SK officials express support to end teenage pregnancy
This proactive stance of the young officials sought to elucidate the provisions of the order, emphasizing its relevance to the roles and responsibilities of SK Officials and also provided comprehensive insights into the implementation and significance of the executive order among the youth leaders.
The development of the action plan concretized the commitment of the SK leaders to realize the objectives of Executive Order No. 141, specific activities cited were as follows: interactive workshop and panel discussion and symposium of teenage pregnancy; prevention of repeat pregnancies of teenage mothers by providing assistance and tools to help avoid getting pregnancy again; comprehensive sex education program among the youth in the community; conduct of health choices symposium; youth-friendly health services; and SK loyalty program providing awards to all youth who participate in every SK activity, and many more.
The Municipal
Population Officer – Designate of the LGU – Prosperidad, Ethel
Zeljee M. Lim, expressed her gratitude to the Commission on Population and
Development (CPD) Caraga for the wholehearted technical
support in the conduct of the orientation to foster
a deeper understanding of the executive order on local youth
governance.
Lim cited that the activity served as a venue for SK officials to exchange ideas, address challenges, and cultivate a unified approach to effectively address the root causes of adolescent pregnancy and implement strategic interventions.
The orientation concluded with a renewed sense of purpose and commitment among youth leaders to uphold the principles and mandates of Executive Order No. 141 and expressed their determination to leverage their position to effect meaningful change and improve the lives of young people in their respective barangays.
It can be recalled that the Executive Order No. 141 was approved and signed by then President Rodrigo Roa Duterte as a national priority in the implementation of measures to address the root causes of the rising number of teenage pregnancies. (Angelita B. Antonio, CPD-Caraga/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
