Kudos to Senator @risahontiveros for bringing the receipts and refuting the Project Dalisay misinformation regarding CSE! Clapback at 3:19. bit.ly/senate-cse-jan-2025

Sereno: These values are alien to Filipinos! Also Sereno: We love everything Singapore! #cse

Do you have any experts on the topic or will they all be religious speakers?

It's sad to see powerful women choose make life harder for poor women.

Facts over fear. Our statement on the CSE controversy. rootsofhealth.org/comprehens…

🎉 15 years! 🎉 From a small group of advocates to a powerhouse team reaching communities across Palawan w/ reproductive health education and services. THANK YOU to everyone who’s journeyed w/ us. Here’s to more years of empowering communities & spreading hope!🌟 #ROHontheR15e

We can't leave our health to chance. At Roots of Health, we improve access to credible sexual and reproductive health info and non-judgmental contraceptive services so women and youth can plan their families, reduce maternal deaths, and help families thrive #WorldContraceptionDay

Actually the biggest barrier to effectively addressing HIV in the Philippines is adult discomfort with young people being sexual beings. Lack of funds and information stem from that. #HIV newsinfo.inquirer.net/197212…

August is Intl Youth Month. No one should be coerced into sex, whether in a long-term relationship or not. Let’s work together to guide young people in making informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health and rights, so they can develop and thrive. #(10/10)

The recent controversy around @SenRobinhood is a wake-up call. We all have a responsibility to understand and promote the importance of #consent, especially to our children. We call on the PH gov, particularly @DepEd_PH, to fulfill its mandate and roll out CSE now. (9)

But our efforts alone are not enough. We need the @deped to implement comprehensive sexuality education as mandated by the 2012 Reproductive Health Law and the 2018 DepEd memo. Teachers need proper training to confidently and effectively teach these essential topics. (8)

We conduct community sessions and promote digital platforms like malayaako.ph, and the I CHOOSE and Usapang K FB pages, to reach young ppl with credible, non-judgmental info in Tagalog. Consent is one of our most popular topics. (7)

The YAFS5 and our own Youth Survey indicate that young people often turn to social media, family, and friends for information on sex and relationships. Unfortunately, many older generations, including figures like Senator Padilla, lack accurate knowledge themselves. (6)

Our research shows that a significant percentage of first sexual encounters among young people are unplanned, and many are coerced. This contributes to high rates of teen pregnancy, single parent households, abortion, and the rapid spread of STIs, including HIV. (5)

Instead of getting lost in outrage, we must focus on how to address this troubling mindset. (4) #consent #robinpa

Over 30 percent of young people – males and females aged 15 to 24 – in the four regions we work in believe “it is the wife’s duty to have sex with her husband whenever he wants it” (3)

While this may seem like common sense, many Filipinos share Senator Padilla’s view as shown by our analysis of the 2021 Young Fertility and Sexuality Study (YAFS5) by the University of the Philippines Population Institute. (2)

𝐋𝐄𝐓'𝐒 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓 (A thread) Atty. Lorna Kapunan was right to enlighten @SenRobinhood on marital #consent during the recent Senate hearing on sexual harassment, stressing that both spouses have the right to refuse sex, even within marriage. (1)