Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of Bohol

HEALTH-10
SECOND QUARTER
WEEK 2

Quarter : 2 Week : 2 Day : 4 Activity No. : 2

Competency: : Discusses the existing health related laws (H10CH-IIa-1)
Objective : Realize the importance of the existing health related laws towards adolescents.
Topic : Health Trends, Issues, and Concerns in the National Level
( Reproductive Health)
Materials : Bond paper, Ball pen
Reference : (L. F. Callo 2015)
Callo, Lualhati F. et al. 2015. Physical Education and Health 10 pp. 240-241.
Department of Education.

Copyrights : Department of Education

Concept Notes:

Reproductive health also concerns problems such as sexually - transmitted infections.

According to Dr. Natividad (2013), in the Young Adult Fertility and Sexually Study of 2013
(YAFS-4), a survey of Filipino College and high school graduates, 36.2 percent and 43.5
percent respectively admitted to having engaged in premarital sex. In addition, 66.7 percent
and 79. 6 percent did not use any protection at first premarital sex. These scenarios are often
the causes of infections.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or AIDS is caused by human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which usually does not have symptoms in its early stages.
Initially, people with HIV were diagnosed as having AIDS only when they developed blood
infections, the cancer known as Kaposi’s sarcoma, or any of the 21 other indicator diseases
(Donatelle, 2006). In addition, HIV is highly infectious through unprotected sexual
intercourse, breastfeeding (of an infected mother to infant), and blood transfusion/injecting
drugs (needles used for infected patients). Currently, there are several treatment options for
HIV and AIDS, but no known cure yet.
Republic Act No. 8504 or the Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998.
The Act promulgates policies and prescribing measures for the prevention and control of
HIV/AIDS in the Philippines. It also provides for education and information dissemination
in various institutions and agencies, safe practice and procedures (testing, screening, and
counseling) in health organizations and associations, monitoring of cases with
confidentiality, and programs for anti-discriminatory acts.

Activity - Let’s Reflect!

Write a short reflection/realization on the importance of the existing RA No.8504 in

your life as a teenager.
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Division of Bohol