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Carlos Trazo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:958px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756311987469viber_image_2025-08-27_23-23-20-730.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Kabataan Party-list. Handout photo"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Kabataan Party-list. <em>Handout photo</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Kabataan Party-list, led by Rep. Renee Co, hosted a special screening of critically-acclaimed film “Sunshine” at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, on Wednesday afternoon.</p><p>The event also marked renewed support for the recently refiled Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) Bill in the 20th Congress. </p><p>It also featured a “talk-back session” with the film’s director Antoinette Jadaone and lead actress Maris Racal, as well as lawmakers who joined the discussion on what legislative measures can be enacted to protect young women like Sunshine.</p><p>Co has expressed her deep concern over the rising number of child pregnancies in the country, calling it a societal crisis rooted in widespread abuse and systemic neglect.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/8/4/will-sunshine-be-ph-s-bet-for-best-foreign-language-film-in-oscars-2026-1853">READ: Will &#x27;Sunshine&#x27; be PH&#x27;s bet for Best Foreign Language Film in Oscars 2026?</a></div><p>“Pabata nang pabata ang mga nanay. Hindi na ito problema ng mga pamilya lang. Sakit na ito ng lipunan bunga ng laganap na abuso sa kababaihan at dapat may agarang aksyon ang gobyerno. Children should not be having children. Young mothers should not be growing younger or growing more common. Period,” Co said.</p><p>Racal <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://x.com/MissMarisRacal/status/1960678217850982590">thanked</a> the members of the House for the opportunity to discuss the issue of adolescent pregnancy.</p><p>“Sa ilang buwan po naming pagpo-promote ng SUNSHINE, hindi na lang po talaga viewers ang hinihiling namin kundi isang mas malawak na pagbabago, policy at systemic change. Sana po hindi matapos ang diskursong ito sa loob lang ng sinehan,” she said. </p><p>“Thank you to the members of the House of Representatives for taking the time to watch and join the discussion. I hope that someday, our country will truly be a much safer place for women like SUNSHINE,” she added.</p><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAFz8gWM8iRADsJr&amp;cid=ABfmPOhRuD3DZzg4"></script><p>This bill was earlier refiled in the House of Representatives on August 16, 2023 as House Bill No. 8910. It passed second reading on August 30 and was approved on third reading on September 5, 2023, with unanimous support from all 232 lawmakers present.</p><p>Its counterpart in the Senate, which is Senate Bill No. 1979, was filed earlier on March 7, 2023. It was led by Senator Risa Hontiveros along with co-authors Imee Marcos, Bong Revilla Jr., Sonny Angara, and Raffy Tulfo.</p><p>&quot;Sunshine&quot; tells the story of a young gymnast who discovers that she is pregnant while preparing for a major international competition that will decide her Olympic fate. </p><p>Aside from Racal, the movie also features Jennica Garcia, Elijah Canlas, Xyriel Manabat and child star Annika Co, who portrays a mysterious girl who shows up just as &quot;Sunshine&quot; is set to buy illegal abortion drugs.</p><p>The movie has received international recognition, winning the Tartuff Audience Award at the Tartuff (PÖFF Love Film Festival) earlier this month.</p><p>It is one of seven movies being considered by the Film Academy of the Philippines as the country&#x27;s entry for the 98th Academy Awards.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/8/26/7-films-in-shortlist-for-ph-s-oscar-entry-1147">READ: 7 films in shortlist for PH&#x27;s Oscar entry</a></div>

<p>The Kabataan Party-list, led by Rep. Renee Co, hosted a special screening of critically-acclaimed film “Sunshine” at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, on Wednesday afternoon.</p>

The Kabataan Party-list, led by Rep. Renee Co, hosted a special screening of critically-acclaimed film “Sunshine” at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, on Wednesday afternoon.

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Kabataan Party-list hosts ‘Sunshine’ screening in support of refiled bill on adolescent pregnancy

Carlos Trazo,

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Published Aug 28, 2025 01:12 AM PHT

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Updated Aug 28, 2025 01:36 AM PHT

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