00:00Before the end of this month, we expect to see the 3rd and last reading of the Camera, the Education Pathways Bill,
00:08the separate Anti-Teenage Pregnancy Bill, and many other comments.
00:13This is what Mela Lesmoras has to say.
00:17More jobs and opportunities for the youth.
00:21This is what the congressmen see when the House Bill 11213, or Education Pathways Bill, is finally passed.
00:30This Wednesday, it will be included in the 2nd reading of the Camera,
00:34and next week, it is expected to be approved in the last reading.
00:38According to the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture Chair Roman Romulo,
00:42the K-12 system should be improved and made simpler.
00:48Under the Education Pathways Bill, the current education program will be amended to make it easier and more effective.
01:18There should be no more strands, no more tracks, and no more subjects.
01:26Aside from this, the current issue regarding the Anti-Teenage Pregnancy Bill is also hot.
01:31The congressmen are looking at it differently.
01:35There are many fake news about the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Bill
01:40that is supposed to strengthen the Comprehensive Sexuality Education Program in the country.
01:46It is not true that we will teach the children to masturbate.
01:52In fact, many studies show that while the youth are not yet formally taught the concepts related to their bodies,
02:03the youth can engage in risky activities.
02:08So it is better if there is proper guidance for them.
02:14We are telling them to study and on Monday, there will be a second committee meeting
02:22for the deputies to report back on their basis for implementing.
02:29Meanwhile, in order to solve the stunting and malnutrition of children,
02:34under the 19th Congress, an early childhood care and development bill
02:40will also be included in the Bicameral Conference Committee of the Congress.
02:44Mela Las Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
