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    The National Youth Commission in the Philippines proposed separating boys and girls into different classrooms from grades 7 to 12 to reduce teen pregnancies and the spread of HIV. However, a Catholic prelate argued that separate classrooms would not solve the underlying social problems and there is no research supporting the proposal. Some critics also pointed out that it would require double the school facilities when many schools already lack sufficient classrooms. According to government statistics, nearly 200,000 Filipino girls aged 15-19 get pregnant each year.

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    The National Youth Commission in the Philippines proposed separating boys and girls into different classrooms from grades 7 to 12 to reduce teen pregnancies and the spread of HIV. However, a Catholic prelate argued that separate classrooms would not solve the underlying social problems and there is no research supporting the proposal. Some critics also pointed out that it would require double the school facilities when many schools already lack sufficient classrooms. According to government statistics, nearly 200,000 Filipino girls aged 15-19 get pregnant each year.

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    The National Youth Commission in the Philippines proposed separating boys and girls into different classrooms from grades 7 to 12 to reduce teen pregnancies and the spread of HIV. However, a Catholic prelate argued that separate classrooms would not solve the underlying social problems and there is no research supporting the proposal. Some critics also pointed out that it would require double the school facilities when many schools already lack sufficient classrooms. According to government statistics, nearly 200,000 Filipino girls aged 15-19 get pregnant each year.

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    Committee: National Youth Commission (NYC)

    Topic: Separation of Boys and Girls in Classrooms

    Country: Phillippines

    Name: Alyssa Jane T. Galivo, SHS Student

    The National Youth Commission (NYC) proposed that boys and girls should be in
    separate classrooms from Grades 7 to 12 to curb the rising cases of teen pregnancies
    and HIV. POPCOM executive-director Juan Antonio Perez said on the World Population
    Day Forum in Quezon City that teenage pregnancy rate in the country declined to 8.7
    percent in 2017 from 10.2 percent in 201, but the number still remains high. Thus, some
    officials are proposing archaic solutions instead of implementing the Reproductive
    Health Law.

    For a Catholic prelate, creating separate class sections for female and male students
    will not solve the problem of teenage pregnancy and the spread of human
    immunodeficiency virus (HIV). “The proposed creation of separate sections for male and
    female students in schools cannot solve social problems. There are no researches that
    support this.” Bishop Roberto Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on
    Catechesis and Catholic Education (CBCP ECCCE) said. Mallari said teen pregnancies
    and HIV incidents are attributed, not to the heterogeneity of students in classrooms, but
    to the “lack of thoughtful regard to values and formation at home, in communities, and in
    some cases, in some classrooms.

    According to the Commission on Population (POPCOM), nearly 200,000 Filipino women


    aged 15-19 years old get pregnant each year. “A lot of grade school students already
    have girlfriends and boyfriends because they are classmates. If they have an activity
    that they need to finish after school, they do it in their houses and the sex happens
    there. They could become teenage mothers,” NYC Chairperson Ryan Enriquez told to
    ABS CBN News.

    The separation of boys and girls in classrooms on teenage pregnancies triggered some
    netizens and quick to criticize the proposal. As @dunnowhouare said, “Separation of
    male and female students means double the facilities, we already lack enough
    classrooms.”

    Regardless of the issues, Philippine lawmakers finally passed the controversial


    Reproductive Health Bill, which mandates sex education, in 2012, but the law is still not
    implemented fully.
    Works Cited

    ‘’Philippine Youth Commissioner Believes Teen Pregnancies Will Decrease If Girls and
    Boys Were in Separate Classrooms.” by Lia Savillo. 03 October 2019
    <https://www-vice-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.vice.com/amp/en_asia/article/
    gyzwnb/philippine-youth-commissioner-believes-teen-pregnancies-decrease-girls-boys-
    separate-classrooms-youth-commissioner-believes-teen-pregnancies-decrease-girls-
    boys-separate-classrooms

    “Separate classes for males, females won’t stop teenage pregnancy, spread of HIV –
    Bishop.” by Leslie Ann Aquino. 04 October 2019
    <https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/10/04/separate-classes-for-males-females-wont-stop-
    teenage-pregnancy-spread-of-hiv-bishop/

    “Nearly 200,000 Filipino teens get pregnant annually: POPCOM.”


    ABS-CBN News, Katrina Domingo. 11 July 2019
    <https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/07/11/19/nearly-200000-filipino-teens-get-
    pregnant-annually-popcom

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