If we’re honest, our society sexualizes children from an early age—sexy dances at events, skimpy outfits on noon-time shows, online porn, sexting. In the absence of proper education, all that young people have, in this already hypersexualized world, are unreliable sources for information: peers, myths, or unvetted internet content. For example, myths such as “jumping after sex prevents pregnancy” offer a false sense of security and put young lives at

Puerto Princesa City, Palawan  – Roots of Health (Ugat ng Kalusugan), a Palawan-based organization dedicated to empowering women and young people through sexual and reproductive health education and services, calls for the full implementation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) nationwide. This appeal comes in response to ongoing campaigns by groups such as Project Dalisay, which, according to Roots of Health, misrepresents the content and goals of CSE. “Without