Strengthening of gender and

development component,
especially in relation to
teenaged pregnancy and HIV-
AIDS

Ethel Grace R. Gabriel

Discussant
• According to
POPCOM, 70,000
families are led by
minors in 2020 and
by the end of 2021
it will increase up
to 133,000.
• More young people are
driven to engage in
premarital sex due to
lockdown (UNICEF, 2021)
• In January 2021, there
were 890 confirmed HIV-
positive individuals
reported to the HIV/AIDS
& ART Registry of the
Philippines (HARP)
• Causes of Teenage
Pregnancy (Plan-
international.org)
• Lack of information about
sexual and reproductive health
and rights
• Inadequate access to services
tailored to young people
• Family, community and social
pressure to marry
• Sexual violence
• Child, early and forced marriage,
which can be both a cause and a
consequence
• Lack of education or dropping
out of school
• What are the
implications of this
agendum?
• Sexual violence will be
addressed.
• Issues on poverty will
also be addressed.
• Teens become more
efficient and effective in
helping the community
when they finish school
first.