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Kabataan Party-List Rep. Raoul Manuel

Vivienne Gulla

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MANILA — Comprehensive Sexuality Education in bills meant to help prevent adolescent pregnancy will not teach children to masturbate, the author of the version that the House of Representatives said Friday. adding it will instead teach them to avoid &quot;risky activities&quot; and prevent abuse.Kabataan Party-List Rep. Raoul Manuel, one of the authors of the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention bill, said some of the criticism against the proposal is misguided.“Hindi po totoo na tuturuan natin ‘yung mga bata na mag-masturbate sila,&quot; he said.(It&#x27;s not true that we will teach children to masturbate)&quot;In fact, maraming studies ‘yung nagpapakita na habang hindi pa nga formally natuturuan ‘yung mga kabataan ng mga concepts related to their bodies, ay puwedeng mag-engage sa mga risky activities ang mga kabataan.&quot;(In fact, many studies have shown that even before they are formally taught concepts related to their bodies, they can already engage in risky activities)<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/24/csos-tell-senators-bring-objections-to-anti-teen-pregnancy-bill-to-floor-debates-1741">CSOs tell senators: Bring objections to anti-teen pregnancy bill to floor debates </a></div>He said that this means it would be better to provide young Filipinos information on how to regard their bodies and how to respect others&#x27; to help prevent abuse.“Mayroon itong multiple components, kaso nga lang dahil sa nagiging propaganda recently na mayroong mga hindi tamang na-disseminate tungkol sa Comprehensive Sexuality Education, kaya… mayroong mga ganoong reactions,&quot; he said of the bills.(The bill actually has multiple components, but because of the recent propaganda and wrong infortion on Comprehensive Sexuality Education... there have been those kinds of reactions)The bills propose the creation of an inter-agency policy-making council that will work with civil society organizations and non-government organizations on a national plan to address a rise in teen pregnancies.Manuel said the bills also propose giving 15- to 17-year-olds access to reproductive health services under the guidance of a profesisonal health worker. The bills also propose providing assistance to adolescent parents in vulnerable situations, he also said.<div>HOUSE HEARING ON SEX ED IMPLEMENTATION</div>The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture plans to tackle next week the implementation of existing programs against teenage pregnancy in schools.“Sinasabi po natin sa kanila, pag-aralan sana (We are telling them to please study the bills),&quot; Pasig Rep. Roman Romulo, committee chair, said. He said the Department of Education will also brief the committee on how it provides sex education as required by the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/health-science/2025/1/15/hontiveros-sereno-clash-on-anti-teen-pregnancy-bill-2011">Hontiveros, Sereno clash on anti-teen pregnancy bill</a></div>&quot;Hindi talaga puwede na RH Law lang eh, parang hindi ako maniniwala na RH Law lang, kasi adolescent lang nakalagay doon. Tapos ipapaliwanag nila yung training, yung consultation, kasi napaka-importante rin po dito yung content,” he said.(It cannot just rely on the RH Law, I don&#x27;t believe it is enough because that only says &#x27;adolescent&#x27;. And so the DepEd will explain the training, the implementation because the content is also very important)

Kabataan Party-List Rep. Raoul Manuel, one of the authors of the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention bill, said some of the criticism against the proposal is misguided.

Kabataan Party-List Rep. Raoul Manuel, one of the authors of the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention bill, said some of the criticism against the proposal is misguided.

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Kabataan rep: Comprehensive sex ed to give guidance vs 'risky activities'

Vivienne Gulla,

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Published Jan 24, 2025 07:39 PM PHT

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