established in educational institutions in 
order to bridge gaps in between CSE and access to SRH services for in-school 
adolescents. For Out-of-School Youths (OSYsO and other groups, a community peer 
educator could be chosen to advocate accessing SRH services and distribution of 
commodities.
In cases of pregnant adolescents, a wider spectrum of SRH services shall be 
made available to them spanning the pre-natal, antenatal, and post-natal stages of 
pregnancy and its respective health care requirements.
Provision of reproductive health services to adolescents shall be based on the 
principles of non-discrimination and confidentiality, the rights of adolescents, their 
evolving capacities, and as a life-saving intervention.
Sec. 13. Social Protection for Teenage Mothers or Parents. -  A comprehensive 
social protection service shall be provided to adolescents who are currently pregnant 
and their partners in order to prevent repeat pregnancies and to ensure their well­
being while assuming the responsibilities of being young parents. Such services shall 
include the following:
(a) Maternal health services including pre-natal, ante-natal, and post-natal 
check-ups and facility-based delivery;
(b) Post-natal family planning counselling and services for either or both 
teenage parents;
(c) Personal PhilHealth coverage, 
making mandatory enrolment and 
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(d) Training, skills development, and support to livelihood programs for the 
household of the teenage parents especially for the indigents;
(e) Continuing CSE for teenage parents;
(f) Workshops on couples counselling, parenting, and positive discipline for 
the impending parents; and
(g) Psycho-social support and mental health services for teen mothers.
Adolescent mothers and their partners shall be entitled to maternal and
paternal leave, respectively, especially if both are employed. 
Suspension, forced 
resignation and other discriminatory acts in the workplace against pregnant girls shall 
be prohibited.
The LGUs through the Local Social Welfare and Development (LSWD) and/or 
the Population Office shall implement a continuing CSE program for teenage mothers 
and fathers with technical assistance from the Council.
Sec. 14. Socid! Protection in Coses o f Sexudi Violence, — Strengthened social 
protection mechanisms against violence for adolescents, especially for girls, shall be 
provided. Expectant and current mothers whose pregnancies were the result of sexual 
violence shall be given access and support to legal, medical, and psycho-social 
services. Furthermore, the Council shall reinforce the capacities of health facilities in 
providing comprehensive care for adolescents in case of sexual violence.
Health service provides, particularly the BHWs, other primary health care 
providers, and local population officers shall be given confidentiality and safeguarding 
guidelines and tools for spotting sexual exploitation and abuse of adolescents. 
A 
referral pathway shall be created by the Council to ensure that identified sexual abuse 
and exploitation survivors are assisted and properly handled.
Sec. 15. Socidi Protection in Coses o f Humonitorion or Emergency Situotions. 
“ The local ISDN shall be bolstered in the events of humanitarian crises or emergency 
situations. The local ISDN shall ensure swift and efficient delivery of SRH services to 
vulnerable adolescents and young pregnant girls. 
Increased vigilance shall be 
practiced in cases of gender violence, sexual assault, and exploitation in these 
situations. 
All incidence of the aforementioned situations shall be immediately 
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Special attention shall be given to young mothers who are at the late stages of 
pregnancy in case of (premature) labor. 
In order to ensure delivery of SRH of 
adolescents and adolescent expectant parents, LCDs shall incorporate adolescent SRH 
specific content and safeguards in their local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management 
Plans.
Sec. 16. Care and Management for First Time Parents. -  All pregnant teens, 
especially the poor and hard-to-reach groups, shall have access to skilled care 
throughout their pregnancy, delivery, and post-natal periods. 
SRH providers shall 
strive to provide as many teenage mothers with their birth plans that details their 
intended place of childbirth delivery, availability of transport to these health care 
institutions, and respective costs. Special attention shall be given to younger pregnant 
mothers during obstetric care.
Workshops, classes, and seminars for first time parents shall be provided with 
ante- and post-natal education. These classes shall include topics such as, but not 
limited to: infant feeding and care, positive discipline, responsible parenthood, and 
safe sex practices. The classes shall be made available free of charge and at time 
most convenient for the teen parents.
Educational institutions shall be encouraged to develop and establish support 
mechanisms that will encourage the return of teen mothers and parents, for instance: 
in-school day-care and breastfeeding stations.
Sec. 17. Encouraging Maie Invoivement. — The Council shall develop programs 
that will promote male involvement in the prevention of early and unintended 
pregnancies. 
These programs shall include topics such as, but not limited to: 
responsible fatherhood, couples counselling, avoiding gender violence, life skills, and 
co-parenting strategies. These programs shall emphasize the roles and responsibilities 
of being a father and promote their active involvement.
These programs shall also serve as an avenue to encourage the uptake of SRH 
services and information of boys and young men.
Sec. 18. Designating February o f Every Year as the Month for Raising Public 
Awareness on Preventing 
Teenage Pregnancy and Conduct o f Nationwide 
Communication Campaign. -  To raise public consciousness on the issues on teenage 
pregnancy and generate support from various stakeholders, the entire month of
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February shall be designated as Month for Preventing Teenage Pregnancy, which shaii 
be observed nationwide. Schoois and other stakeholders shall hold activities with the 
objective of raising awareness and generate critical actions to address the issues of 
increasing teenage pregnancy.
Further, the Council, in collaboration with relevant agencies including the CSOs 
and private sector shall develop, launch, and sustain a nationwide campaign for the 
prevention of teenage pregnancy.
Sec. 19. Integration o f Local Program for the Prevention o f Teenage Pregnancy 
inSKPrograms. -  Strategies and programs which aim to prevent incidence of teenage 
pregnancies shall be integrated in the SK programs at the local community level using 
the ten p>ercent (10%) SK funds. In the absence of the SK, the Task Force on Youth 
Development (TFYD) shall undertake the responsibility of integrating teenage 
pregnancy prevention programs in the barangay youth council's activities. The Council 
shall issue guidelines to ensure the implementation of this provision.
The SK/TFYD shall likewise implement programs and activities that aim to 
develop the pxitentials and skills of adolescents to make them more productive 
members of the society. The topics of the said programs and activities are inclusive 
of, but are not limited to: leadership trainings and life skills seminars that can be done 
together by the teens and their families together. The SK/TFYD shall encourage youth 
participation in these activities as means of diverting the focus and potentials of 
adolescents into more meaningful and productive endeavors.
The SK/TFYD shall enlist the support of the local barangay council, the local 
Council for the Protection of Children, and the barangay health center to be able to 
provide a more complete array of services, activities, and programs.
Sec. 20. Residential Care Facilities for Disadvantaged Women. -  The existing 
residential care facilities for disadvantaged women of the Department of Social Welfare 
and Development (DSWD) shall be capacitated to accommodate the needs of pregnant 
girls. The management of the said facilities shall coordinate with their respective 
locality's ISDN to provide SRH information and services to their residents.
In order to effectively serve their pregnant teen residents, these centers shall 
employ the following personnel: a case worker, an on-call obstetrician-gynecologist, 
full-time midwife or nurse, and a psychologist.
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If there is an identified demand and need for a residential care facility to be 
built and established, the local ISDN shall prioritize the city or municipality with the 
highest rate of teen pregnancy.
Sec. 21. 
Creation o f a National Information System on the Prevention o f 
Teenage Pregnancy. -  The Council shall endeavor to create a system that will 
comprehensively assess and effectively monitor and evaluate the status, success, and 
efficacy of the National Program of Action for the Prevention of Teenage Pregnancy 
and the NPPTP.
The existing Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study shall be renamed 
Adolescent Health and Development Survey and be carried out every four (4) years to 
conduct surveys and collect age- and gender-disaggregated data. 
Its topics shall 
cover a wider range of topics and indicators extending beyond adolescent sexuality 
and reproductive health. Its coverage shall include topics such as, but not limited to: 
education, adolescent health, and labor.
Existing surveys such as the National Demographic and Health Survey, Family 
Health Survey, Family Planning Survey, and Maternal and Child Health Survey shall 
begin the collection of data-disaggregated at age 10-14 and include never-married 
women in data collection in order to have a more accurate picture.
Research and data collected from the assessment and evaluation shall be stored 
in a public database.
Sec. 22. 
Implementation Structure. — A "Teenage Pregnancy Prevention 
Council" to be integrated as a sub-committee of the National Implementation Team of 
the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law shall be established 
to be composed of the following:
(a) The Department of Health (DOH) Secretary as the Chairperson;
(b ) The POPCOM Board of Commissioners Chair as Co-Chairperson;
(c) Senior officials, at least Undersecretary level of the National Youth 
Commission (NYC), DepEd, DSWD, Department of Interior and Local 
Government (DILG), 
CHED, and Technical 
Education and Skills 
Development Authority (TESDA) as ex-officio members;
(d) Five members appointed by the Chairperson who are persons with 
knowledge, expertise, accomplishment, and with no less than five-year
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experience in the fields of public health, adolescent rights and social 
protection, education, psychology, and social welfare: Provided, That 
one qualified member is appointed is each field: Provided further, That 
majority of these appointed members are female; and,
(e)Two representatives of children and youth appointed by the Council 
Chairperson from various nationally-represented youth organizations: 
Provided, That one is male and one is female.
The POPCOM shall serve as the secretariat of the Council.
The appointment of members shall be in accordance with the rules and 
procedures as prescribed by the POPCOM, taking into account the approximate 
proportion between men and women.
The Council shall have the powers and duties as follows:
(a) To propose legislative and administrative policies on the prevention of 
adolescent pregnancy;
(b ) To develop operational guidelines for government agencies and private 
organizations in the development and implementation of comprehensive 
strategies and programs for prevention and adolescent pregnancy, 
including sexual violence;
(c) To monitor implementation of the provision of the law;
(d ) To conduct research and generate evidence on the drivers of teenage 
pregnancy to inform programs and policies; and,
(e ) To 
provide 
relevant 
agencies 
and 
private 
organizations 
with 
recommendations and solutions to challenges and gaps in the course of 
implementing the program.
At the national level, the Council agency members shall have the following 
duties and functions in accordance with their mandates and in relation to the 
implementation of this Act:
(a) The Commission on Population shall:
(1) Develop and coordinate with the relevant agencies the NPPTP as 
part of the national population program;
(2) Implement a program for the training of parents and guardians 
in effectively guiding adolescents on ASRH issues;
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(3) Set-up the National Information System on the Prevention of 
Teenage Pregnancy that shall be used for plan and program 
development, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of indicators 
at all levels;
(4) Take the lead in the nationwide and community-based campaign 
for the 
prevention of teenage 
pregnancy, 
including 
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development and maintenance of the web portal for relevant 
online information and services; and,
(5) Serve as the secretariat of the Council.
(b ) The DepEd and CHED shall:
(1) Ensure the development and promotion of CSE standards and its 
corresponding learning modules for teachers and students;
(2) Ensure the comprehensive training of all teachers, guidance 
counsellors, and school administrators on CSE;
(3) Lead the delivery and implementation of CSE in all public and 
private basic education and tertiary educational institutions, as 
well as in non-formal educational settings;
(4) Ensure the incorporation of CSE in the module of 'uture 
educators; and,
(5) Guarantee quality assurance of educational institutions in terms 
of CSE delivery compliance through the PASBE accreditation.
(c) The DOH shall:
(1) Ensure the availability and provision of ASRH information, 
services, and commodities in all public and private health 
facilities;
(2) Ensure the training of health service providers in providing 
adolescent-friendly and responsive health services; and,
(3) Support and provide technical assistance in the capacity building
of existing ISDNs and establishment of new ISDNs at the local 
level.
(d) The DSWD shall:
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(1 ) Take the lead in providing social protection for adolescent 
parents, especially in cases of sexual violence, abuse, and 
exploitation;
(2) Ensure the provision of social protection for adolescent in 
humanitarian and/or emergency situations;
(3) Equip their existing Distressed Centers for Disadvantages Women 
with increased capacity to accommodate more residents; and,
(4) Promote CSE for adolescents with special needs and in difficult 
circumstances.
(e ) The NYC shall:
(1) Ensure the integration of ASRH and CSE promotion in the SK or 
TFYD and LYDC programs and projects;
(2) Capacitate the SK or TFYD and LYDC in the implementation of 
this Act at the local level;
(3) Conduct workshops, classes, and seminars for first time parents, 
in partnership with DOH, DSWD, and other concerned Council 
members and relevant agencies.
(f) The DILG shall:
(1) Ensure the compliance of LCDs in the implementation of this Act 
by including the implementation of ASRH programs as a qualifying 
requirement of the Seal of Good Local Governance; and,
(2) Assist the local ISDNs through their League of Provinces, League
of Cities, League of Municipalities and League of Barangays.
(g ) The TESDA shall:
(1) Provide social protection to adolescent parents by providing skills 
training and livelihood support; and,
(2) Encourage 
enrolment 
in 
technical-vocational 
courses 
for 
adolescent parents who are not fully equipped to return to in­
school education.
(h ) The CWC shall:
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(1) Integrate in its development and strategic frameworks issues and 
concerns from children-specific to teen pregnancy and ensure the 
adoption of such frameworks by the LGUs and other stakeholders;
(2) Vigorously advocate for the awareness and prevention of teen 
pregnancy;
(3) Develop, adopt, and implement, in a manner consistent with 
adolescents' 
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capacities, 
legislation, 
policies, 
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programs that will promote children and adolescent health and 
development.
At the local level, the Provincial Population Office and the Provincial Health 
Office shall organize and lead the coordination of local ISDNs. The two offices shall 
headline the implementation of the NPPTP at the local level.
The LCD's City or Municipal Population and Health Officers shall become the 
local ISDN s point person. 
With assistance from the Council and provincial 
coordinators, the local SK/TFYD/LYDC, shall adapt the NPPTP to their localities and be 
responsible for its implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. The LGUs shall enlist 
the participation of children, adolescents, and youth-oriented groups as well as CSOs 
and NGOs as much as possible. 
Specific strategies shall be designated to reach 
marginalized and vulnerable adolescent sub-sectors.
Sec. 23. Annual Allocations. — All concerned government agencies including 
the LGUs shall include in their annual budget the necessary funds for strategies and 
activities within their mandates that are contributory to the implementation of this Act. 
Agencies and LGUs may also utilize their Gender and Development (GAD) budget in 
implementing programs and activities to carry out this Act.
Sec. 24. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within one hundred twenty 
(120) days upon the effectivity of this Act, the Council shall be organized to formulate 
the Implementing Rules and Regulations of this Act.
Sec. 25. Reporting Requirements. -  Before the end of April each year, the 
Council shall submit to the President of the Philippines and Congress an annual 
consolidated report, which shall provide a definitive and comprehensive assessment 
of the implementation of its programs and those of other government agencies in 
relation to the implementation of this Act and recommend priorities for executive and
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legislative actions. The report shall be printed and distributed to all national agencies, 
the LCDs, NGOs and private sector organizations involved in said programs.
Sec. 26. Separability Clause. -  If any part, section, or provisions of this Act is 
held invalid or unconstitutional, other provisions not affected thereby shall remain in 
full force and effect.
Sec. 27. 
Repealing Clause. -  All other statutes, executive orders, and 
administrative issuances or rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
Sec. 28. 
Effectivity. -  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,
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