On April 30, 2021, the Provincial Population Office of Nueva Vizcaya conducted a virtual seminar on Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Alternative Modalities in reaching out to parents and adolescents during the pandemic. A total of 121 school heads and teachers from the different schools in the province attended the activity. These trained school heads and continue reading : Nueva Vizcaya educators support programs to reduce cases of teenage pregnancy in the province
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) – Region II conducted a virtual orientation on the localization of The Challenge Initiative (TCI) with the Regional Adolescent Heath and Development (AHD) Technical Working Group (RTWG) on April 29, 2021. The orientation aimed to provide a virtual platform of discourse and engagement between and among the participating continue reading : POPCOM-Region II and key stakeholders commit to support TCI implementation
Governor Dakila Carlos E. Cua, fondly called as “Dax,” shared his personal views on happy marriage, relationship and responsible parenthood during the 7th episode of the “Usap Tayo sa Family Planning with Doc Jeepy” entitled “Kagitingan sa Family Planning sa Panahon ng Pandemya” aired on April 30, 2021. On marriage and relationship In his live continue reading : Quirino Governor Dakila Carlo Cua talks about marriage, relationship and responsible parenthood to inspire Filipino youth and families
The Cagayan Valley Region recorded a total of 16,587 early marriages in 2019 among 18-24 years old in 2019 according to the Philippine Statistics Authority-Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Report (PSA-CRVSR). Although there is a slight decrease compared from the number of young men and women who married early in 2018, with 16,931 or equivalent continue reading : Early marriage among teens and young adults registered high in Region 2
Living the past year with Covid-19 has tested each of us to our core. With so much personal and societal suffering and sacrifices, our experience with the virus has understandably eroded the hope and confidence of many, including myself. Yet, many of us use our personal grit to do better, to become better persons. Living continue reading : Easter Message of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary
