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Responsible Parenthood & Family Planning Seminar by POPCOM

admin — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 04:56:54 +0000

On November 8, 2017 we attended a seminar on Responsible Parenthood & Family Planning hosted by Alfonso Local Council for Protection of Children (LCPC) at the Alfonso Municipal covered basketball court. It was attended by parents mainly mothers of Day Care children in Alfonso.

Anna of Population Commission (POPCOM) from Trece Martirez City, Cavite who was one of the key speakers of the seminar said this was the first time they conducted it in Alfonso upon the request of Gina of DSWD (Department of Social Welfare Development).

POPCOM collects the following profile data from individual participants:

Number of children in their family
Job of the parents
Forms of contraception they are using, if any

From the data they have gathered they will encourage each mother to use the most suitable form of contraception depending on her health and financial situation and refer her to the nearest clinic where she resides to get free contraceptive provided by the Department of Health. POPCOM cannot impose contraception but instead educate & offer the women what contraceptive services are available for them.

Anna told us that her team which is in charge of certain Cavite areas has been conducting the said seminar and Adolescent Sexuality & Reproductive Health seminar for high school students in the other areas of Cavite since there is an urgent need to control the alarming increase of population in the Philippines.They target more than 400 local high schools in Cavite. They have many team leaders assigned to cover other provinces of Cavite to conduct the seminars. They do not provide snacks to the participants but the students are given a short break period to relax & snack.

Anna said they have a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Education to conduct the seminars at any local high schools in all regions of Cavite. RIMM could invite her as a speaker in our Teenage Pregnancy Forums or RIMM can join their seminars. In any case we can work together since we share the common goals.

Teenage Pregnancy Seminar at Luksuhin National High School

admin — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 02:32:34 +0000

On August 19, 2016 our club (RIMM: Rotary International Multi-national Manila) conducted a Teenage Pregnancy Forum at the Lucsuhin National High School, Alfonso, Cavite, Philippines. Resource speakers of The Local Council for the Protection of Children (LCPC), Kiwanis and Values Formation and Spiritual Transformation Council, Inc. (VFSTCI) shared their insights to the students and Health teachers. More than 50 teenage students from Grades 7 to 9 participated in the forum.

Resource speakers in the forum were:

1. Past President Raymund Balicha of RIMM

2. Betty Vicedo of RIMM

3. Gina Vedan of LCPC

4. Anacoleta Alcazar of LCPC

5. Pastor Nestor Sindac of VFSTCI

6. Anna Liza of Kiwanis

A series of documentary video presentation were shown where the students reacted to the reality of a young teenage Filipina mother experiencing a painful birth and facing the reality of financial difficulties and all other disadvantages of being a teenage mother.

In the open forum the Resource Speakers answered the questions of the student enumerated below :

1. Why is it that we find it difficult to open up to our parents about our problems?

2. How do we still prevent pregnancy during sex?

3. How do i know if a man has an intention to have sex with me when we are together?

4. Why are there teenagers who get pregnant and cannot wait for the right time in their life?

5. What are the signs that a girl is pregnant?

6. Why are there young teens who have sex even if they know the risk of it?

7. There is an increase in teenage pregnancies ages 12-19 who also commit abortion. Have you encountered any teenage mother who committed abortion?

8. How can a relationship be accepted by our parents?

9. Why are teenagers in heat in having sex?

10. Is it safe to have sex during menstruation?

11. What the signs that are girl is not virgin?

12. What is Cervical Cancer?

Lucsuhin National High School Principal Perlita Villanueva was grateful to RIMM for conducting a Teenage Pregnancy Forum at their school since their rate of teenage pregnancy is alarmingly increasing. The Health teachers and the students who participated in the forum will share what they have learned to all of the other students during their Health subject. After the well-participated forum RIMM shouldered the snacks of all the participants.

The next Teenage Pregnancy Forum will be at the Alfonso National High School. I will announce the date upon confirmation from the school.

Teenage Pregnancy Forum at Kaytitinga National High School in Alfonso, Cavite

admin — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 03:48:15 +0000

October 15, 2016

RIMM conducted a Teenage Pregnancy Forum presented by the single teen mother Ronalyn at Kaytitinga National High School in Alfonso, Cavite.

It was attended by 190 Grade 9 students. They actively participated by asking many personal & sensitive questions to Ronalyn.
According to one of the school teachers, they have about 700 students total and each class has about 60 students. There are not enough classrooms, she said.

A Certificate of Appreciation was given in recognition of our invaluable support and initiative in conducting the Teenage Pregnancy Forum at their school.

Seeing the enthusiasm of the Grade 9 students at the forum, the said school is requesting RIMM to conduct another Teenage Pregnancy Forum for Grade 10 students (of over 100 students).