TEENAGE pregnancy cases in Central Luzon decreased by 9.73 percent from 17,107 cases in 2022 to 15,442 cases in 2023, based on the latest Civil Registry and Vital Statistics data from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
Commission on Population and Development (CPD) regional director Lourdes Nacionales attributed the development to the collective efforts of the national and local governments, stakeholders, and other civil society organizations in raising awareness and promoting adolescent sexual and reproductive health education.
