Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is calling for a more aggressive government response to prevent unwanted pregnancy among young women.

Gatchalian issued the call over the weekend following the release of a Commission on Population and Development or Popcom report that pregnancies among minors aged 10 to 14 was up by 7 percent in 2019 compared to the previous year.

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