The first problem is putting the responsibility of birth control solely on the women when they're only half of the equation.

NOT ONE WORD ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FATHERS TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR CHILD.

Age of consent in the Philippines has been 12 years until recently changed to by Duterte to 16 years. Coupled with lack of educational opportunities, low or no income, and forced marriages it is a disaster. Religion plays a large part in prohibiting abortions and encouraging child marriages. Duterte has the guts to do the right thing. I have the guts to say Religion has lost its meaning and purpose along the way.

Great content. Also, one factor why birthrate has increased among teenagers during the pandemic and even before the pandemic is due to sex abuse. This type of abuse sometimes happens at home (domestic). Meaning the perpetrator is either an immediate family member or a relative and sometimes a neighbor. Someone she knows personally.

Education and awareness is the solution to this problem. It's tragic that this is happening as information has never been so readily available.

The fact is this country is predominantly Catholic. The Catholic religion has a lot of responsibility when it comes to unwanted pregnancy Any bith control is frowned upon even for married menopausal women when there is a danger to life of the mother & baby.

instead of just blaming it on the pandemic, the men should grow some balls & accept the fact they are messing up!! They should be held accountable! Also the women are giving such stupid "out of boredom" reason is beyond me!!!

No mention of the responsibility of the men in this story.

I'm a Filipina and when I was in my teens, I was made to believe by the community that the end goal of life is to get married and have children. I'm in my 30s now, single and child free.

Have been watching this for 10 mins and I was like, why can't men stop having sex temporarily when they don' t have birth pills?. So angry they risk their wife's health and create an unwanted child.

People who are against family planning should spend their lives living in the squatter areas and seehpw unfair it is to dictate what they should do with their bodies.

this is why the ChildFree movement exist too. it's frustrating how many people call us childfree people selfish, it's frustrating when people bingo us to have kids. it's even more frustrating that a heavily religious countries like our philippines look down on not having kids or at least birth control

5 minute joy turned into lifetime of burden

this is why sex education should be teach in schools so that the earlier they know the better to avoid unwanted pregnancy also abortion should be legal

It wasn't just lack of condoms, it's a huge problem there. People do not go to school and have no idea about family planning or pregnancy prevention

These poor girls bearing child after child and these little babies being labelled “unwanted” even before their birth, it’s so heartbreaking.

Men control pregnancy better by not being sloppy and promiscuous and don't release your sperm. Both bear responsibility

My sympathy is for the poor babies coz they aren't aware that they are being sold. What future holds for them when they fall into the wrong hands specifically abusive predators.

Am Ugandan and we have the same problem. Am a warrior ready to ensure every woman and man gets access to contraceptives of their choice

That last one at the end made me mad.. after the 9th child that’s when she starts thinking of stopping and family planning. Blame both parents not just the mom. All these unplanned children brought into this world only to suffer because of irresponsible adults is frustrating 😡

I'm a girl I'm from Indonesia and I work in the Philippines,, I hope the Philippine government pays more attention to these children ❤️❤️

People wouldn’t need birth control if selfish and unrespectful men would pull out before they come.

These women didn't get themselves pregnant alone. Men need to back tf off!

Watching this educating documentary, I'm from Kenya, I love Phillipine, I like watching documentaries for this country, the issue being addressed in this documentary it's a global issue affecting developing countries due to ignorance despite knowing the consequences of teenage pregnancies

for those pondering if the concept and availability of "Morning After Pills" are available in the Philippines at average daily medical stores, They are not sold easily to the public. Simply, lack of protective options from the aftermaths of unprotected sex are not as available for women. Unlike condoms for men which had only been available during the last 5+ years ago. But bear in mind that the Catholic Trachings are still dominant in an unhealthy dose

Well if the church interferes in the politics in the Philippines this is what will happen ,in fact it's been happening for more than 10 years,I know at first hand living there,and I must say one thing disgusts me more with many foreigners also getting pinay girls pregnant and completely failing their duty as a parent to support the child,on the other hand they the young population need more education and consequences having children without support and not having a stable job to support that child.

Thank you for shining an updated light on this issue. This is tragic

having 2 or 3 children is more than enough

Personal responsibility is one area that seems not to be explored.

I'm only 36 minutes in but I've yet to hear from this documentary about the age of consent in the Philippines is only 12 hence why so many teens are pregnant with or without a lock down. Philippines suffers from unwanted pregnancy from way more than a lock down. Not sure we're being given the entire story here

Meanwhile in Thailand the government helps to pay everything for newborn even free money until the age is 6 years old but doesn't help anything because people think baby is long term burden in this such a difficult time.

Im a Filipino and this is our reality. Those who are poor are the ones who have the audacity to bring 5 or more childrens due to their ignorance, lack of self awareness and being illiterate. Its too late for us but still, having a good knowledge about family planning, with the help of contraceptives might help these problems and I hope that the leaders will stop listening to the church and decide for their people, and not for their religion. We need new kinds of politicians, not just from the President but even in the barangay levels, those who believe in changes and not stuck to the old ways.

I’m a Filipino and I feel saddened by the fact that people who are really poor have more Children due to their ignorance. And the burden will pass to that Child. It’s also ridiculous that out of boredom reason You would get pregnant. I’m not judging in fact I salute and respect them for not aborting the baby but I hope government would take action to educate the poor and young women and men.

More needs to be done regarding sexual health, sexual education, and contraception. Abortion may be frowned upon to some but bringing a life and selling the baby for 196$ is even more immoral!!! Bringing a baby into stricken poverty and jeopardizing their health is also immoral. 😠😫

Every child deserves a parent but not every parent deserves a child.🤦‍♂️

8 Kids and decided to stop!!!!!!!!!!!, how about after one when you are in poverty , Self inflicted poverty

I’m 28 and my wife is 27. We don’t have kids yet (which we do) because we’re not financially ready yet. We’re almost there but I wouldn’t want to bring a child IF I can’t afford it. Wish these ppl would realize that 😢

I got pregnant Nov 2019 and gave birth to my daughter Aug 2020 during pandemic. I delivered via CS and its expensive with all the additional requirement, swab test costs me 9k and charges for PPE for every staff that is present in the OR since I gave birth in a Private hospital in Makati. As years past, living started to be more and more expensive. The 3 of us still have quite a comfortable life, still have some extra for a little luxury. If I get pregnant again, that will just ruin everything. I do not want to be poor again. We are through that.

How during a total lockdown did these kids have access to each other to have sex? Where are their parents? Are they being blamed at all? This whole episode has blown my mind. This is 🤬unbelievable.

The Philippines has a somewhat causal attitude to pregnancy out of marriage (54% of babies are born out of a marriage), the good news is the fertility rate is slowly reducing (currently 2.53).

These women are suffering no woman should be forced to birth a baby they don't want. Who will fight for them ?

Utterly irresponsibility no other worths for it. Sadly the innocent children have to pay the price for such irresponsibility and stupidity.

May God bless these women and these young girls because you really never know what they have been to have these unwanted pregnancies

Priests interferring with local politics should spend time in teaching... If they don't want the gov't to allow abortion, then they must also teach the people to have high moral standards to avoid teenage and unwanted pregnancy.

As a mother my soul breaks for the children

Having baby is very huge responsibility & financial burden. You have to sacrifice your life to keep them alive. If you are not ready.. You are gonna suffer for the entire life. Life is too short to create unwanted & unnecessary burden. People have to think the heavy risk of getting pregnant before having sex. Women even can die during the labour. This is not insignificant. If you want to have sex.. You have to control your action..

Responsibility goes both ways men and women…should know better, your both adults…your both mature enough to know what’s wrong and right…don’t blame the government…you should blame your own self for being naive..your bringing a child into this world without thinking of the consequences…also parents for those who are minors…where’s the parental guidance?

I blame the Catholic church and the government for this. Sex ed must be taught to all people and medications/protection must be made legally and readily available for both men and women. It is unethical to expect people to raise children without the knowledge, support or financial means to do so. It leads to more suffering and poverty.

The Filipino people are very religious, and the Catholic Church tells them that family planning such as using birth control, is a “ sin”! This plays a big role in over population in the Philippines!

It was so interesting to their thought, especially for the teenagers. Why they got pregnant because they had more free time during lockdown?! Right as the other comments, education is the solution of this problem.

Boredom = pregnancy 😒😒😒😒😒 High AF

while majority of countries have decreased fertility statistics during pandemic because everybody is losing job and not enough money to pay bills ironically in philippines there is a baby boom. well, personal responsibilities and maturity seems lacking in our country because the system and dynamics of philippine culture allows it.

We need to change Philippine culture, by force

I don't really get what these Filipinos are thinking. If you want to give your kids enough resources, love and time to develop into educated, well-balanced adults, you can only have 2, maximum 3 kids.

What the heck is wrong with these people blaming the government for not being able to give them contraceptives as the reason for them getting pregnant? Like what?? These people aren't taking responsibility over their lives and actions. What a shame. With education or not, this is like basic. Be responsible over your life.

when the young girl said if it didn't happen covid I wouldn't be pregnant, I was like WHAT?!? Wasn't everyone at home during the lockdown? How can they do it? asjskjzkk raising children is not easy and requires quite a lot of money😬 I think sex education and the environment you live in have a big influence

I see, Philippines and the other ASEAN countries seems to be your favorite topics. Are there no shocking news in Singapore that we should know of?

And now Thailand is suffering a "birth dearth," with national fertility below replacement level. It is an aging society that is quickly coming to resemble Japan.

the issue here is the catholic church who unfortunately to this day is still very influential. the church continually oppose contraceptives which is why the morning after pill is illegal in the country. the reasoning for it to be illegal is ideological and not scientifically based. abortion is illegal in the country and the morning after pill is considered as abortion.

The problem with the Philippines is that Filipinos still use the old ways of how they think of having children. Due to being a predominantly Christian country, Filipinos don't use contraceptives and abortion and divorce are illegal there. They think that having a baby is a blessing, and they think it should stay that way. They don't wanna end up like Europe which is also majority Christian but baby-making is almost nonexistent.

my heart breaks for these poor girls, they have no one to protect them.

They live in such tight spaces with tons of their kids and they still have the audacity to what? Have sex? My goodness. Also if they insist so much on that logic that there's nothing to do so they have sex, well, there's tons of stuff you can do sexually that can actually not lead to pregnancy anyway. They're just too lazy like that.

religion sure did a number on that poor country and it future, shame, real shame

Thank you CNA. Influencing Documentary

what about condoms or the pull out game… not that the pull out game works but it buys you luck. I never understood why birth control isn’t more available even vasectomies. Places like planned parenthood teach you family planning but they always get a bad rep for abortions. People forget they provide education, family planning, and sexual health care

At the age of 30, I'm already married but I'm hesitant to have a child. It's expensive to rear a child, especially the high inflation rate nowadays. Although we are financially stable, we can't afford to hire a babysitter. Also, I'm not mentally and emotionally ready to take care of a baby.

oh my heart. ❤ I was born in manila in the 80’s and was adopted to an American family.

Please do not blame the pandemic for your pregnancy

In such poverty, how does one even have the desire to engage in sexual activity?! And knowing they can’t feed their children, how are they not scared to death of bringing another life into the world? They act as if there is absolutely no way to control the situation….it just happens. I am married and have never used contraceptives in my life and managed to not get pregnant when I did not want to. This is so angering…these poor kids!

The Philippines needs to legalize contraception & abortions, and enforce sex education. This baby boom is only going to worsen poverty if it continues.

I am Sorry. Abortion is not allowed but having sex at 15 is ok?

What confuses me is how come since the sixties when birth control has become more prominent around the world, why have unwed pregnancies also become more prevalent during this same period.

Dam shame!!! I'm a retired nurse and my family is all grown up and I would love to adopt some poor helpless infant and child so that these kind of videos could stop.❤❤❤❤😊

I am Canadian. I was married in 1978. I needed to go to my family doctor to get birth control prescriptions and advice. I am delighted to see these free birth control clinics. This should be available for free to every person around the world. This service should include vasectomies as well My father had a vasectomy in 1968. He and my mother decided since they had all the children they wanted and she had given birth to us it was his turn to step up. I personally had my tubes tied because I am a type one diabetic. I felt that if my husband and I ever broke up and he remarried his new wife deserved to have a child if she wanted to. We adopted a baby in 1986. So it all worked out well. I understand and appreciate that I am much luckier than the poor women in this programme. My heart breaks for them and their babies. No judgement here they just did what they needed to do.

It's hard to argue that humans are any different from animals.

the focus is pinned on women and they efforts they put into preventing pregnancies. what about the men? sex education should be extended to the men as well, after all, sperm is needed for impregnation. it is so unfair that women are victimised and have long lasting effects of a pregnancy, while the men can CHOOSE to stay and raise the child. props to the fathers who do take responsibility, especially the teenager.

Sex education & family planning must be taught in schools. Also families must do this to stop teenage & unwanted pregnancies. The poor & uneducated must stop having babies. They must know it’s their responsibility to do everything possible to give a child a good life. Without education & training a child will struggle to get a good job when he/she grows up. This means that the child will have to struggle for 70 years to survive (if he/she lives that long). It is sad that this situation happens to people of low socioeconomic background all over the world. Men & women must control their urge to have sex.

Very sad about this people. But some of them I don’t understand them as I’m a married man and my miss don’t use pills we just be careful. There is no need to blame the pandemic we all went through that and came out with out a baby if you don’t know what you doing don’t do it.

Im worrying about the young mother's health and the infants idk how they will get nutritious food because of poverty,sex education must be strictly given to them .And I appreciate that boy who took responsibility to his girl and the child 👏and its rare.

Free, and easy access to safe abortion is SO important. On top of that good sex education, understanding how pregnancy happens (yes, sex but both men and women understanding the entire menstrual cycle and ovulation etc. is integral) It's the ONLY way to reduce unwanted and teen pregnancy. And STOP PUSHING RELIGION!

Can women get Tubal Ligation Surgery in the Philippines? This would solve Unwanted Pregnancies and the Population Explosio. It's Time to introduce" ONE CHILD PER FAMILY 'in the Philippines!!

Yeah, this is really true. However, every country has a problems. The most important thing is the government. Good governance, makes the difference between progress and poverty. We, Filipinos are tested in tough times.. We can make progress in difficult situation.

Some parts of the comment section is to cry about. In every case of sexual intercourse, it's the responsibility of ALL ppl involved to protect themselves and the other from STD's and/or unwanted pregnancy.

It took eight for them to decide to stop? I am sure they are not the only couples with the same mentality who also cannot afford the children they continue to have.

the planet is OVERPOPULATED

If you have 10 kids and expect sympathy, you get none 😂

Having a baby in a poor country is the worst thing that can happen to a young person. They'll either abort or throw the baby in the bin but no one educates them, and the cycle begins again.

These parents whine and complain about not having enough money or food for the number of kids they have and yet they willingly had sex multiple times. What did they expect would happen? They're not naive teenagers. These are adults who know unprotected sex = pregnancy. You don't HAVE to have sex. Your relationship and marriage shouldn't be based on sex. They make it seem like abstaining until they have proper protection is the most impossible thing in the world. Also, being bored and other similar excuses are extremely dumb.

Truly a third world problem. Meanwhile in many first world countries, population are falling and govt has to dangle rewards and incentives to get people to populate.

I have got sooo many questions 1. How many women lost their lives because of abortion 2. How is their government helping them during this pandemic period because if they are not helping in anyway then they should at least ease down the lockdown 3. You say lack of family planning isn't the responsibility of the government to make sure these are available everywhere and anytime, and why don't they give the women the female condoms. 4. Men that make these women pregnant aren't they supposed to sit down with their wives and plan l would really love to here their side of the story on what is happening. 5. For the medical workers they should be allowed back into the maternity wards to help these women 6. Catholic church l do love you but this mentality is sooo old if you as a church won't help take care of these children born unplanned they you have no say over these womens lives so do better. 6. As a government they should have planned and thought better about what they were about to do during the pandemic, my country we had partial lockdown where you go home early but still can work during the day. 7. What are the organizations homes and the like that helping these families there is sooo much that is not being done to help these families. 8. Sex education should be taken over by all stake holders including this catholic church, DO BETTER AS A CHURCH and yes these women should receive family planning at all times and for the men there is a time when you have to of the kids that you and if you can provide for them before adding another one.

You know what's funny and ironic thing during this pandemic?. Hundreds or people died yet hundreds of babies are being born. Practice safe sex to avoid pregnancy and transmitted diseases.

Profoundly sad.

Nah we gotta hold these people accountable. Covid didn't cause this.

No child is unwanted! They are chosen by God

Most countries improve for the better but in the Philippines, it’s the opposite. Family planning was a focus like 40 years ago. I remember this as a teen growing up there. But the country seems to just fall off the band wagon. It’s a hopeless situation and a hopeless country.

If sexually active minors aren't allowed to buy pills how they will stop them from getting pregnant. The pharmacist should've recommend condom instead. Know why teens refrained to ask the elders? Because they will just get shamed and blamed.

How hard is it to pull out?

Before you bring another child into the world, ask yourself , are you condemning this child to a life of poverty? Is this what you want for your child? I have no patience with people who live with the motto "God will provide" or "it's God's will". No . Do not blame God for the human's fault.

the church and catholics say its okay.

Mandatory vasectomies could be a solution