(NPR) Why The Philippines Has So Many Teen Moms

Why The Philippines Has So Many Teen Moms

Joan Garcia became pregnant at 14 and gave birth at 15. She and her child travel by raft between the two shacks where they live in Navotas fish port on Manila Bay. 1 in 10 Filipino girls between the ages of 15 and 19 is either pregnant or a mother.



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Why The Philippines Has So Many Teen Moms

Each year, 1.2 million Filipina girls between the ages of 10 and 19 have a child. The government is trying to change things. But the pandemic has made matters worse.