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Aware of the life-long implications of early pregnancy on the well-being of young people, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) underscored the need for stronger initiatives to address teenage pregnancy in the country. (Pixabay / MANILA BULLETIN) DSWD on Wednesday, June 9, sai
Bangladesh has been under lockdown since 6am April 5, 2021. This is the first time the nation is under lockdown to curb the spiralling spike in Covid-19 cases. While last year the nation took a similar—and perhaps more effective measure to flatten the curve—the government called it a general holiday. Although this time around the country is officially under a lockdown, given the mounting statistics, its effectiveness has been limited at best. Covid cases are increasing by the day, the healthcare system is overloaded with patients seeking medical support, and there are people who are dying...
Published February 10, 2021, 10:54 AM The Civil Registry Statistics of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has revealed two registered live births from girls as young as 10 years old from the National Capital Region (NCR) and Region 4-A (Calabarzon), both of which have a relatively high population. (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The NCR recorded 369 cases of babies born to mothers aged 10 years to 14 years in 2018, but the figure went down by 6.5 percent to 345 registered cases in 2019. Cases involving girls aged 15 years to 19 years also decreased by 4.8 percent from 20,613 in 2018 to 19...