let me explain it further because i'm a Filipino. Our culture is heavily influenced by mainstream media. as you see in the videos, even the poor have TV's inside their huts. TV shows are mainly about family and love teams and love stories. This is why our girls live hoping to find true love. I know that sounds funny but that is what's actually happening. Men do too. Although, men can move on pretty easy and leave an impregnated single mother without batting an eye. It's not sexual assault. Just un-informed. Religion plays a big role too.
Sabrina Ryonna it’s not about the religion but it’s actually the lack of education for the people. you can be religious yet educated on these type of things
actually majority of Filipinos know that the age of consent is 18 yrs old not 12 wtf i live my while life in the Philippines and I was surprised. Most people knows about the 18 yrs old consent not 12
Imagine judging someone for having an abortion but also judging them for having children they were forced to carry. Damned if you do. Damned if you dont.
um no one FORCES anyone to stay pregnant. anyways, cry all you want, abortion is becoming more and more ILLEGAL. know what that means gals: keep those legs closed. not that hard. nighty night 😘
I’m from the Philippines and I remember when I was in high school even when I was in 6th grade, old men were already catcalling me or giving me dirty looks. I was never comfortable walking alone in the streets.
Ohh It must be hard !! Is it common all over the country or a particular region or community!!?? Its really so bad to see this happening to lil girls !😌
I am also from the PH. I already got dirty looks as soon as I was in 5th grade because I was an early bloomer. It got worse when I grew older. Right now I’m 17 and every time I walked outside, some guys keep checking on me. This time, even if I was home, there are still guys catcalling me because my neighbor is currently renovating their own house and so it is full of construction workers. I hate it. Ok, I know I look a bit beautiful than others but that doesn’t mean that they need to give me such dirty looks. I never wore revealing clothes because of my body shape. I am a bit curvy and got bigger chest and it made me feel conscious because of the country and the men I lived in.
A lot of guys in the Philippines does target younger girls and it seems to be normal for everyone. I remember when I was in senior high and most classes consists of teenagers age 16 to 22 yo, most guys would try and get with the freshmen girls which are usually 13 yo but can be as young as 11. And when they go to college they would go for high school girls. I thought it was normal until I moved over seas and finally saw that it was wrong and disgusting
Going after someone much younger is for losers who can't score with girls their own age (because girls their own age understand the signs of someone being homeless and jobless and addicted and being way behind on his classmates)
Same in Japan.Younger girls are popular among men. Middle aged men like highschool girls. And the consent age in Japan is 13 that is the youngest in the world now.
It works the other way round. Young girls also look for older guys for stability. I remember when I was in college, girls my age were rejecting guys their age for someone "older" and "more stable"
How about we make the men accountable and educate them on the ways to control there sexual wants? I'm sick of men abusing young women! Why aren't we going after them?
suske wiske she never told me anything. She was 16 when she had me and my grandparents gave me away. Not even legally. Maybe that’s where she learned her lesson. I was married before I met her. She won’t even see me or my children or my grandchildren .
@@shabushabu5082 You're absolutely right. All I could think of, when he talked about "taking responsibility" for the poor 14 years old he knocked up, was his 4 kids with his wife, they are now alone and the wife is "damaged goods" and may struggle for the rest of her life. Only because he couldn't keep it in his pants and out of a child. Vile and disgusting, no moral, no heart.
i feel sad for meimei. she has a sweet smile and she deserves to live happily like other kids, playing with her other friends, and being taken care of by her parents, in at least a healthy environment. too bad that not everyone get to live a life like that. having a miscarriage at such very young age, and even worse, blame herself for that? if I'm in her shoe, would i ended up in the same fate as her? how would I know on how to live a better life than that? I'm scared if I couldn't think enough for myself, and keep on being taken advantage of.
Anybody else got their blood boiling to the maximum level while watching this?. First of all what pedophiles decided 12 should be an appropriate age for consent? Why are all these abusive men not castrated?
@@blueicebeat well, it depends on the love for the male to the female. Both parents are more or less is responsible for the childs death (unless its from the parent's genes) so they could prevent another dead child. Unless the male is a rapist, thats just wrong
so to summarize 1) education is extra important in this country- educate sons especially and remind girls to take care of themselves 2) men have to stop being pedophiles oh god 3) instead of blaming the girls, make the guys held acccountable for what they did!!!
They discourage women from using contraceptives, stating that they value life, yet they see so many kids and adults wallowing in heart wrenching poverty because of the serious imbalance of their society, and don’t care about their lives - the lives that are already ACTUALLY existing. Great logic.
the middle-class kids look so smart, and intelligent, good-looking, and well-mannered. this just goes to show that environment is everything. funds matter.
@@gabcscln i live here in the philippines and this vid is 100% true. you can access abortion remedy outside of quiapo church.. you can even buy a sextoys within the vicinity, as well as fake documents but our government turn blind for them cause theyre part of "voting" machine for politicians to "save".
The age of consent is 12 but you can’t get contraceptive without your parents consent under 18. 🤦🏾♀️ if that is not a twisted policy I don’t know what is 🤦🏾♀️ These stories are heartbreaking...
It seems the goverment wants them to have as many children as posable. absolutely disgusting. They need to be like Ireland now and forget about the Church.
I am currently living in the Philippines i got pregnant @ the age of 18 now i'm 27 with only one child, taking contraceptives is really a big help.I am continuing my studies hopefully i will be a degree holder nxtyr!
As a Filipino Young adult, I can attest these things happen. My cousing got her first baby when she was 14 years old, she stopped schooling and did not even graduate high school. It's 2021 now, and she now has 5 kids, and a 2nd live in partner, and she is so poor like dont have anything to eat everyday poor, and just asks aunties, and yes us cousins for money. And with the RH (Reproductive Health) Law still in shambles because of blinded opposition by the pro-life and church, so many are in the shoes of my cousin. When RH Law was during its battle for being a legislation, I remember going to church and always hearing the priests using the homily just to ingrain that RH, contraception etc are sins. And abstinence is the only way. It's so appalling what super fixation on religion, and misguided politics can do to a nation. Don't get me wrong, I'm a devout Catholic, and a graduate of a Catholic School but to limit options for contraception, family planning, and to say and outright that RH Law and lessons on reproductive health, sexuality lessons are not needed is just idiotic.
devout catholic and you sound to be on the side of contraception ????? the church is about life contrary to contraception is sin ,so grave that, it to leads to eternal death , man which side are you on ?
@@clarissemercado898 dude I'm agreeing with you. I would 100% rather have the side effects of birth control than a kid I can't take care of. What I was saying was that those two seem pretty incomparable, as in it's WAY harder to have a kid. Although I also definitely should've worded that in a more clear way.
Those pedos need to be in jail like the first girl said she was forced and the other ones were for sure manipulated. She’s not inlove she just thinks she is OMG I hate this so much
Sweet Cheeks educated is more like it. If they understood that girls that young are likely to die because the birth canal is not wide enough especially before the age of 15 ( depending on age of puberty it can be later in some cases ) and even still have a lot of Health complications and can often have increase chances of Sids in the child and other sad unfortunate problems they might feel differently but it seems like as a whole the society is very uneducated. random group seem to understand contraceptive and other parts of the Philippines don't even know what they are!
Sooooo you're saying that they refuse to offer family planning and contraception but yet refuse to help these young mothers when these children are starving? Shocking.
@@Fallenfromgrace1990 You may have already destroyed your fertility. Funny, I read in some article, of a woman in Glamour magazine, desperate to have a baby before it is too late, saying it was as if her diaphragm was laughing at her, "You probably didn't need me anyway." Sad to say, I didn't buy the magazine in the supermarket checkout. So don't expect me to look up a reference for you.
Yosef MacGruber I expect you to contribute every penny of your paycheck to all the young mothers unable to feed their child(ren) then, considering you hate the idea of contraceptives and love the idea of procreation, right?
@@fiveotree_ Why do I have to support all of those other people's children? Aren't they themselves responsible for the children that they bring into the world? BTW, I am not totally sold on the idea of child labor laws, that has had the "unintended" side effect of making children to seem less economically valuable. And what of children who want to work or to start their own businesses? Not all "under-age" jobs are cruel and slavery torture working in awful sweat-shop conditions. Huge numbers of people have objections to all methods of birth control and seem to at least somewhat love the idea of procreation. Should they also help in this socialism economic burden thing that you want to put onto us? Why not reduce government corruption and create more jobs for the people? Many of these young parents producing all these children, *ARE* able to feed them. Or do you think that human bodies are made out of thin air, and did not, at first, need food?
Im a filipino and so blessed to be living in the UK and having sufficient education and awareness and resources for all these issues. i am so sad for my birth country since not a lot is being done. Because of corruption and greediness, many people suffer. Philippines needs to be educated more, bless them
@@pudgeegg9854 i prefer 21 since under 21 the body of the girl cannot withstand childbirth which can either cause the death of the child or mother sometimes both, notice how some of the girls have miscarriages....exactly
@David Chaplin If you want to blame anyone....blame the Catholic Church...even if the philippines is a secular nation, the bullshit religion is already deep rooted in the culture of our country....and have been brainwashing Filipinos for centuries.....i really hope that religion disappears in our country.
@@rhpaqo9711 actually the religion is not the problem. I believe that the people itself is the problem including those who belong to the leaders of the religion. Having religion has positive effects too. Its just some of the beliefs are sickening like not being open with political issues and religious beliefs. People who claim themselves religious tend to be tge most judgemental and worst hypocritical.
My sister got pregnant when she was 17 now she has 3 children she became an example for me and now I'm studying hard to finish school and have a successful career
careers are useless. just get a job. also school is useless. why do you want communist government education? the best learning is the learning done on your own AT HOME.
@@elvil2454 communist government education? you should be learning at home by yourself or at private institutions. you should be getting a job. that's how real people learn.
That boy was amazing, so wise! He stood firm in that teens should be abstinate because of their immaturity and not understanding fully the repercussions. But was wise enough to say: I believe in contraception, because not everyone is strong enough to control themselves. Yes, kid!
S Edwards a lot of the comments are quick to judge people here but it's usually a lack of Education, mixed with girls being told they can't wait to grow up to be in love and to have their prince take care of them kind of thing. the prince reference is definitely kind of Western but it's their equivalent. it's why they can kind of get attacked and then just thinking their mind well I'll make it love. the whole idea of love over there is kind of messed up. So is their way of view in 12 year olds. So is their way of view in 12 year olds as capable of making that kind of decision. but at the same time can't get an HIV test without their parents. Very flawed logic in desperate need of sexual education. if we can get the right program here we as a world have definitely managed to educate other countries about contraceptive I believe we could do the same here!!! spread the love and pass on opportunity to young women!
RH bill pa more . Sila dapat mag sponsor sa mga teenage pregnancies dahil sila ang contra contraceptives. Panahon ni Former FL Imelda Marcos, ang sipag ng campaign drive for family planning kasama teen agers sa seminar nila. After ng next admin nawala na ang ganun na campaign. RH bill pa isinusulong.
WHY is 12 the age of consent?! How does that align with religious ideals? Do little girls not matter to the Catholic Church/Philippines government? This is truly sick.
I think this is just in selected areas. I'm a Filipina and this is not the same in our community. I know the face of poverty and I feel sorry for these young parents. We need more recreational activities and education for our children and teenagers here.
I'm a Filipino who have lived in Manila all my life. We are in middle class. My father has worked in both private and government sectors. And, we have never heard that 12 is the age of consent. If you come to Philippines, most families are living in an extended family. Of course, anywhere in the world if you make a documentary about people living in extreme poor conditions like what you showed in the video I'm pretty sure you'll find the same scenario. It disgusts me to know this exists but to be fair, it has nothing to do with the government nor the religion. It mostly relies on how the family has raised their children and of course the living status.
This is so sad, it reminds me a lot of what I saw visiting my family in Honduras. I sympathize with these girls and women in the Philippines. Its a horrible cycle of poverty that the government, society and church doesn't want to end.
14 but the first girl was 11 that's actually younger than the age of consent. Why wasn't there more of an investigation oh wait because she needs her boyfriend's family because her family abandoned her. people in America complain about the cost of social programs that would support girls like that so that they wouldn't have to live in that scenario but think about how much better off we are for having that option for people and children like her!!! it seems the society sees 12 years old as an adult's and girls which is odd they seem to need an education. 11 to 12 year olds chances of having complications from birth are about 75%. That's not mentioning The increased number of deaths to both child and mother which is substantially large! education is key
its funny how you get the terms sweet and innocent for someone who's entire life is summed up in the few words provided to a reporter who is 100% biased towards women being the victim in a society where prostitution is the most lucrative form of income on the ground level society, where even mothers are highly involved in it with their daughters
@@toadalmoji5853 Originally this happened back in WW2. The foreigners started this thing to the Filipino people. Even in movies now, you can see the immorality of western people and they teach other decent nation to follow their evil ways. Other nations act like animals, they have several partners and they spread AIDS to the locals here. Filipino believed in abstinence until marriage in the right age because we do not believe that we are from "apes". We are people created by GOD. The racist nation who claims they are superior race always mistreat other peaceful and innocent nation and there they do their evil thing.
@@angeles959 i didn't say anything about individual circumstances, I was talking about making one sided assumptions about a persons character and what they've been through based off of framed info provided by those who are completely biased. Victim or not, do you know what this person has done to make their life work? No you don't, so how can you default say; sweet, innocent, angel, and every other good sounding personification to try and exclude them from the problems of this society, where the clear picture directly includes them. I think you see targeted blame because your biased as well
I live in the Philippines and I'm actually turning 12 soon and I'm thankful that I've been thought the right thing and that I am.educated and I have a good complete and happy family I wish to help these teens ones I'm older I wanna be a lawyer
Having children young without being able to finish their education really does continue the cycle of poverty. My aunties were the same, then my cousins continued the cycle of having babies young and not finishing school. Thus they become stuck at home as a mother and the cycle continues. I really wish I can do something to help other young girls in my country...
abortion is frowned upon in my country mainly because most of the population is Catholic and they did not believe in abortion and a lot of this is mostly happening in the slums
@Amandeep Wahi Who is brainwashed with religion? The atheists? The God-haters? Those who superstitiously think that ineffective ugly "face diapers" will protect them from some mysterious CCP Virus boogeyman? Those who are listening to their genes, and reproducing baby after baby after baby, are they really "brainwashed with religion"? Aren't they following what their genes or nature or their culture, or their love for children, informs them is best for them to do? How do you figure that hatred-of-religion religion, is somehow not also a pathetic and evil religion?
@@yosefmacgruber1920 First answer no, but nice try tho... however I can see many people that will become deaf to the things that doesn't support their religion. Yeah I believe in something. For example, people doesn't like injustice and when they can't fight it they will believe even the most obvious lie just to make it feel that everything is fair.
@NATT117 legally 12 but morally 18 since responsible parents want their children (especially girls) to graduate first before dating hence a popular excuse to reject someone is to say you're focusing on school first rather than dating
@@christinaronaldo4217 I don't know which part in the Philippines they got that 12 is the age of consent. They might be referring to that one particular tribe (one which the authorities sought to correct/educate) but generalized it.
@@arolemaprarath6615 When did they revoke: "Thou shalt not kill". You advocate keeping his genes in circulation because it is murder to abort while murdering the rapist because he has done wrong. You think you can arbitrarily assign punishments based on your imaginary friend and his "commandments". You are one sick puppy.
Arolema Prarath just cuz u believe something doesn’t make it so he didn’t say he supported the rapist he was just pointing out how u cherry pick your beliefs, very Christian of you to say he’s about to die and all the nonsense you spew
correct religion and government will destroy your culture i say you are 20milion its still okay but if you exceeds population like india it will make Philippines again problems where lot of skilled engineer are unemployed and go to foreign countries for jobs. I'm lucky india has most fertile land on earth that y still not facing problem or else it would be to much big problem with sinking economy.
@@dmeditz8100 Philippines' total population 109 million, most of them don't know how to birth control and plan, so education + abortion could decrease this problems and also depopulate
Nope.they just need to follow better so these stuff won't happen.religion is not the problem because religion is what could prevent this what they need is to learn more or better
It is supposed to be separated, however how can they impose that if during election politicians seek the endorsement of the church to help them get elected.
In law, religion and the government is both a separate entity. But being a catholic country since the spanish colony. The country is greatly influenced by religion that’s why lawmakers have hard time to change the law.
??? It doesn’t matter. I’m sure they DONT want to be baby makers. The problem is they have no idea how pregnancy happens cuz they are so uneducated and old men are RAPING them.
So nobody bothered to tell that child that one in three first pregnancies end in miscarriage and that it had nothing to do with jumping? How horrible. They are lied to so badly. Contraception doesn't damage your uterus. Having a child before your hips widen at 14-15 years old can though.
So having a child at age 14 or 15 ought to be okay then? Contraceptives are harsh and do have side effects. People should get married and have lots of babies.
@@yosefmacgruber1920 That will only apply to those who are financially stable. They can't just reproduce without thinking of their future children. This is a life we are talking about.
Yosef MacGruber You know what's harsher? Endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, ovarian cancer and cervical cancer (risk of both lowered by birth control), acne for women, and an 11 year old pregnant.
As a Filipina myself, I can say that lack of guidance from parents is one of major factor why just by the age of 12 or 13 most of them become pregnant, followed by lack of education... It's hard to admit it but that's the reality I'm seeing right now (those living in the slum areas). Those who can't even find a job or have decent 3 meals a day has more children...
Yeah I agree, parents have a great role in this matter. But it's just sad that the parents of these teenage pregnant women came from the same situation and never learnt at all.
I sometimes complain about my life how nothing is going right. Then I watch something like this and I realise how blessed I am. I hope they have a better future someday 🙁
Wow I'm Pilipina get married at 19 but get pregnant at the age of 21. I think I'm just lucky that my husband respect me so much and told me that I'm still young and need to enjoy life first before having baby. Life is struggle in Philippines but I learned a lot I start working at the age of 8 . Push myself to finish high school. And I did it. I want to go college but my parents don't want cuz we can't afford but God is good my husband send me in college and got my Bachelor Degree.
Um removed birth control because he wanted a baby? I hope she said show me that ring, wedding, house and savings account for this baby's life needs and then I'll remove it when I'm ready
Whaaaat? Shes 11 and her boyfriend is 22? I mean what is this? 12 years as the age of consent is unbelievable OMG. At 11years old me i was not even paying attention to boys, i was too busy going to school, hanging with my friends, playing dolls and watching cartoons... Yassus! Something not happening around you doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen anywhere else😞😞
Because its a fake documentary. Age being 12 might be correct in some way, but the trick those documentary makers do is to leave out information. The age 12 is only okay if the partner is only a few years older. So girl 12, boy 14 is okay but a older boy of course not. So to speak, the Age of Consent is in reality 18, only with expections that younger couples can have a love life without being criminalized. So, in fact, it is a normal consent law as in many other countries including western countries, over the world. Its just a documentary trying to make countries worse than they are, from the goverment point of view. The real problem is the catholic church, without them, the situation would be so much different in this country. And of course the economic situation for some people. She joined the family because they can feed her, she can survive. Makes it worse by preventing birth control in especially those group of citizens.
Your Conscience it actually is 12 though :(( and rapists can get away by marrying the victim too. Some laws just need to be put down but the senate thinks changing the Philippine Anthem is a much bigger problem.
😥😥😥😥😥 I do the same as them. When I was 16 I meet German guy and have baby girl. Then he leaves us just leave. But I take very responsible for myself and baby. Trying finish my highschool then go to Malaysia work as a caddy golf for 10 years then go back to Indonesia and work cooking at BUMN.never married or have any baby. I just want to make sure my 👶 don't have the same life as I do. Thanks God now she finished her university and have a great job. Please girl who's raise baby don't make the same mistake to produce a nother baby and make them live in poverty. Sorry for my bad English
Good for you. Sometimes women are better without man. I'm not a feminist, but nowadays lots of woman have a steady job than man. Good luck to you and your child.
As a filipino, I can say this is true and it's happening. 3/10 of the people you know can be either raped, had a miscarriage, or pregnant under the age of 25.
After watching this , I feel so lucky to have had a good education and freedom to think whatever I want , nobody to manipulate me into thinking that abortion and preventatives are totally wrong. I still don't understand why religious figures preach that abortion is Absolutely inhumane when the only thing I see is another soul who has to suffer if they are born in the wrong circumstances.
Abortion is wrong whether or not you believe that . Just because something is legal doesn't make it right. This video is proof of that . However, I will admit that abortion is necessary/the best decision in some cases
Also it doesnt matter if youre born in the best circumstances... Life can change on a dime and get tragic really quick. Theres no way to avoid mishapsin life.
In my country we are taught about the body and how babies are made in our last year of primary school. Then our first 2 years of high school are spent hearing about pregnancy, stds, laws surrounding children and teenagers in sexual scenarios, parental planning , contraception etcc.. I always thought our schools were doing too much because we have the Internet and can search for everything ourselves but I now understand that I was wrong .
I love the Philippines and my family is obviously there but every time I went there for my holidays. Family members would always say “wag ka muna mag asawa” (don’t get married yet) or they’d say “wag ka muna mag anak” (don’t have a baby yet). It’s like their views on people from abroad are that they’re so liberal and you know.... don’t care about waiting till marriage. But then I see my cousins and nieces have babies at the age of 14. Philippines sees itself so conservative. Yet it’s not really.
Pau Jalop that so true same experience here. I wonder if they're trying to protect us from what they're going through. Little do they know life in abroad is not all easy ... I'm too busy working and going to school I don't have time for kids or marriage yet.
sparklingmaiz29 yasss and they have each other to lean on. Everyone is there and sometimes it can feel lonely being away. It’s really not the lavishing life they all think it is.
Pau Jalop omg so true...Only those who have a lived abroad or have visited us knows how hard life here is. Also since they're having kids early I'm losing close cousins or friends to hangout with cuz you know they have other responsibility to take care of now. Like you said that they lean on each other ... When I come home I feel that awkward like being the odd ball.
Pau Jalop sure!!! only if this future asawa of mine is stable enough to support me. I'm seriously tired of working. I'm less than 25 but I want to retire now.
i am from philippines 28 years old and not yet married and no kids yet but there still pressure from other people asking "why no kids yet,why not get married you are old enough" me: who cares im busy working to save money for my future kids . its like they mocking you its like a culture to get married and have kids at early age in our province
Yet the same people mocking you for not having kids will be the same people who will turn a blind eye when you do have kids and you'll never see them help.
Anisa Ask the Catholic Church, they are good at hiding priests that molested children for ages... These old boyfriends or sheeps just followed the good example of their shepherds... 👍
I wonder why I hate the church guy the moment I saw him spoke, then he said he didn’t believe in contraceptive. No wonder he comes off as so creepy and pervy.
the church here says that when we use contraceptions is a sin that it's like killings the baby. that's why they are against rh bill. the church will lose some money they ask from families getting their babies for christening.
I AM A FILIPINO BUT I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL NOW THAT THE AGE OF CONSENT HERE IS AS YOUNG AS 12! LIKE WTF. When I was 12, I'm still playing paper dolls. Glad my parents sheltered and guided us the right path.
I’m from Philippines, I am really lucky because i am studying, eat 3 times a day and i can buy i want because of my parent , I’m very thankful to my parent
I'm a product of abortion in the Philippines. I just lived because the "matrona" (abortionist) didn't do her job right and my biological mother couldn't bear to continue when she saw me come out. Now I'm happily adopted by a Canadian couple.
I have a cousin who entered this world the same way (in the US), and he is over 6 feet tall, healthy, was very successful in life, and retired at a very young age. The universe's plan cannot be stopped.
Happy ending with your parents. My parents adopted my brother too and I know hes way better off with us , hes now a private school teacher, I'm so proud of him
David Chaplin how are children able to “stick their legs in the air ?” Children who get preyed on by disgusting ugly old men who promise whatever just to get what they want.
@อาร์ทิมิส อะโฟรไดท์ ไดโอนีซอส ซุส เฮร่า อพอลโล โพไซดอน Can you tell me what article is that? And also the section of that article in law? I want to read it.
I feel sorry to those children/teenagers who got pregnant... as a Filipino teenager I'm very thankful of where I am now.... hopefully they will fight and take this kind of responsibility at this early age....
Aure Riza no president can do anything about it; Filipinos are Malibogs. They copy everything they see on Films. The way the houses if the poor families is not suitable; they All sleep in one room, unlike the Rich Filipinos every member of the family have their own bedroom so there is privacy for the parents. The poor have no sense of responsibility, they dont plan for the family; they live on Come what may' or 'bahala na dyan'. These young girls become Baby Factories even if they know they have no means to support their children its all 'come what may'. This happen from generation to generation because there is no Law that forbid them to multiply like vermin. Schools should focus on this problem by teaching self respect, self assertiveness and morality. Politicians turn a blind eye about it. Every big city have squatter areas. If you go to Tondo squatter area its like a competition to have the biggest family. Front Row 22 documentary will show you a family with 22 children and the mother is under 50, she could still get pregnant. Why cant the Senate enforce a Law for parents to be obliged to put their female children as young as 11 to be on the pill like in Sweden to avoid unwanted teenage pregnancies. When will the govt wake up and have conscience to focus on this Nation's problem???
I am Catholic and grew up in the United States. I did use contraceptives to help plan my family, but would never consider an abortion as a way to plan my family. I am fortunate that I never had to make a decision in a case of rape, or a severe medical reason to terminate a pregnancy. I can tell that this video is from quite a while ago. I hope that some of this has been dealt with.
@@GoodWillEverLastingFaith somehow you are right, but some people still manage to have and achieve their dreams and goals while struggling in life. After all. it's all about dedication and self discipline.
Cameraman watching for Angela to slip in that mud, luckily she had heavy duty flip flops with woven straps that don't break, and rocks in the mud to keep her from bogging down and getting stuck, and keeps her from slipping and falling. How much they paid her for her story?
There must be a law for men/boys to be put in jail when they prey on minors. There are many predator men in Philippines. PRRD should have included to stop these evil men. Every corner in Philippines has teenage girls getting pregnant every year.
Carly Rae They shouldn't teach this at schools. A person can be moral and have virtue without the necessity of religious education in schools. Children can be easily brainwashed.
@I'm So Fancy That’s pretty sad I can’t lie about that. That said, why do they accept it? Why do they permit themselves to be so abused and impoverished? Clearly there is some sort of societal/governmental problem in the country and it needs to stop. Someone needs to unite these poor *** people and get them moving because I can see these people being in the same state as they are now for years to come. Men always have an option for military career. Women should have less children on that island nation. Small things like this help a lot.
I am a Filipina, and I have a far different life from these poor young girls. I am saddened that no matter how much the government do, this still happens. I hope in the future, this could change.
When I was 40yo, I've already had a granddaughter. Here in the Philippines, poor or well off community teens gets pregnant in no time. With my case, good thing that my kid has decent life so they're learn to be an independent young parents, helping out the family business while in the university... I'm 45 now with 2 grandkids, my older children are doing well in life despite of being a young parents like me.
@@lifeisgood2542 dpat balance po di over populated and wlang birth declining. And goods sa ibang bansa ket magka anak ng maaga mga independent na, may sariling kinikita, may work di pabigat sa pamilya eh itong sa Pinas talagang pabigat eh hirap na nga kung hirap nagpapaanak ng maaga at nagpapadami pa ng anak. Sakit ng peenoy kundi pang chichismis, eut ng eut lng libangan, hay nako tas sisi na namn sa goberno🤷♀️.
Those peeps who questions the motives of this documentary and they were like " its none of the westeners business" or " why those westeners dont fix their own problems in their own country ... blah blah blah.." Like c'mon guys, issues like these should be addressed! These teenage moms SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS VICTIMS.
Honestly, it's not just about religion (and not just Catholicism). The problem is the lack of education, the irresponsability of the (too young) parents who don't raise their children properly and don't put education/children's future first, which leads to a never-ending cycle of poverty... religion is just an excuse.
nirysoa thats why the government must prioritize education first. And with the age of consent at 12? I think we should really put the blame on the government.
@Emily Barclay yeah, cause we all know everybody follows and respect what the church says..... and they're also for abstinence so....how come they get pregnant? So for me, it's still up to the government to change things. If those kids were well educated (especially girls) they would be able to make the right choice whether the church approves of it or not.
Meimei needs to understand that it was not her fault, if god is benevolent he could never be ashamed of her. She is just a child that needs her parents.
I am from Croatia. The church is trying its best to make abortion illegal here. They are so disconnected from the real problems of our society... They are moralizing to people about the greed of the young who are emigrating in the foreign lands. When the priest finish their Sunday speeches they drive away from the community of those people in expensive cars. We are not leaving because of greed, but because of the lack of perspective we have here. We are watching the new churches being built in the vanishing villages, while the open minefields lie around forgotten. I think the minefields are waiting for abortion to be banned to. They are waiting for the unwanted, unaborted and then unsupervised children to play there. Good thing that the church they would be Christened in will have enough space to accommodate the entire local community in the luxurious manner... I think that I should leave. I can't stand the life in the decaying society. I also feel rejected by it.
By refusing contraceptives, couples have too many children that they can't look after. So the kids decide to sleep around for food , you know the rest.
As a person living in that country, I'm afraid some people are a bit behind when it comes to morals and proper mindset. Almost everyone here still practices stupid beliefs such as being gay is bad or men/women should act what their gender should, which is just horrible. The country consists of mostly catholics... Catholics who still practices these horrible beliefs and focuses on this mindset. That's why most of the lgbtq members here are afraid to come out of the closet or that men can't even wear pink, a color that's stereotypically for women. I'm a Christian but I'm only forced to being one, my family is VERY religious and I'm not old enough to make my own decisions. There's so many messed up things in the bible we read that people blindly follow. I'd want to leave this religion once I got the right age to (18+, in my opinion is the proper age of consent) I feel bad for these children, they don't know what they're doing and they're the most vulnerable to manipulation and abuse. I'd want to do something about this one day, but for now I'll study. Have a lovely day, person! ( ╹▽╹ )
I don't care about cultural norms, I don't care about tradition, I don't care. 12 should not be the age of consent. 12 is a child.
This means a 17 year old can have relations with a 12 year old not an 18 and 12
Suloisin B ..... agree💯
@@pendejo298 Is your comment insinuating it's okay for a 17 year old to have relations with a 12 year old?
@@KD-sz7fq The law dictates that
@@pendejo298 Just because it's a law doesn't make it right. Think for yourself.
You guys sure it’s a pregnancy problem? It sounds like a sexual assault problem...
Shahari Pudding agreed
Exactly
THANK YOU!
yeah and the law is written in the perpetrators favour
let me explain it further because i'm a Filipino.
Our culture is heavily influenced by mainstream media.
as you see in the videos, even the poor have TV's inside their huts.
TV shows are mainly about family and love teams and love stories.
This is why our girls live hoping to find true love.
I know that sounds funny but that is what's actually happening.
Men do too.
Although, men can move on pretty easy and leave an impregnated single mother without batting an eye.
It's not sexual assault.
Just un-informed.
Religion plays a big role too.
U ban abortions, and need permission for contraceptives but put the age of consent at 12?? How is that logical?
Then these people will continue to blame the government for not helping. Oh the irony 😂
they are crazy... Consent at 12 like srsly.... WTHeck....
Sabrina Ryonna it’s not about the religion but it’s actually the lack of education for the people. you can be religious yet educated on these type of things
actually majority of Filipinos know that the age of consent is 18 yrs old not 12 wtf i live my while life in the Philippines and I was surprised. Most people knows about the 18 yrs old consent not 12
Tahjna Banton ha!ha! GREAT point!!! thanks 👏👏👏👏👆👆👆👆👆💥💣💥💣💪💪💪💪
Imagine judging someone for having an abortion but also judging them for having children they were forced to carry. Damned if you do. Damned if you dont.
Pretty much. These “morals” weren’t meant for you to win. People just like being in the privileged position to judge them.
*sighs* 😔
That part
um no one FORCES anyone to stay pregnant. anyways, cry all you want, abortion is becoming more and more ILLEGAL. know what that means gals: keep those legs closed. not that hard. nighty night 😘
How about not get pregnant in the first place
" I chose her over my wife because I was scared of charges" ...bet that makes her feel so loved. Smh.
Right!!!
Yer lucky kid. NOT.
and what happens if he meets other girl and make her pregnant to. will he leave that girl to. Girl be strong.
Caught that too.
and when she will be 18, she might be abonded... because no more law is over him to be with her...
The first girl isn't in love. She's manipulated.
Minettezi she’s homeless
She looks sooo young.
No choice maybe
all of them
Desperately try to survive?
I’m from the Philippines and I remember when I was in high school even when I was in 6th grade, old men were already catcalling me or giving me dirty looks. I was never comfortable walking alone in the streets.
Ohh It must be hard !! Is it common all over the country or a particular region or community!!?? Its really so bad to see this happening to lil girls !😌
@@simiedulay it is actually quite common
It definitely happens here in America too. I got more attention from older men as a middle schooler than I do as a 29 year old woman
I am also from the PH. I already got dirty looks as soon as I was in 5th grade because I was an early bloomer. It got worse when I grew older. Right now I’m 17 and every time I walked outside, some guys keep checking on me. This time, even if I was home, there are still guys catcalling me because my neighbor is currently renovating their own house and so it is full of construction workers. I hate it. Ok, I know I look a bit beautiful than others but that doesn’t mean that they need to give me such dirty looks. I never wore revealing clothes because of my body shape. I am a bit curvy and got bigger chest and it made me feel conscious because of the country and the men I lived in.
I live in the Philippines now and I got catcalled by a guy on the street while I was driving in my car with the window down
A lot of guys in the Philippines does target younger girls and it seems to be normal for everyone. I remember when I was in senior high and most classes consists of teenagers age 16 to 22 yo, most guys would try and get with the freshmen girls which are usually 13 yo but can be as young as 11. And when they go to college they would go for high school girls. I thought it was normal until I moved over seas and finally saw that it was wrong and disgusting
Please go home, and fix the Philippines.
@@roostercogburn1943 lol
Going after someone much younger is for losers who can't score with girls their own age (because girls their own age understand the signs of someone being homeless and jobless and addicted and being way behind on his classmates)
Same in Japan.Younger girls are popular among men. Middle aged men like highschool girls. And the consent age in Japan is 13 that is the youngest in the world now.
It works the other way round. Young girls also look for older guys for stability. I remember when I was in college, girls my age were rejecting guys their age for someone "older" and "more stable"
How about we make the men accountable and educate them on the ways to control there sexual wants? I'm sick of men abusing young women! Why aren't we going after them?
just shut up all men arent like that
@@ra71. she was not specific so why dont you shut that pie hole
@@ra71. she basically said that and its she not they lmao this person is too dumb to understand common sense what rock did it come out of
@@ra71. what is a they lmao is this person an idiot
@@ra71. go back to whatever trashy third world rock you came out of and stfu
My mother used to tell my brother, “ if you can’t support it, keep it in your pants.”
Good advice!
suske wiske she never told me anything. She was 16 when she had me and my grandparents gave me away. Not even legally. Maybe that’s where she learned her lesson. I was married before I met her. She won’t even see me or my children or my grandchildren .
David Chaplin
Its not so easy when youre 12 .you dont have much choice but to open them .
@@cathyb2967 are you sure with that?
Mary Rose Pelaez
In some places ..yes ..lm sure .
That 38 year old man, first of all, he had a wife but he still went and date a young girl aged similar to his first child like what the fudge man.
disgusting
manslut.
Msti _Svt 48
@@24KinfO WhAT he's 48......
@@shabushabu5082 You're absolutely right. All I could think of, when he talked about "taking responsibility" for the poor 14 years old he knocked up, was his 4 kids with his wife, they are now alone and the wife is "damaged goods" and may struggle for the rest of her life. Only because he couldn't keep it in his pants and out of a child. Vile and disgusting, no moral, no heart.
i feel sad for meimei. she has a sweet smile and she deserves to live happily like other kids, playing with her other friends, and being taken care of by her parents, in at least a healthy environment. too bad that not everyone get to live a life like that. having a miscarriage at such very young age, and even worse, blame herself for that?
if I'm in her shoe, would i ended up in the same fate as her? how would I know on how to live a better life than that? I'm scared if I couldn't think enough for myself, and keep on being taken advantage of.
Anybody else got their blood boiling to the maximum level while watching this?. First of all what pedophiles decided 12 should be an appropriate age for consent? Why are all these abusive men not castrated?
Yes, I also got mad and was shocked that this is legal.
Then you'd be more surprised to hear that the Philippine government is thinking about lowering the age of consent even less
@@jomama6428 he is obviously a pervert, may all these people meet their karma sooner than later
Its the will of God (very religious country) and men don't mind young girls... a win win for the religion and country...
I heard that so many FIlipino always proud of their's country.
Does anyone else find it tragic how these girls are programmed to feel guilty about miscarriages?
Ikr
dude, thats programmed by natural selection i.e evolution. it programmed girls to feel bad and feel guilty so to avoid another incident
@@paulocalinao2267 yeh but guys don’t have to feel guilty about it eh? Just blame and guilt trip the female
@@blueicebeat well, it depends on the love for the male to the female. Both parents are more or less is responsible for the childs death (unless its from the parent's genes) so they could prevent another dead child. Unless the male is a rapist, thats just wrong
@@paulocalinao2267 very rarely is a miscarriage anyone's fault sometimes it happens and is actually extremely common. It just isn't vocalized alot..
I'm sorry, but this "man" had both a wife and a girlfriend, who he only chose over the wife because he was afraid of charges? How is this even legal?
Legalise polygamy.
If only someone will stand up to that minor, the guy will be jailed. CONCUBINAGE AND CHILD ABUSE
Because it is still illegal to have an extramarital affair plus having a sexual relationship with a minor
@Michael Bras He did. You’re sickening for thinking he didn’t.
Simply...
As long as no one press charges then nothing is done.
so to summarize
1) education is extra important in this country- educate sons especially and remind girls to take care of themselves
2) men have to stop being pedophiles oh god
3) instead of blaming the girls, make the guys held acccountable for what they did!!!
The almost 40 year old didn’t know she was 14 🤨 bruhhh lies you tell
I'm sure first things he asked were " Where do you live, do you have boyfriend, how old are you?" . He knew.
Chris Hansen entered the chat
Yes that's the point and even if he knew she was 14, what he did was totally *wrong*
@@simrankaurgagan5465 yes that’s the point
Yeah he knows her age she still looks like a child tbh she looks super young
I'm filipino, turning 24, and is a nursing student. This is all true. We once delivered a baby to a 12 year old whose boyfriend was like 30 years old.
Rai Busi grabe nakayanan niya? CS naman siguro?
Rai Busi: can he be legally charged with rape since she was 12 and he was 30?
Leoniza Coste normal delivery po. Ang galing nga eh parang walang nangyari sa kanya after
Sue Elias he can be charged depending ofc on the people involved
Rai Busi ang siguro medyo may katangkaran rin siya
They discourage women from using contraceptives, stating that they value life, yet they see so many kids and adults wallowing in heart wrenching poverty because of the serious imbalance of their society, and don’t care about their lives - the lives that are already ACTUALLY existing.
Great logic.
They don't value life, they only value birth
In all fairness, "heart wrenching poverty" has always been the normal for 300,000 years. Never stopped them from having children.
the middle-class kids look so smart, and intelligent, good-looking, and well-mannered. this just goes to show that environment is everything. funds matter.
That is a true fact the best comment for sure
this video should be shown in every school in the Philippines
Only the poor does this
This vid is not completely true
@@gabcscln yeah it is 92% true but the point is making teenagers aware of teenage pregnancy
@Amor Ankh American, European and Middle Eastern men
@@gabcscln i live here in the philippines and this vid is 100% true. you can access abortion remedy outside of quiapo church.. you can even buy a sextoys within the vicinity, as well as fake documents but our government turn blind for them cause theyre part of "voting" machine for politicians to "save".
The age of consent is 12 but you can’t get contraceptive without your parents consent under 18. 🤦🏾♀️ if that is not a twisted policy I don’t know what is 🤦🏾♀️
These stories are heartbreaking...
Just another example of religion controlling the state
It seems the goverment wants them to have as many children as posable. absolutely disgusting. They need to be like Ireland now and forget about the Church.
i think it's 16 now in the philippines
@@theneutralguy2317 it is now thanks to risa hontiveros
@@nammielecoffeeaddict272 XD HAHA if u give credits atleast include others.
I am currently living in the Philippines i got pregnant @ the age of 18 now i'm 27 with only one child, taking contraceptives is really a big help.I am continuing my studies hopefully i will be a degree holder nxtyr!
We are proud of you and rotting for you to finish!
All the best to you miss 🙂
All the best to you!
salamat miss
All the best to you and your child!!!
As a Filipino Young adult, I can attest these things happen. My cousing got her first baby when she was 14 years old, she stopped schooling and did not even graduate high school. It's 2021 now, and she now has 5 kids, and a 2nd live in partner, and she is so poor like dont have anything to eat everyday poor, and just asks aunties, and yes us cousins for money.
And with the RH (Reproductive Health) Law still in shambles because of blinded opposition by the pro-life and church, so many are in the shoes of my cousin. When RH Law was during its battle for being a legislation, I remember going to church and always hearing the priests using the homily just to ingrain that RH, contraception etc are sins. And abstinence is the only way. It's so appalling what super fixation on religion, and misguided politics can do to a nation.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a devout Catholic, and a graduate of a Catholic School but to limit options for contraception, family planning, and to say and outright that RH Law and lessons on reproductive health, sexuality lessons are not needed is just idiotic.
devout catholic and you sound to be on the side of contraception ????? the church is about life contrary to contraception is sin ,so grave that, it to leads to eternal death , man which side are you on ?
@@samuelagwotu5074 Can't a devout Catholic be liberal in mindset? I already chose a side and it's pro Reproductive Health Law in our country.
@@hansquintos701 ARE YOU GOING , THE way of the church or the world and westernized ways of the world. ? devout catholic goes the church s way.
@@samuelagwotu5074 can't he have an opinion anyways? I thought we live in a free country 🤨
I think i'd rather have the side effects of the birth control pills than having more and more children in poverty. This is so sad.
side effects of birth control, or having a baby you can't care for? man can't see which one is riskier
@@tookiwolfpaint5142 how can you care for children in poverty tho? Please answer. You must teach them, you seem to be so wise.
@@clarissemercado898 dude I'm agreeing with you. I would 100% rather have the side effects of birth control than a kid I can't take care of. What I was saying was that those two seem pretty incomparable, as in it's WAY harder to have a kid. Although I also definitely should've worded that in a more clear way.
@@no8002 That gives the rapist control of contraceptives.
Totally
Those pedos need to be in jail like the first girl said she was forced and the other ones were for sure manipulated. She’s not inlove she just thinks she is OMG I hate this so much
@Sweet Cheeks THANK YOU !
Sweet Cheeks educated is more like it. If they understood that girls that young are likely to die because the birth canal is not wide enough especially before the age of 15 ( depending on age of puberty it can be later in some cases ) and even still have a lot of Health complications and can often have increase chances of Sids in the child and other sad unfortunate problems they might feel differently but it seems like as a whole the society is very uneducated. random group seem to understand contraceptive and other parts of the Philippines don't even know what they are!
Yes exactly 💔😡
true phedohilia
@@ashleyburbank3129 whether they are educated or not, they're still gonna be pedos and rapists
Sooooo you're saying that they refuse to offer family planning and contraception but yet refuse to help these young mothers when these children are starving? Shocking.
Birth control is bizarre, unnatural, anti-life, anti-family, and does not help people anyhow.
@@yosefmacgruber1920 Funny, I have been on it and have yet to produce offspring. Seems to be working for me.
@@Fallenfromgrace1990
You may have already destroyed your fertility. Funny, I read in some article, of a woman in Glamour magazine, desperate to have a baby before it is too late, saying it was as if her diaphragm was laughing at her, "You probably didn't need me anyway." Sad to say, I didn't buy the magazine in the supermarket checkout. So don't expect me to look up a reference for you.
Yosef MacGruber I expect you to contribute every penny of your paycheck to all the young mothers unable to feed their child(ren) then, considering you hate the idea of contraceptives and love the idea of procreation, right?
@@fiveotree_
Why do I have to support all of those other people's children? Aren't they themselves responsible for the children that they bring into the world? BTW, I am not totally sold on the idea of child labor laws, that has had the "unintended" side effect of making children to seem less economically valuable. And what of children who want to work or to start their own businesses? Not all "under-age" jobs are cruel and slavery torture working in awful sweat-shop conditions.
Huge numbers of people have objections to all methods of birth control and seem to at least somewhat love the idea of procreation. Should they also help in this socialism economic burden thing that you want to put onto us? Why not reduce government corruption and create more jobs for the people?
Many of these young parents producing all these children, *ARE* able to feed them. Or do you think that human bodies are made out of thin air, and did not, at first, need food?
Im a filipino and so blessed to be living in the UK and having sufficient education and awareness and resources for all these issues. i am so sad for my birth country since not a lot is being done. Because of corruption and greediness, many people suffer. Philippines needs to be educated more, bless them
The age of consent there in UK I believe is 16, ew for that too lol
Well they stuck themselves by religion
This is happening because educated people like you are being selfish and ignore your own people
Uk abortion ban
you couldnt care less. you're pribably a UK citizen by now. dami mong sinasabi may so sad so sad eh iniwan mo nga ang pilipinas
The age of consent was raised to 16 years old just recently, but I think it's still not enough.
Atleast make it 18 or better yet, 21
@@pudgeegg9854 i prefer 21 since under 21 the body of the girl cannot withstand childbirth which can either cause the death of the child or mother sometimes both, notice how some of the girls have miscarriages....exactly
@@bobdebilder2512 Well that can happen to any age. 18 and 21 is only 3 yrs apart
@@savvii2996 yeah but the doctors prefer 21 as well since it might be safer to give birth
Tsk it should be 18...why is that so hard to do
“Contraception has side effects”
As if having 4 kids that u can barely raise is better having those “side effects” that don’t even exist?
@David Chaplin If you want to blame anyone....blame the Catholic Church...even if the philippines is a secular nation, the bullshit religion is already deep rooted in the culture of our country....and have been brainwashing Filipinos for centuries.....i really hope that religion disappears in our country.
@@rhpaqo9711 actually the religion is not the problem. I believe that the people itself is the problem including those who belong to the leaders of the religion. Having religion has positive effects too. Its just some of the beliefs are sickening like not being open with political issues and religious beliefs. People who claim themselves religious tend to be tge most judgemental and worst hypocritical.
Sorry to say this, but, contraception really has different side effects. As an allied medical graduate, I know this.
@@szcharlette4318 yes but teenage pregnancy is dangerous too?
@@k3qever413 of course. That's why the problem here is actually about education. Education really is the key.
That is not a teen it’s a child for god sakes :(
Sara Israel what’s the wrong with the white woman
@@wildhogs1ful That "white" woman is doing more than those white liberals who are only concerned about the first world problems
@@wildhogs1ful 'white' i smell racism 😑
@@wildhogs1ful at least she's doing something unlike some people *cough* *cough*
“YES”!!! She’s a child!!!
My sister got pregnant when she was 17 now she has 3 children she became an example for me and now I'm studying hard to finish school and have a successful career
Go for it!
careers are useless. just get a job. also school is useless. why do you want communist government education? the best learning is the learning done on your own AT HOME.
@@elvil2454 communist government education? you should be learning at home by yourself or at private institutions. you should be getting a job. that's how real people learn.
One of the biggest dreams that I have as a teen is educating and helping these poverty stricken people. I want to work hard make it come true...
Please do... good luck on your dream. May it come true.
Me too I'm about to get educ units and have the license
Same my country needs so much help and for me it's my responsibility as a Filipino to make this country safer and better.
Same If I become successful I probably help this people and also provide shelter to homeless people
Same, I cant wait to graduate and get a job and be rich to improve the Philippines and PLEASE, please make yours come true too.
That boy was amazing, so wise! He stood firm in that teens should be abstinate because of their immaturity and not understanding fully the repercussions. But was wise enough to say: I believe in contraception, because not everyone is strong enough to control themselves. Yes, kid!
S Edwards a lot of the comments are quick to judge people here but it's usually a lack of Education, mixed with girls being told they can't wait to grow up to be in love and to have their prince take care of them kind of thing. the prince reference is definitely kind of Western but it's their equivalent. it's why they can kind of get attacked and then just thinking their mind well I'll make it love. the whole idea of love over there is kind of messed up. So is their way of view in 12 year olds. So is their way of view in 12 year olds as capable of making that kind of decision. but at the same time can't get an HIV test without their parents. Very flawed logic in desperate need of sexual education. if we can get the right program here we as a world have definitely managed to educate other countries about contraceptive I believe we could do the same here!!! spread the love and pass on opportunity to young women!
RH bill pa more . Sila dapat mag sponsor sa mga teenage pregnancies dahil sila ang contra contraceptives. Panahon ni Former FL Imelda Marcos, ang sipag ng campaign drive for family planning kasama teen agers sa seminar nila. After ng next admin nawala na ang ganun na campaign. RH bill pa isinusulong.
WHY is 12 the age of consent?! How does that align with religious ideals? Do little girls not matter to the Catholic Church/Philippines government? This is truly sick.
I think this is just in selected areas. I'm a Filipina and this is not the same in our community. I know the face of poverty and I feel sorry for these young parents. We need more recreational activities and education for our children and teenagers here.
I'm a Filipino who have lived in Manila all my life. We are in middle class. My father has worked in both private and government sectors. And, we have never heard that 12 is the age of consent. If you come to Philippines, most families are living in an extended family.
Of course, anywhere in the world if you make a documentary about people living in extreme poor conditions like what you showed in the video I'm pretty sure you'll find the same scenario. It disgusts me to know this exists but to be fair, it has nothing to do with the government nor the religion. It mostly relies on how the family has raised their children and of course the living status.
This is so sad, it reminds me a lot of what I saw visiting my family in Honduras. I sympathize with these girls and women in the Philippines. Its a horrible cycle of poverty that the government, society and church doesn't want to end.
Now only I know 12 is the age of consent... Maybe 15 or 16 is more like it... Though thet cannot be legally married until 18...
not sure how the justify the lives of those girls got ruined...very sad.
I wish I could hug all of these young girls. My heart hurts so much :(
"I feel proud that I have a beautiful wife" realy 13 year old and you call a wife
.
Also, what was wrong with your former wife?
@@PianoDisneygal10 "afraid a case would be filed against him" 🙄
14 but the first girl was 11 that's actually younger than the age of consent. Why wasn't there more of an investigation oh wait because she needs her boyfriend's family because her family abandoned her. people in America complain about the cost of social programs that would support girls like that so that they wouldn't have to live in that scenario but think about how much better off we are for having that option for people and children like her!!! it seems the society sees 12 years old as an adult's and girls which is odd they seem to need an education. 11 to 12 year olds chances of having complications from birth are about 75%. That's not mentioning The increased number of deaths to both child and mother which is substantially large! education is key
Ashley Burbank isn’t the living situation what foster homes are for???
I had to pause the video the....I can't
when I was 11 to 13 years old I was still watching spongebob and Phineas and Ferb
like
Not everyone is as lucky as you...
I'm 19 and I still watch Spongebob
Still watching
@@charician lucky? stuck in the house with mommy @13. i already kissed three girls by then.!
The girl is such a sweet innocent angel she's been through so much and she takes all the blame :(
Rachel Smith she’s a victim of rape.
its funny how you get the terms sweet and innocent for someone who's entire life is summed up in the few words provided to a reporter who is 100% biased towards women being the victim in a society where prostitution is the most lucrative form of income on the ground level society, where even mothers are highly involved in it with their daughters
@@toadalmoji5853 Originally this happened back in WW2. The foreigners started this thing to the Filipino people. Even in movies now, you can see the immorality of western people and they teach other decent nation to follow their evil ways. Other nations act like animals, they have several partners and they spread AIDS to the locals here. Filipino believed in abstinence until marriage in the right age because we do not believe that we are from "apes". We are people created by GOD. The racist nation who claims they are superior race always mistreat other peaceful and innocent nation and there they do their evil thing.
@@toadalmoji5853 that doesn’t take away her innocence. stop victim blaming
@@angeles959 i didn't say anything about individual circumstances, I was talking about making one sided assumptions about a persons character and what they've been through based off of framed info provided by those who are completely biased. Victim or not, do you know what this person has done to make their life work? No you don't, so how can you default say; sweet, innocent, angel, and every other good sounding personification to try and exclude them from the problems of this society, where the clear picture directly includes them. I think you see targeted blame because your biased as well
I live in the Philippines and I'm actually turning 12 soon and I'm thankful that I've been thought the right thing and that I am.educated and I have a good complete and happy family I wish to help these teens ones I'm older I wanna be a lawyer
Go for it! You are the hope of this ailing nation.
What's your situation now you are 14/15?
Having children young without being able to finish their education really does continue the cycle of poverty. My aunties were the same, then my cousins continued the cycle of having babies young and not finishing school. Thus they become stuck at home as a mother and the cycle continues. I really wish I can do something to help other young girls in my country...
Just raise awareness wherever and whenever you can. God bless you forever.
4 of my cousins are single mothers,the deadbeat fathers walked away because of poverty or just plain douchebags.
abortion is frowned upon in my country mainly because most of the population is Catholic and they did not believe in abortion and a lot of this is mostly happening in the slums
Tama ka.
You can. Become a teacher or a mentor.
I am disgusted by the men. They did not consider the feelings of the women at ALL
Nuri Poori
AGREED!!!!!!
Truth
Yes
This is asia, it's a men's world, women has no say.
Phi Loan Vu lol I'm not agree i hate my dad since he punch my mom i see him as my enemy now
A man wanting a baby is often about ego and a desire to pass on their line. They aren't tasked with being the primary caregiver.
@Amandeep Wahi
Then how come so many women do not agree? What a stupid saying. There are mothers who want big families also.
@Amandeep Wahi
Who is brainwashed with religion? The atheists? The God-haters? Those who superstitiously think that ineffective ugly "face diapers" will protect them from some mysterious CCP Virus boogeyman?
Those who are listening to their genes, and reproducing baby after baby after baby, are they really "brainwashed with religion"? Aren't they following what their genes or nature or their culture, or their love for children, informs them is best for them to do? How do you figure that hatred-of-religion religion, is somehow not also a pathetic and evil religion?
@@yosefmacgruber1920
Who is brainwashed by religion?
Answer: the one who believe in it.
@@makimasupremacy9945
So you are brainwashed by some religion? Obviously you believe in something?
@@yosefmacgruber1920
First answer no, but nice try tho... however I can see many people that will become deaf to the things that doesn't support their religion.
Yeah I believe in something.
For example, people doesn't like injustice and when they can't fight it they will believe even the most obvious lie just to make it feel that everything is fair.
Most of my schoolmates in the Philippines are already giving birth at the age of 15 and calling it a "blessing" given by God.
bruh same
they're just repeating what the church says
"and within a few week, she's pregnant again..."
Wait...what?
After pregnancy for about 6 weeks women are extremely fertile.
I reacted the same
꧁Lil Fairy꧂ most aren’t, especially if your breastfeeding
You are more fertile when breastfeeding too
That raised my eyebrows too, I mean I am a parent myself but after giving birth it took me months before I could engage into intimacy again
A few weeks after giving birth she was pregnant again, her boyfriend left her and took the kids, the age of consent is 12 😭
Im a filipino and 18 years of age is still the legal age.
@NATT117 legally 12 but morally 18 since responsible parents want their children (especially girls) to graduate first before dating hence a popular excuse to reject someone is to say you're focusing on school first rather than dating
@@christinaronaldo4217 I don't know which part in the Philippines they got that 12 is the age of consent. They might be referring to that one particular tribe (one which the authorities sought to correct/educate) but generalized it.
Wait after you give birth you cant get pregnant for another year..
Your kinda sus now ngl
People are dumb here in Philippines
This is why church and state should be separated.
yaass
No. I am a Christian and I think it should be together.
@@AG-wb3db so if someone get rape to your 12 years ol daughter u will not allow to abortion ? lol
@@arolemaprarath6615 When did they revoke: "Thou shalt not kill". You advocate keeping his genes in circulation because it is murder to abort while murdering the rapist because he has done wrong. You think you can arbitrarily assign punishments based on your imaginary friend and his "commandments". You are one sick puppy.
Arolema Prarath just cuz u believe something doesn’t make it so he didn’t say he supported the rapist he was just pointing out how u cherry pick your beliefs, very Christian of you to say he’s about to die and all the nonsense you spew
Religion needs to be separated from government
correct religion and government will destroy your culture i say you are 20milion its still okay but if you exceeds population like india it will make Philippines again problems where lot of skilled engineer are unemployed and go to foreign countries for jobs.
I'm lucky india has most fertile land on earth that y still not facing problem or else it would be to much big problem with sinking economy.
@@dmeditz8100 Philippines' total population 109 million, most of them don't know how to birth control and plan, so education + abortion could decrease this problems and also depopulate
Nope.they just need to follow better so these stuff won't happen.religion is not the problem because religion is what could prevent this what they need is to learn more or better
It is supposed to be separated, however how can they impose that if during election politicians seek the endorsement of the church to help them get elected.
In law, religion and the government is both a separate entity. But being a catholic country since the spanish colony. The country is greatly influenced by religion that’s why lawmakers have hard time to change the law.
Young girls need to know their self-worth and that they have value, not just babymakers...
sadly, here in the philippines the traditional thinking is women exist to serve their husbands
Nature doesn't care about your philosophies, it'll perpetuate whether poor or rich.
It is very hard for these women to break this cycle of thinking, the medias portraying this on tv, radios, magazines, comics, etc.
??? It doesn’t matter. I’m sure they DONT want to be baby makers. The problem is they have no idea how pregnancy happens cuz they are so uneducated and old men are RAPING them.
Being a mother is one of the best things you could do that does not mean children are ready for the responsibility of that role
Education is a must in this country
Public middle schools high schools and colleges are free now.
If you meant Leftist brainwashing (feminism, abortion, promiscuity, polygamy, divorce),
I'd say NO.
@@JaveLester I meant EDUCATION and nothing related to what you have mentioned.
from pre school to college, everything is for free. It's their choice not to go to school.
@@highlightskingdamn1532 You are right... However without education we cannot make the right choice for ourself and our society.
So nobody bothered to tell that child that one in three first pregnancies end in miscarriage and that it had nothing to do with jumping? How horrible. They are lied to so badly. Contraception doesn't damage your uterus. Having a child before your hips widen at 14-15 years old can though.
MsColdCanada That's how bad the catholic church influences the people.
So having a child at age 14 or 15 ought to be okay then?
Contraceptives are harsh and do have side effects. People should get married and have lots of babies.
@@yosefmacgruber1920 That will only apply to those who are financially stable. They can't just reproduce without thinking of their future children. This is a life we are talking about.
I picked up on that too she called it a great sin poor little girl. She should be playing with her friends and doing homework and having sleepovers
Yosef MacGruber You know what's harsher? Endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, ovarian cancer and cervical cancer (risk of both lowered by birth control), acne for women, and an 11 year old pregnant.
As a Filipino, I didn't know that the legal consent here is 12 yrs. old and I think most of Filipinos didn't know that and would disagree.
yea. i didn't know that either. but it's been changed to 16 now
Disgusting old men make laws ..simple
As a Filipina myself, I can say that lack of guidance from parents is one of major factor why just by the age of 12 or 13 most of them become pregnant, followed by lack of education... It's hard to admit it but that's the reality I'm seeing right now (those living in the slum areas). Those who can't even find a job or have decent 3 meals a day has more children...
It can also be the flaws of the system.
its a vicious cycle, many children lacks attention and give theirselves to anyone who showed them affection
Yeah I agree, parents have a great role in this matter. But it's just sad that the parents of these teenage pregnant women came from the same situation and never learnt at all.
Indeed😐
The government is too irresponsible there .
The boy who said people are weak. I hope he grows up and gets a good job, and then a family. He seems like, a good person.
Yes. He seems intelligent too. He can see and understand the situation.
Too bad some feminist tries to burden them
@@andilouis8770bruh what
@@andilouis8770 Oh no! Anyway
I sometimes complain about my life how nothing is going right. Then I watch something like this and I realise how blessed I am. I hope they have a better future someday 🙁
I totally agree
Same
Tell me about it. Was complaining the other day how things have been hard for me the last few years. I won't be complaining too much for a while.
The most severe stockholm syndrome is when Filipino proudly call their country as Philippines and themselves as Filipino
I see why Shay Mitchell just said she was Spanish instead
Wow I'm Pilipina get married at 19 but get pregnant at the age of 21. I think I'm just lucky that my husband respect me so much and told me that I'm still young and need to enjoy life first before having baby. Life is struggle in Philippines but I learned a lot I start working at the age of 8 . Push myself to finish high school. And I did it. I want to go college but my parents don't want cuz we can't afford but God is good my husband send me in college and got my Bachelor Degree.
Congratulations! ♥️
Congrats
Such a hard working couple, anyways congrats!
Congratulations
Youre blessed with a good husband
Um removed birth control because he wanted a baby? I hope she said show me that ring, wedding, house and savings account for this baby's life needs and then I'll remove it when I'm ready
No. Either he showed a plate of food or forced her. Maybe both.
Ikr, but they girls do not even think about that.
@@nickaiser5231 HAHAHAH The plat of food makes more sense .
@@CreamOfEcstast.
It's reality and applies to every race.
@@nickaiser5231 Yah I know its reality it happens in many countries, irrespective of race .
Whaaaat? Shes 11 and her boyfriend is 22? I mean what is this? 12 years as the age of consent is unbelievable OMG. At 11years old me i was not even paying attention to boys, i was too busy going to school, hanging with my friends, playing dolls and watching cartoons...
Yassus! Something not happening around you doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen anywhere else😞😞
Im 11 XD thank god im in GA
Because its a fake documentary. Age being 12 might be correct in some way, but the trick those documentary makers do is to leave out information. The age 12 is only okay if the partner is only a few years older. So girl 12, boy 14 is okay but a older boy of course not.
So to speak, the Age of Consent is in reality 18, only with expections that younger couples can have a love life without being criminalized. So, in fact, it is a normal consent law as in many other countries including western countries, over the world.
Its just a documentary trying to make countries worse than they are, from the goverment point of view. The real problem is the catholic church, without them, the situation would be so much different in this country. And of course the economic situation for some people. She joined the family because they can feed her, she can survive. Makes it worse by preventing birth control in especially those group of citizens.
Ikr. It’s creepy. AND THIS MY FREAKING COUNTRY WTF IS HAPPENING???
Your Conscience it actually is 12 though :(( and rapists can get away by marrying the victim too. Some laws just need to be put down but the senate thinks changing the Philippine Anthem is a much bigger problem.
He could have been 10...she would still have gotten pregnant.
The sad thing in Philippines is they cannot accept this tragedy and being blind of it. They have this stubborn attitude. I hope they change this.
😥😥😥😥😥 I do the same as them. When I was 16 I meet German guy and have baby girl. Then he leaves us just leave. But I take very responsible for myself and baby. Trying finish my highschool then go to Malaysia work as a caddy golf for 10 years then go back to Indonesia and work cooking at BUMN.never married or have any baby. I just want to make sure my 👶 don't have the same life as I do. Thanks God now she finished her university and have a great job. Please girl who's raise baby don't make the same mistake to produce a nother baby and make them live in poverty. Sorry for my bad English
Good for you. Sometimes women are better without man. I'm not a feminist, but nowadays lots of woman have a steady job than man. Good luck to you and your child.
@@vivyanaconners4416 thank you dear
@@evaregina9261 you sound like a strong, hard-working person.. bless you and your girl.
@@Luna-ry8lv thank you dear
You are so inspiring thank you for sharing
As a filipino, I can say this is true and it's happening. 3/10 of the people you know can be either raped, had a miscarriage, or pregnant under the age of 25.
Only 3 out of 10?
@@michaelfreemantle4295 what do you mean only?
@@michaelfreemantle4295 ONLY? Wtf?
After watching this , I feel so lucky to have had a good education and freedom to think whatever I want , nobody to manipulate me into thinking that abortion and preventatives are totally wrong. I still don't understand why religious figures preach that abortion is Absolutely inhumane when the only thing I see is another soul who has to suffer if they are born in the wrong circumstances.
Abortion is wrong whether or not you believe that . Just because something is legal doesn't make it right. This video is proof of that . However, I will admit that abortion is necessary/the best decision in some cases
Also it doesnt matter if youre born in the best circumstances... Life can change on a dime and get tragic really quick. Theres no way to avoid mishapsin life.
In my country we are taught about the body and how babies are made in our last year of primary school. Then our first 2 years of high school are spent hearing about pregnancy, stds, laws surrounding children and teenagers in sexual scenarios, parental planning , contraception etcc..
I always thought our schools were doing too much because we have the Internet and can search for everything ourselves but I now understand that I was wrong .
when god said go and multiply.. he didn't meant to be like this...
Twanted Vivianne right. smh. these poor girls.
😂😂😂 this gat me laughing 😂 I
Bahahah
Lol I think these people are do primitive they took it literally. How sad,
Maybe Indonesia has a big population as well but we hardly find this kind of issue here. Religion and Culture plays a big role.
I love the Philippines and my family is obviously there but every time I went there for my holidays. Family members would always say “wag ka muna mag asawa” (don’t get married yet) or they’d say “wag ka muna mag anak” (don’t have a baby yet). It’s like their views on people from abroad are that they’re so liberal and you know.... don’t care about waiting till marriage. But then I see my cousins and nieces have babies at the age of 14. Philippines sees itself so conservative. Yet it’s not really.
Pau Jalop that so true same experience here. I wonder if they're trying to protect us from what they're going through. Little do they know life in abroad is not all easy ... I'm too busy working and going to school I don't have time for kids or marriage yet.
sparklingmaiz29 yasss and they have each other to lean on. Everyone is there and sometimes it can feel lonely being away. It’s really not the lavishing life they all think it is.
Pau Jalop omg so true...Only those who have a lived abroad or have visited us knows how hard life here is. Also since they're having kids early I'm losing close cousins or friends to hangout with cuz you know they have other responsibility to take care of now. Like you said that they lean on each other ... When I come home I feel that awkward like being the odd ball.
sparklingmaiz29 Tara mag asawa na din tayo
Pau Jalop sure!!! only if this future asawa of mine is stable enough to support me. I'm seriously tired of working. I'm less than 25 but I want to retire now.
I'm watching this 1 am, We still have online class tomorrow 💀
Now I'm motivated to study hard for Our Country
Study to get scholarship and leave the country.
@@Vi-pv3xi The Government's so fvcked 💀 That's what I'm planning na
@@altheyuuuh133 good luck to ya
@Mr. Panda me too
@Mr. Panda same
i am from philippines 28 years old and not yet married and no kids yet
but there still pressure from other people asking "why no kids yet,why not get married you are old enough"
me: who cares im busy working to save money for my future kids .
its like they mocking you
its like a culture to get married and have kids at early age in our province
terrible! Just let them talk and go your way
Yet the same people mocking you for not having kids will be the same people who will turn a blind eye when you do have kids and you'll never see them help.
Hahaha I am 35 years and still single and virgin.people talks about me same.
There is a paedophile issue too. Since when is it ok to be 12 and have a 22 year old boyfriend off his face on glue?
Anisa Ask the Catholic Church, they are good at hiding priests that molested children for ages... These old boyfriends or sheeps just followed the good example of their shepherds... 👍
That’s not even a teen pregnancy my wtf she’s not even a teen
Its kid pregnancy
@@sparklestarplanet Your profile pic *does not* fit with your comment. Omg.
@@lovelyanna3891 Your so dirty minded xD
@@lovelyanna3891 I'm wheezing 😂
@@Jerry-mw6qf 😉
I wonder why I hate the church guy the moment I saw him spoke, then he said he didn’t believe in contraceptive. No wonder he comes off as so creepy and pervy.
the church here says that when we use contraceptions is a sin that it's like killings the baby. that's why they are against rh bill. the church will lose some money they ask from families getting their babies for christening.
Even if u going to church u can take conceptions tablets u don't have to hate them
The church guy is an idiot... that is obvious.
Apple Mae Ordena Oh please, the catholic church is actually killing kids in their schools and orphanages.
The church guy is the pervert
I AM A FILIPINO BUT I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL NOW THAT THE AGE OF CONSENT HERE IS AS YOUNG AS 12! LIKE WTF. When I was 12, I'm still playing paper dolls. Glad my parents sheltered and guided us the right path.
I’m from Philippines, I am really lucky because i am studying, eat 3 times a day and i can buy i want because of my parent , I’m very thankful to my parent
I'm a product of abortion in the Philippines. I just lived because the "matrona" (abortionist) didn't do her job right and my biological mother couldn't bear to continue when she saw me come out.
Now I'm happily adopted by a Canadian couple.
【Angel'DArcherCryBabyAt221B】 Nobody can stop God's gift from entering into the world. Good for you.
I have a cousin who entered this world the same way (in the US), and he is over 6 feet tall, healthy, was very successful in life, and retired at a very young age. The universe's plan cannot be stopped.
Happy ending with your parents. My parents adopted my brother too and I know hes way better off with us , hes now a private school teacher, I'm so proud of him
You have to see it for yourself. This problem is never ever going away. Education is the key.
Parents would rather get their children pregnant than have an awkward conversation.
that guy says he is 28...........RIGHT more like 40
absolutely, he is such a selfish person !!! annoying and ugly guy
This is why soo many POLITICAL men travel to the Phillaphines to have encounters with CHILDREN.
David Chaplin how are children able to “stick their legs in the air ?” Children who get preyed on by disgusting ugly old men who promise whatever just to get what they want.
@David Chaplin you are an idiot
@David Chaplin you sound so stupid it's quite sad.
David Chaplin stfu.
David Chaplin is misogyny ...
The guys on this going after young girls are sick, horrible people.
In Canada, the best nurses we have are from Phillipines. These women are very smart. Give them a chance and they will go far.
6:00 he chose the girl over his wife because he's afraid that some case might be filed against him? doea adultery ring a bell?
No, he was referring to the case that can be filed against him by the teenager's family.
@อาร์ทิมิส อะโฟรไดท์ ไดโอนีซอส ซุส เฮร่า อพอลโล โพไซดอน Can you tell me what article is that? And also the section of that article in law? I want to read it.
I feel sorry to those children/teenagers who got pregnant... as a Filipino teenager I'm very thankful of where I am now.... hopefully they will fight and take this kind of responsibility at this early age....
Aure Riza yes wat to do right?
Aure Riza no president can do anything about it; Filipinos are Malibogs. They copy everything they see on Films. The way the houses if the poor families is not suitable; they All sleep in one room, unlike the Rich Filipinos every member of the family have their own bedroom so there is privacy for the parents. The poor have no sense of responsibility, they dont plan for the family; they live on Come what may' or 'bahala na dyan'. These young girls become Baby Factories even if they know they have no means to support their children its all 'come what may'. This happen from generation to generation because there is no Law that forbid them to multiply like vermin. Schools should focus on this problem by teaching self respect, self assertiveness and morality. Politicians turn a blind eye about it. Every big city have squatter areas. If you go to Tondo squatter area its like a competition to have the biggest family. Front Row 22 documentary will show you a family with 22 children and the mother is under 50, she could still get pregnant. Why cant the Senate enforce a Law for parents to be obliged to put their female children as young as 11 to be on the pill like in Sweden to avoid unwanted teenage pregnancies. When will the govt wake up and have conscience to focus on this Nation's problem???
Tama ka libangan ng mga Pinoy
Vs Guevara as I said before education is the key
Vs Guevara Just stay in Sweden. Like the previous comment, education is answer, pill isn’t.
After so many children, I think damaging the uterus is the least of their problem
Boot lace well it’s true that multiple pregnancies can damage the uterus..well it’s their choice...😒
I am Catholic and grew up in the United States. I did use contraceptives to help plan my family, but would never consider an abortion as a way to plan my family. I am fortunate that I never had to make a decision in a case of rape, or a severe medical reason to terminate a pregnancy. I can tell that this video is from quite a while ago. I hope that some of this has been dealt with.
The problem is lack of education and awareness, and also dream.
Especially the "no dream" part
kids come from broken homes have no dreams, dreams is a luxury when they have no one that they could lean on.
@@GoodWillEverLastingFaith somehow you are right, but some people still manage to have and achieve their dreams and goals while struggling in life. After all. it's all about dedication and self discipline.
Some of these children were raped. No child can protect themselves from being raped.
and men
And then half the men leave. There are some serious cultural issues here. Like the country is in a state of emotional disconnect with itself.
France's Baken hmnhtfrgfggggikopourtdx b v
Lol
way more than half....
France's Baken And you are so right. The men leave to start a family with another woman. Or women. Disgusting.
'All I knew was how to play Chinese garters, that's all' god that breaks my heart
Cameraman watching for Angela to slip in that mud, luckily she had heavy duty flip flops with woven straps that don't break, and rocks in the mud to keep her from bogging down and getting stuck, and keeps her from slipping and falling. How much they paid her for her story?
There must be a law for men/boys to be put in jail when they prey on minors. There are many predator men in Philippines. PRRD should have included to stop these evil men. Every corner in Philippines has teenage girls getting pregnant every year.
There is already a law. You can file a case for child abuse or exploiting if you prove that you do not consent for the actions of the prey.
This isnt only about religion. Lack of education too. A lot of factors to consider.
its about envy of the WEST. Toys R US is closed for a reason.
Carly Rae They shouldn't teach this at schools. A person can be moral and have virtue without the necessity of religious education in schools. Children can be easily brainwashed.
They feed me well???
You mean sifting through trash, working for his family.
"well fed" in the philippines
If she think she’s in a better place with that man, imagine how worst it was in her own home.
@I'm So Fancy How hard is it to just grow your own food? Stop dumpster diving
@@nathaniel1069 it's not that simple 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
@I'm So Fancy That’s pretty sad I can’t lie about that. That said, why do they accept it? Why do they permit themselves to be so abused and impoverished? Clearly there is some sort of societal/governmental problem in the country and it needs to stop. Someone needs to unite these poor *** people and get them moving because I can see these people being in the same state as they are now for years to come. Men always have an option for military career. Women should have less children on that island nation. Small things like this help a lot.
I am a Filipina, and I have a far different life from these poor young girls. I am saddened that no matter how much the government do, this still happens. I hope in the future, this could change.
When I was 40yo, I've already had a granddaughter. Here in the Philippines, poor or well off community teens gets pregnant in no time. With my case, good thing that my kid has decent life so they're learn to be an independent young parents, helping out the family business while in the university... I'm 45 now with 2 grandkids, my older children are doing well in life despite of being a young parents like me.
at least ph sure won't have problen with ageing population haha
@@lifeisgood2542 dpat balance po di over populated and wlang birth declining. And goods sa ibang bansa ket magka anak ng maaga mga independent na, may sariling kinikita, may work di pabigat sa pamilya eh itong sa Pinas talagang pabigat eh hirap na nga kung hirap nagpapaanak ng maaga at nagpapadami pa ng anak. Sakit ng peenoy kundi pang chichismis, eut ng eut lng libangan, hay nako tas sisi na namn sa goberno🤷♀️.
Those peeps who questions the motives of this documentary and they were like " its none of the westeners business" or " why those westeners dont fix their own problems in their own country ... blah blah blah.."
Like c'mon guys, issues like these should be addressed! These teenage moms SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS VICTIMS.
These girls' right to choose is taken away. Its just sad.
Honestly, it's not just about religion (and not just Catholicism). The problem is the lack of education, the irresponsability of the (too young) parents who don't raise their children properly and don't put education/children's future first, which leads to a never-ending cycle of poverty... religion is just an excuse.
nirysoa but please don't ignore the fact that not everyone is privileged enough to have an access to education
@@kyladizon2337 I totally agree with you but the government is responsible for the lack of education... it's not a matter of religion.
nirysoa thats why the government must prioritize education first. And with the age of consent at 12? I think we should really put the blame on the government.
@@kyladizon2337 Exactly!
@Emily Barclay yeah, cause we all know everybody follows and respect what the church says..... and they're also for abstinence so....how come they get pregnant? So for me, it's still up to the government to change things. If those kids were well educated (especially girls) they would be able to make the right choice whether the church approves of it or not.
Meimei needs to understand that it was not her fault, if god is benevolent he could never be ashamed of her. She is just a child that needs her parents.
Salomé Guzman operative word is she is a child.. So sad.
It's maymay......probably.....but they pronounced it as MEIMEI
can we talk about how the catholic church is basically funding this problem??!
I am from Croatia. The church is trying its best to make abortion illegal here. They are so disconnected from the real problems of our society... They are moralizing to people about the greed of the young who are emigrating in the foreign lands. When the priest finish their Sunday speeches they drive away from the community of those people in expensive cars. We are not leaving because of greed, but because of the lack of perspective we have here. We are watching the new churches being built in the vanishing villages, while the open minefields lie around forgotten. I think the minefields are waiting for abortion to be banned to. They are waiting for the unwanted, unaborted and then unsupervised children to play there. Good thing that the church they would be Christened in will have enough space to accommodate the entire local community in the luxurious manner...
I think that I should leave. I can't stand the life in the decaying society. I also feel rejected by it.
Hmmm the satanic Catholic Church at it’s worst.
they need this so more people more money contributions
Griffith Williams can’t . They are the harlot of the end times.
By refusing contraceptives, couples have too many children that they can't look after. So the kids decide to sleep around for food , you know the rest.
It’s the old men getting the younger girls get pregnant.
Wait a minute... TWELVE??? Most girls dont even get their period at that age😭
I got mine at 14 I couldn't imagine being pregnant that young
I got my first period a month before my 12th bday 🤷🏻♀️
I got my period at 11. I thought I was sick.
I got mine when I was 11
I did
Good news to anyone watching this now, the age of consent has been raised to 16 !
Still low, hopefully one day it's gonna be 18
This country is living in Medieval times.
Those people is living in poverty.
It doesn't represent the whole country.
@@fago9546 for 20 mil pep living in it, it is, sadly.
In Medieval times most of the children died very young.
As a person living in that country, I'm afraid some people are a bit behind when it comes to morals and proper mindset. Almost everyone here still practices stupid beliefs such as being gay is bad or men/women should act what their gender should, which is just horrible.
The country consists of mostly catholics... Catholics who still practices these horrible beliefs and focuses on this mindset. That's why most of the lgbtq members here are afraid to come out of the closet or that men can't even wear pink, a color that's stereotypically for women.
I'm a Christian but I'm only forced to being one, my family is VERY religious and I'm not old enough to make my own decisions. There's so many messed up things in the bible we read that people blindly follow. I'd want to leave this religion once I got the right age to (18+, in my opinion is the proper age of consent)
I feel bad for these children, they don't know what they're doing and they're the most vulnerable to manipulation and abuse. I'd want to do something about this one day, but for now I'll study.
Have a lovely day, person! ( ╹▽╹ )
blame on the stupid religion