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DOH: CONDOM

DISTRIBUTION
IN SCHOOLS
FACTS

1984-Oct 2016 about 10,279 0f


the total number of 38,114
HIV/AIDS cases were in the 15 –
24 years old range.
9,066 of the cases : from 2011-
2016( Youth Epidemic)
ARGUMENTS
BEHIND
 Reduce the
increasing cases of
HIV/AIDS among
youth victims.
 Address the
increasing rate of
teenage pregnancy.
 Serve as a medium
for boosting Sex
Education.
OPPOSITIONS ON THE PROGRAM
Senate Minority
DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones
Leader Ralph Recto
 One of the prohibitions  DepEd reached the decision of
included in the RH Law: “ It’s blocking DOH’s program after
their legal team analyzed the
illegal to give contraceptives Supreme court ruling on the RH
to minors.” Law, and President Duterte’s
Buhay Party-List Representative executive order on RH programs.
Lito Atienza “ We analyzed ano ang role namin
sa program na ito ...because these
 “giving out free condoms to children are minors. Kailangan ng
youth will only make them parental consent sa mga ganyang
more sexually conscious and issue.”
increase teenage
pregnancies.”
CHURCH ‘S INVOLVEMENT Church leaders are supporting the
ON THE PROGRAM
campaign of the DOH against
irresponsible sex but not the distribution
of condoms in public schools, saying it
will only worsen rather than solve the
rising number of HIV/AIDS cases among
youth.

 Father Jerome Secillano, Executive


Secretary, Catholic Bishop’s
Conference of the Philippine Public
Affairs Committee:
“ Distribution of condoms will only
condone sexual activity among students.
The government should invest more in
educating people about the perils of
sporadic sexual activity than procuring
and distributing condoms.”
CHURCH ‘S INVOLVEMENT
ON THE PROGRAM

 Novaliches Bishop
Emerius Teodoro
Bacani Jr.
“Distribution of
condoms would only
encourage the youth to
engage in premarital
sex or extramarital sex.
Instead of free
condoms, government
should raise public
awareness to prevent
the spread of disease. ”
THE END

REPORTED BY:
BALASSO, DENIA
MARCOS, MARVY
REYES, JENNETTE

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