Advocacy Campaign: BE A RESPONSIBLE BIBA (Batang Ina, Batang Ama) Program

This advocacy effort aims to provide teen parents the tools they need to raise their children properly, with the support of
professionals and health experts.

Issues Objectives Data Gathering Beneficiaries Mode of Plan of Action

Method Spreading
Advocacy
Campaign

Teenage 1. Teach Filipino Secure a copy of Teenage Parents Creation of To make this
Pregnancy and youth on Safe Sex teenage pregnancy Parents of teenage Facebook Page for activity feasible, the
Responsible Education, Gender in city hall and parents the Advocacy members will (a)
Parenthood and Development, identify the (Facebook Ads) hold an online
and Responsible community with the and posting of selling/garage
A recent study by Parenthood through most number of posters in the selling to fund the
the University of the a webinar teenage pregnancy visible barangay’s resources needed
Philippines cases. Through an bulletin board and to mobilize the
Population Institute 2. Answer case interview, there will Facebook Page seminar; (b) identify
and the United scenarios and be an interview with possible partners
Nations (UN) process experience the local for private
Population Fund through the help of government unit sponsorship from
estimated that at a licensed specialist and health workers Non-Government
least 102, 000 (counselor, health in the barangay, Organizations and
Filipino teenagers professional) with some selected Advocacy Groups
gave birth during young parents for
the coronavirus training needs
outbreak last year. analysis.

Government
representatives and
advocates,
specially the local
government unit,
blamed the rise in
instances on the
community
quarantines' impact
on access to family
planning and health
services. Others
pointed to problems
with gender-based
violence, such as
rape and child
sexual abuse, as
the cause of these
unplanned
pregnancies.