DOH Says Stop Teenage Pregnancy: Netizens Says NO!

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12/02/2015 – Manila | Philippines is 12^th most populated country in the world having over 100 million population as July 2014. The country is also 45^th densest sovereign state having 307 inhabitants per square kilometer.

In order to inform the public that the country’s population is already on alarming state, the Department of Health (DOH) released an infomercial video about pre-marital sex and teenage pregnancy. The DOH’s plan backfired though as netizens, especially those who are fond of cycber dating and cybersex, said NO.

The controversial anti premarital sex and teenage pregnancy raked a bunch of negative comments and feedback. The writer of this article didn’t find it offensive though as the DOH’s message on the video is very clear. If you are a real concerned citizen, you would understand its message.

The Catholic Church is the primary opponent of birth control. It’s just a church anyway and it doesn’t care what will happen to this country because of overpopulation. Priests don’t understand because they are not allowed to make babies though (no one knows anyway as some priests have babies secretly).

The country’s problem with population is not about awareness but implementation of policy. There are many ways the government can control population without using any artificial methods.

Working class people can actually think of controlling the number of child if the government revises its tax policy on single and married people. In some countries, single working class has the lowest tax percentage compared to working families with multiple children.

This has been suggested already by several lawmakers before but the plan always fall short of support. If people who have more than 2 children will be asked to pay higher tax, they would really think hundred times before having another baby.

The reality is different though. Single people are helping married people with many children raise their family, as the former pays higher taxes than the latter. This tax policy is what makes this country’s population out of control.

The government can actually challenge newlyweds by giving rewards to families with fewer children. For example, the government can offer free education until college to the first child, 50% scholarship to the second child, and no scholarship to the third child while asking parents to pay more taxes. Couples who have plans for their children’s future would probably respond to this challenge positively.

The cause of over population is not just teenage pregnancy. It’s all about strong implementation of a solid policy that doesn’t need any artificial process.

Teenage pregnancy is parents’ responsibility and if a child that grew-up into a family with controlled population, she would certainly think a hundred times before submitting herself into pregnancy. Premarital sex can’t be controlled; only pregnancy can be.

/Lily Lopez/ The Philippine Pride

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