Archive for the 'youth issues' Category

The Overseas Filipino Phenomenon and the Filipino Youth

Ask a young Filipino if he knows someone with a mom or dad abroad and he will tell you a handful of his friends who do. Or his parents might be the ones abroad.
Around 11 million Filipinos are working abroad. This represents around 11%, of the total population of the Philippines, which is now at [...]

Youth Sexuality and Teen Pregnancies

Teen pregnancies seem to be becoming prevalent in our society. I’ve been to a number of youth camps and youth training institutes. I usually get invited to speak about the situation of young people in the Philippines and how we should deal with youth.
Teenage pregnancy comes up almost always. It’s a pressing issue, don’t you [...]