Thank you!! Was looking for this comment. It just doesn’t make sense what they say.

You hit the nail on the hear. It's almost as if they choose the rule that feel is the easiest to follow. Unbelievable hypocrisy.

The real issue is in most cases the girls can't afford to get the pill privately and they are afraid to go to the government family planning centre (where they could get it for free) because they could be seen and people will say they are easy etc. Also the church spreads misinformation about the pill for example taking the pill will make you permanently sterile, it causes cancer, it will make you fat, it will make you thin, it will.... While some of these things are true in rare cases they spread stories that these things are common. I had a Filipino gf that was advised to take contraceptive pills because of a hormonal imbalance by her doctor. She was constantly told these things by people from the church after a girl from the local pharmacy let someone from the church know she was taking them.

“The church doesn’t allow it” I’m pinay and have never heard bs like this. They got pregnant just because they’re ignorant that contraceptives are actually sold around or even taught in public schools. Many of them don’t even have religious background or at least not serious in faith upbringing. They also have not been lucky having good education about much of life because of the poverty. An example is my own cousin herself. She took these old habits from my dead beat uncle who had left her and her siblings when they were much younger to shack around other women. The problem here is that our government doesn’t have a system or institution to educate or even help out families becoming dysfunctional due to unchecked mental health problems and poverty. These result in these toxic family culture that is now pervading in the country. Systemically and institutionally it has to get mended before all else creates more societal problems.

How dare you expect a woman to take responsibility for her actions? ;-p

Right? You nailed it...

Exactly!!!

I find too many women want unprotected sex. In my life, the number of women who insured on a condom I can count on one hand. The number of women who wanted unprotected sex the first time we met however is way higher by multiples. I am always insanely amazed by how much women are OK with unprotected sex.

Everyone is responsable of his acts and words

This is wishful thinking and probably fits your views.

@@ornitho100 Consequences for wrong decision/action.

Problem is Never About The Single Moms, it's Always the Finances about SOME Filipina Singles and Single Moms who Mess Up because of the Culture, Influences and Not Much Knowledge/Education. When having sexual intercourse, PLEASE USE CONDOMS because even Teenagers are Highly Sexually Active in Philippines which is why Philippines has 1 of Asia's Largest Number of Single Moms especially Largest Number of Single Teen Moms in Asia (Can Read About it under Filipino Mainstream News which is where the Legislation Changes Also Happened in Philippines Recently). BUT, The Problem Isn't About Being Single Moms, it's about the Financial Scenario of Many Filipino Singles and Single Moms who are in Mess (Unfortunately, Philippines has been behind in Sciences, Mathematics and Reading during PISA Assessments and so on which knock it out for Financial Literacy Too. Yes, changes have been happening BUT Most Filipinos Don't Even Have Savings, Let Alone Investments for Emergencies for Retirement or even when Situations like Emergencies including Pandemic Occurs - Improving But Got A Long Way to go)(Sadly Financial Literacy in Philippines is behind Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, etc, let alone other nations around the World and that's where following Nations like USA/America is useless as USA/America is way behind in Developed World for Financial Literacy as many European Nations, Australia, Canada, etc are ahead of USA/America where USA/America have Huge Inequality for Income and Wealth in the Developed World where the Rich to Poor Gap is Huge though Not as Huge as the Ones in Developing Countries of Asia and Africa. Australia also has Higher Median Income than USA/America - Australia also has the World's Highest Minimum Wages where it Hardly has Tipping Culture unlike USA/America which has Tipping Culture). AND NOT EVERYBODY in Philippines is in Mess because Some Filipinos Focus, Work Hard, Get Married and then have Kids or have Kids before Marriage but still get Married but Focus in Life with Career, Savings, Investments and Live within Means - some of them go abroad too where some even have 2 Jobs OR Business while Working 1 Job. And there some Single Moms in Philippines who have rectified their Mistakes as they go abroad for Work and work hard saving and investing while some stay back in Philippines and yet work hard while saving and investing for themselves and kid(s). This is 1 example - Personally, I know about a Single Mom who is my brother's and sister-in-law's friend. She and her 1st husband got divorced where they have a daughter. The mom looked after the daughter on her own for about 7 to 8 years where she worked hard in Finance. In addition to her job, she also got extra income by working in advertising/marketing and dancing via the media world. MOST PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD AREN'T GOING TO LOOK AFTER SINGLE MOMS FINANCIALLY AS NEED TO DO THAT HARD WORK BECAUSE EVEN IN THE BIBLE, IT SAYS, MARRY 1st and THEN HAVE KIDS. But the BIBLE ALSO STATES TO FACE CONSEQUENCES TOO BY RELYING ON GOD where in the BIBLE, IT SAYS AGAIN NEED TO BE PRODUCTIVE IN LIFE including FINANCIAL SITUATION by LIVING WITH MEANS AND NOT IN DEBTS. Tough Life for Single Moms Worldwide BUT NEED TO FACE UP TO CONSEQUENCES and WORK HARD ON OWN and then MAYBE IF DO WELL WITH FINANCIAL STABILITY and FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE for SELF and KID(S), then and then MAYBE CAN HAVE FUTURE RELATIONSHIP where my brother's and sister-in-law's friend after 8 years got married the 2nd Time where at the beginning, she looked after her daughter Financially and then later on, her 2nd husband guess helps out a bit as she and her 2nd husband have a child too together in addition to her daughter

The Catholic Church needs to stop its opposition to contraception.

By FAR the best answer, so far.

@@Rubeauti 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Spot on👍 ive been to cebu and many islands over around there for the last 8 years Philippines is definitely not Conservative as it once was Pinay ppl are unfortunately letting themselves down But that is just my opinion

Indeed!

@@Rubeauti You purposefully remove probably the biggest reason of single motherhood????? You can blame the Church and Government because we all know EVERYONE follows the rules. But I blame BOREDOM, and the global mortality decline plus the Spanish tradition of having large families counting on at least one of the kids making enough money to build Mom and Dad a house and sending their bother and sisters to school or at least be able to support the rest of the family. But when you can only afford the most basic life support, you tend to use the cheapest, yet most thrilling fun ride in the world, to make daily life bearable. The Poor and economically disadvantaged tend to overuse it. Saying all that, my wonderful Filipina wife and stepdaughter are the joys of my life and they come one the best group of people in the world.

travel: Most of it is just a common sense and yes, trust your instincts. 🙂

Yes u r right

@CL. Filipino men. Yeah right. A large portion of single moms became pregnant from foreign men especially in US military. The other issue is because the Filipino guy left because the Filipina woman cheated with a foreigner. Many of the Filipino men who do have issues have more of a Spanish background also. Everything else is as normal in comparison to any other ethnicity and it’s not even close to those who live in poor US communities. There are way more single b lack moms and Latino moms. There are way more single w hite moms also in poor areas. Heck many of these so called “moms” abandoned their own children too. Filipino American households make way more money than even w hites and it’s guaranteed they have a lower divorce rate.

@@f430ferrari5 Nah. Don't deflect.

@@SunShine_sublime nah that would be you deflecting. Can’t handle the truth. 🤣😂 And I have a Ferrari. You don’t. 😂

@@f430ferrari5 sorry to say that all the single mums that I came across after years of working and living in the Philippines had had Filipino men as the fathers of their kids. Non of their kids have mixed American blood. I don't deny there will be cases involving American men, but cases now are few and far in between. That's the reality. US had already closed all their military bases in the Philippines in 1992, that's 30 years ago. I also observed that sometimes, Philippines society faces identity crisis. They are very westernised and liberal in their way of life and thinking, which is perfectly fine. But they often forget that they are still very much Asians, and forget their traditional Asian values. There's nothing wrong in adopting the cultures and way of life of the West, but in doing so please filter out the bad influences for your own good.

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Disclaimer: my opinion is purely based on my observations and is in now way too be taken as researched fact. From what I've seen most criminal activity appears to be based on environment of the children more so than a lack of fathers in the home. In the Philippines so many children do have have fathers in the home but conform in society just fine. This is based on my inlaws whose father died from cancer at young age and had no other men to rely on. This is from my understanding but there is a large issue in communication due to language barrier so I could very well be missing some details. Ty

@@Glenarms no it's based on actual research. Children raised by single mothers are half as likely to graduate highschool, half as likely to attend college, earn half as much and are twice as likely to go to prison.

@@gandalfstormcrow8439 in the US and western society yes, but I was speaking to the Philippines only. And as I said, it's highly plausible if not likely that I am wrong.

@@Glenarms fair point. And you're right, I can't confirm those studies apply to the Philippines.

The simplest way it’s obvious : No sex before mariage will fix all the above. Life is simple why make it complicated.

And Filipino fathers need to meet every boyfriend at the door with a sharp yet rusty machete. No need to issue any threats. Just let the kid see it. Let him draw his own conclusions about what will happen to that kid's pecker if it shows itself before the wedding night.

I agree.

@@marclapinff2709 I agree, but it will never happen.

6) Emphasize the practice of traditional Asian values.

Hey Ric, glad to hear your fiancee was honest from the start and nice to hear you're accepting her kids , you both sound like very nice people and I wish you, her and her daughters a happy life 😎

@@roberthertel5565 Thank you so much.

Hi pretty thanks for this video, reality of life I see. Most of these single mum's hardworkers and strong..and as French foreigner nobody is allowed to judge them

@@Ric.A.Photography you're welcome Ric take care

like the saying goes with women. Alpha Seed beta need. I dont understand why men voluntary become cucks. Single mother means you will never be more important than her children. You will always come last in the relationship but will bear all the responsibility. No Thanks

My daughter had one of those robotic babies ,it drove her nuts ,she pulled the battery out , she did not get pregnant as a teenager

True, that is why there are around 3000 abortions performed everyday in the US, They are now going nuts with the overturing of the Roe vs Wade. "It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish." - Mother Teresa of Calcutta

hahahaha... that is like buying a car without a test drive... not gonna happen with western men!!!!

The world aborts 40-50 million babies a year, in the US 3,000 abortions are performed every day. The Philippines has the smallest of percentage for HIV infections as compared to its neighbors and the world. We do not have to talk about the divorce rates in those countries. In those countries women can no longer hope of permanency in marriage. The family arises from marriage. Life begins at home and the future of humanity passes through the family. Thank God that the Philippines still value their morals and religion.

God will safe them , is your tought , here we see how much you God loves his people

Wrong. Studies proved sex education INCREASES single parenthood and STDs.

There are more religious societies (Malaysia) who don’t have this problem like Philippines. So it’s not so much the religion but the family dynamics culture in the Philippines that’s the problem. The men sleeping around behind their wives’ backs and not even using contraceptives are what is mainly causing this shenanigan. Also unchecked mental health problems and being just dismissed as just a personality quirk, which actually has a huge effect on the rest of the family dynamics. What is happening is when you have less strict traditional patriarchial figures and leave women running households you have these results. You can see this playing out in many black households in America.

Having many children has nothing to do with children sending money to their parents.

For one, America is the country in the western world with the highest number of teen single-moms. It’s also the country in the western world, where the highest percentage of the population believes in the Bible and the book of Genesis. And what does this prove? Religious people are not as educated as non-religious and fucks too much without thinking about the consequenses. 🤷🏼‍♂️

It must be hard for you being away from your child and well written. In Australia single women are supported by the Govt and the more children the more money they receive so that in itself is a problem It would be great if your Govt did the same and prevented young women from having to do whatever they have to get money. Take care and from what I have seen learning English seems to be so important to get a good job so hope you have a great future.

why? they see it growing up yet do the same thing, having a baby is a job for bum women, each kid is 5 years not having to work

Blindly? No, they’re only culturally Catholics. They go to church for tradition but leave everything of the teachings out after service. Many who also become single moms are hardly religious at all. My cousin and my dead beat uncle are one. The problem is really lack of education and poverty.

Good for you. they want you to provide for her and the kid/kids and her family but your last in the equation. I say... good luck to her. FOH

Glen here lies the problem where people like you and the wonderful people of the Philippines along with the rest of the world's lack in the truth. The so called " Church " has never been a true church. They are the remnant of Rome ( still alive) which tried there best to kill of all the Christians through various means . Their persecution only made the real church grow and at that time as the fastest growing faith. Constantine ( First Pope ) did not believe in Christ and he knew he was going to lose his power , so he came up with the plan of " making Christianity the new State Religion where he created his version of a Church so he could control in the inner workings of this new faith and direct it at his beck and call. This apostate organization has since that time controlled and ran itself as Rome with a new disguise as being something that in it's history has never been. Even today , they are recognized as their own nation throughout the World and they still disguise themselves as the true Church of Christ . Now I know my statement is going to offend many here , but the problem lies in that people do not know " true history " and this is why we find ourselves today where these world powers are erasing history at an alarming rate where they have been successful in enslaving the masses because they do not know what is before them. There are many other religions who prey upon the innocent for the same purposes. I have a great love for the Filipino People and have sponsored children through Compassion International and still do. I also sponsor a couple of single mothers there, because in the end , the Babies are the innocent ones who suffer more. Rubeauti mentioned that the Government will actually take these so-called " boy fathers" money from their pay , but here also lies the problem, with unemployment at an all time high and the poverty rate of these girls who lack in the real truths of sex, they have no means to pay for consul to go after these deadbeat " boy/men " to pay for their indiscretions.This does not excuse the women actions and i certainly do not condone their responsibility either. I personally have witnessed this with 3 young sisters in the last 3 years . All were identical for trusting these " boy/men " in their so-called love for them. I have studied the Culture there for years , I have learned recently it is a sport there now among these boys to "conquer virgins " . The Philippine Government with their draconian rules regarding Covid is destroying themselves within , millions of people with natural immunity are not allowed to come into their Country where they continue to propagate fear all for the love of money , but also total control of policies that in the end will fail as the people there starve. I have wanted to come there and meet the family I have supported for 4 years and I cannot because I refuse to take this poison where their is overwhelming evidence that it is destroying peoples health. I have many friends who took this poison and are now dead from Covid . My heart breaks for the warm loving people of the Philippines , Thailand recently opened their borders without all these rules of Cards, PCR tests , and Quarantines because their economy was collapsing . Yes there are people coming to the Philippines, but it is still not enough to open up cash flow or employment there so people can have a better life to support their families. So for now people like me in the millions will continue to refuse to come there under these rules and directly help in person those we have grown to love as family in out hearts because our health is our responsibility and without it if we do not have it and die, how can we continue to help . My country the USA is under judgement and rightly so for what is going on here and around the world as well as China and this new world system will collapse in time, history as shown it over and over again. Truth will set you free and this is why we see truth attacked all around the world to hide all the lies we are being told.

The church can't make anyone do or not do anything.

If the people in the Philippines were so greatly influenced by Roman Catholic Church, sex outside marriage would not be so common in the country.

Nothing to do with God, blame the Philippine government.

Yes! They should make a law! It works so well here in America.

Absolutely right and a little public shaming to go along with it would probably go a long way if you had some of these degenerate deadbeat dads on the side of the road in chain gangs picking up garbage I'm sure child support payments would increase exponentially

The Phillipines schools have to teach Phillipino women to not copy USA's lifestyle of single mothers and choose better with whom they ll have a child with. It's also a trend of the Phillipino women to want having mixed babies with foreigners even if they know that the foreigner gonna leave them but they still don't care. So stop judging negatively only men. It's mainly women's fault

Why does everybody always make excuses for women. Women are the only ones responsible for women getting pregnant there are various forms of birth control and there's also abstinence so if a woman doesn't want to be in this situation she's in she shouldn't have spread her legs for a guy

Problem is Never About The Single Moms, it's Always the Finances about SOME Filipina Singles and Single Moms who Mess Up because of the Culture, Influences and Not Much Knowledge/Education. When having sexual intercourse, PLEASE USE CONDOMS because even Teenagers are Highly Sexually Active in Philippines which is why Philippines has 1 of Asia's Largest Number of Single Moms especially Largest Number of Single Teen Moms in Asia (Can Read About it under Filipino Mainstream News which is where the Legislation Changes Also Happened in Philippines Recently). BUT, The Problem Isn't About Being Single Moms, it's about the Financial Scenario of Many Filipino Singles and Single Moms who are in Mess (Unfortunately, Philippines has been behind in Sciences, Mathematics and Reading during PISA Assessments and so on which knock it out for Financial Literacy Too. Yes, changes have been happening BUT Most Filipinos Don't Even Have Savings, Let Alone Investments for Emergencies for Retirement or even when Situations like Emergencies including Pandemic Occurs - Improving But Got A Long Way to go)(Sadly Financial Literacy in Philippines is behind Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, etc, let alone other nations around the World and that's where following Nations like USA/America is useless as USA/America is way behind in Developed World for Financial Literacy as many European Nations, Australia, Canada, etc are ahead of USA/America where USA/America have Huge Inequality for Income and Wealth in the Developed World where the Rich to Poor Gap is Huge though Not as Huge as the Ones in Developing Countries of Asia and Africa. Australia also has Higher Median Income than USA/America - Australia also has the World's Highest Minimum Wages where it Hardly has Tipping Culture unlike USA/America which has Tipping Culture). AND NOT EVERYBODY in Philippines is in Mess because Some Filipinos Focus, Work Hard, Get Married and then have Kids or have Kids before Marriage but still get Married but Focus in Life with Career, Savings, Investments and Live within Means - some of them go abroad too where some even have 2 Jobs OR Business while Working 1 Job. And there some Single Moms in Philippines who have rectified their Mistakes as they go abroad for Work and work hard saving and investing while some stay back in Philippines and yet work hard while saving and investing for themselves and kid(s). This is 1 example - Personally, I know about a Single Mom who is my brother's and sister-in-law's friend. She and her 1st husband got divorced where they have a daughter. The mom looked after the daughter on her own for about 7 to 8 years where she worked hard in Finance. In addition to her job, she also got extra income by working in advertising/marketing and dancing via the media world. MOST PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD AREN'T GOING TO LOOK AFTER SINGLE MOMS FINANCIALLY AS NEED TO DO THAT HARD WORK BECAUSE EVEN IN THE BIBLE, IT SAYS, MARRY 1st and THEN HAVE KIDS. But the BIBLE ALSO STATES TO FACE CONSEQUENCES TOO BY RELYING ON GOD where in the BIBLE, IT SAYS AGAIN NEED TO BE PRODUCTIVE IN LIFE including FINANCIAL SITUATION by LIVING WITH MEANS AND NOT IN DEBTS. Tough Life for Single Moms Worldwide BUT NEED TO FACE UP TO CONSEQUENCES and WORK HARD ON OWN and then MAYBE IF DO WELL WITH FINANCIAL STABILITY and FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE for SELF and KID(S), then and then MAYBE CAN HAVE FUTURE RELATIONSHIP where my brother's and sister-in-law's friend after 8 years got married the 2nd Time where at the beginning, she looked after her daughter Financially and then later on, her 2nd husband guess helps out a bit as she and her 2nd husband have a child too together in addition to her daughter

Many countries in Asia had been colonised by Western Civilisations before just like the Philippines was. Some even longer than the Philippines but still they don't face the same social issues pertaining to single mums as serious as the Philippines do.

I think a lot has to do with Christianization of The Philippines also ... If you look at other parts of Asia, they're predominantly Muslim or Buddhist in religion, which have a complete different approach. Men also have a large influence, even if they marry, they still aren't always faithfull and a lot of pregnancies out of wedlock are still occuring. Which again contributes to more problems.

Ronald Reagan enacted the nation’s first “no-fault” divorce law as governor of California in 1971. The real “victims” of no-fault have been the children of divorce. Later, he confessed to his son Michael Reagan it was the “greatest regret” of his political career. In those countries women can no longer hope of permanency in marriage. Philippines do not have divorce and abortions laws. The family arises from marriage. Life begins at home and the future of humanity passes through the family. The family is the smallest unit of society a broken family is a broken society. Thank God that the Philippines still value their Catholic faith.

@@TheSlain1969 Dumb assumptions. There are other traditional Christian countries who have more patriarchial emphasis and don’t have more single motherhood phenomenon than in the Philippines. The problem is that our culture is ruled by not wanting to take up personal responsibilities seriously, and Western hedonism has added more salt to the wounds than helping any. Even during my grandparents’ generation, the men for example go around sleeping with different women behind their backs and leave their women running things more by themselves. This created more generational trauma and will keep passing on until it’s addressed more seriously.

My father in law had 7 children. He ran off with a neighbor woman who had 9 kids!

The women don’t say no

Fidelity is not why they have children promiscuity is why they have children so it's not because the guys leave that the woman become pregnant is because the women open their legs to allow themselves to become pregnant it is 100% their responsibility unless it's a forcible rape

sounds the same everywhere else

BREAKING NEWS ....Its the same in America

Most are not legally married. Many have the ceremony but it's not a legal action. If it's legal they do have recourse. They also don't accept blood tests as proof of paternity. At least that's what I've heard.

Ronald Reagan enacted the nation’s first “no-fault” divorce law as governor of California in 1971. The real “victims” of no-fault have been the children of divorce. Later, he confessed to his son Michael Reagan it was the “greatest regret” of his political career. In these countries women can no longer hope of permanency in marriage. The family arises from marriage. Life begins at home and the future of humanity passes through the family. The family is the smallest unit of society a broken family is a broken society. Thank God that the Philippines still value their Catholic faith.

Abortion is never the answer for being irresponsible. Simple Don't have sex but if you will use rubber or birth control. Only a few reasons when abortion is acceptable . . . The mother will die. A rape or molestation, incestual rape molestation. That's about it mmmkay

Brought your step-daughter along with the wife for the honeymoon? You...you SCOUNDREL you! 😎👍

The world aborts 40-50 million babies a year, in the US 3,000 abortions are performed every day. Now they are going nuts with the overturn of Roe vs Wade. - "It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish." - Mother Teresa We do not even have to mention the divorce rates. Ronald Reagan enacted the nation’s first “no-fault” divorce law as governor of California in 1971. The real “victims” of no-fault have been the children of divorce. Later, he confessed to his son Michael Reagan it was the “greatest regret” of his political career. In these countries women can no longer hope of permanency in marriage. The family arises from marriage. Life begins at home and the future of humanity passes through the family. The family is the smallest unit of society a broken family is a broken society. Thank God that the Philippines still value their Catholic faith.

@@jotunman627 Mother Theresa was a bum that only used 6% of all donations to the sick she claimed to help and advocated directly for the Catholic priests caught molesting children and Ronald Reagan had sex with a 15 year old Elizabeth Taylor when he was 36. No more monster stories

Religion also prohibits premarital sex. Lol it’s them not being accountable and shifting the blame to religious group.

Stephen: Well said.

Catholic Church says get married first then have children. These women disobey the Catholic Church's teaching. Why should they obey its teaching on using Birth Control? Also, the infiltration of homosexuals in the Church is what caused hiding pedophiles. 95% of pedophile acts are man to boy. Basic logic.

Have we seen any clerics, priests encounter hunger or deprive of food? Most r obesed coz they dnt have problems financially. D congregation's collection is more than enough for them to spend. That d reality

And I bet that's your justification for not going to ANY Church. How... simple!

@@BrianHeimbuecher Very simple indeed, I find organized religion to be very self serving, not serving it's congregation. The ONLY time my church contacts me is when they want money. I am better off with my time helping others, not praying to a monolith. To each their own.

Well ... Maybe, not all people have free access to information or even internet, like we westeners do, Internet is scarse for a lot of people, and filled with distractions like FB, Online Gaming, YT and TikTok among other things ... They're not going to look into other things then to entertain themselves. Part of it is also just plain teenage stupidity, of experimenting and trying things out, without thinking of consequences. I think we all had our fair share of stupid things we did as teens. Lack of education and access to contraceptives is also an issue indeed... Here kids are put on birth control pills almost as soon as they get their first periodes ... Well, if you don't have access to that, and condoms are laughed at ... You're in for some future trouble. Actually @Rubeauti I think I know what the link to a condom in your wallet might be to money ... IF you have one, you can use it to prevent pregnancy, and we all know, raising a child, costs you a fortune. So it might save you a fortune ;)

That happens worldwide, or just deadbeat dad's who pay nothing. Never gonna stop it, because bonking is fun!

@@bigjohnson7415 100% true 🇬🇧

Guys running away is a red flag. Something must be wrong with these women.

@@kevinmacdonald9849 Many guys running away from one woman is a red flag. Men running away as soon as they cause a pregnancy…. That’s a different red flag

@@enginerdy that's a red flag.

I'd like to disagree with your statement 🙂, John Knox who reformed religion in Scotland ,a Protestant religious fanatic , made education available to everyone in Scotland, he ordered all of the parishes to build a school for all

At least in Indonesia and Malaysia you don’t often find many single mothers left with many babies from different men.

There's no lack of Education every day there's millions of examples right on the street of single moms everywhere the women know exactly what they're getting into yet they still open their legs for random men

Dear Rabukan, I agree with your overall commentary and you have made accurate and commendable comments. There are a few well established embedded problems in the Philippines that have created the unhealthy attitude towards sex and many aspects of life there. The number one problem which sits at the top of the pyramid of problems is undoubtedly the citizens domination by the criminal organisation known as the Catholic Church. Almost every problem flows down the sides of the pyramid from religion sitting at the top. To cure all the ills of the Philippines the country needs to FIRST stand up to the Church but be brave enough to live in a world where what you do determines your future. There is absolutely no (nil, none, zip, zero) evidence for any of the religions' imaginary friends in the sky. You are only ruled if you let yourself be ruled by people who only assert (without evidence) that their special imaginary friend will torture you forever in a place called hell - which also does not exist. It can be frightening to grow up from underneath a blanket of pschological manipulation - but it is essential for true growth. Freedom is impossible until you stand up to the liars and the bullies who designed religion to rape you of your self esteem, your pride and self respect - and primarily rape you of your money. There is a lot of freedom on this planet - you only need to know how (and where) to find it. Free countries are countries where religion does not dominate - where it cannot dominate the strong minds of the educated, intelligent and experienced. It is no coincidence that free countries are remarkably corelated with a lack of religion. Love from Australia!

I don’t understand how this going back to religious roots is at all terrible. I look at Malaysia and Indonesia being more conservative than Philippines and their people have less single motherhood households and better educated than many Filipinos today. No, us rather embracing the reckless Western hedonism is why the problems here keep going. Filipinos having a strong patriarchial figure in families is what is badly needed. Not more encouraging hedonism which is even promoting less social responsibilities and accountability of their selves and their actions.

​@@ophanimangel3143 First, faith should be based on personal belief, not groupthink, IMHO. But this is a complicated subject, so I'll leave that alone. Second, going back to what roots? The Philippines is still a very religious country. Its roots are still very Catholic, and yet, it has so many single moms because it lacks in education, especially sex education, because sex education is still not allowed in schools, and is rarely taught by parents. Also, Filipinas are looking outside to foreigners because Filipinos do not have opportunities there if they are not "internationally" educated, as the Filipino education system is not yet linked to international systems. Third, the problem of men leaving their women is not a foreigner/Filipina problem. Too many Filipinos are getting young Filipinas pregnant, then the Filipino just abandons their partners, and in a country without birth control, or divorce; the problem is cultural, and has nothing to do with "western hedonism" or again, lack of tradition, or even religion. It's simply a lack of emphasis on parental responsibility. Last, Malaysia's education system is one of the tops in Asia because of its international influences, not because of its traditions. The government has decided to emphasize "international" education, and so there are many international students going there to study. The top education systems in the world are still in the west, by far. Yet, there are more single moms in the west than in Asia mostly because of economics, also a complicated issue, and because of cultural changes due to technology.

@@rabukan5842 If Filipinos are more religious then they wouldn’t be involved with extramarital or premarital sex! Back in the 80s and 70s it was so frowned upon to even be single mothers or have pregnancy during high school. I’ve asked my parents about this so I get a glimpse as to how so much has changed over the last 20 years in this country. If you even know remotely about Catholics is that they can just be culturally Catholic but not religious. Many I knew who got pregnant out of wedlock don’t even go to Church unless during feast days. Many who are in this situation are also ones coming from dysfunctional households with families and relatives sexually and physically abusing them early on. Adding the lack of good education also didn’t help. Again not all religious societies are the same and have the same problems with each other.

@@Rubeauti Even if you had sex education at school 🚸 it would take at least 100 years to make any difference to the amount of unmarried mothers in the Philippines. Some things will never change in a third world country. 🇬🇧

Exactly. Thank you. The previous generations of Philippinos DID NOT have this high percentage of single mothers. It is in the past few decades that this has happened. God bless

With the necessary support, she can become independant and provide also. But what to do if you're sole provider for your kids? It's a hard life I guess.

Nah. Its not the man their fault. Often they dont want children at all. They just want sex the woman just need anti conseption. Since they dont like condom they feel like the girl is dirty so the girl should take the needle against preggy once they do that most is solved but its their own choice.

@@Rubeauti it’s not right it takes to to make a baby

If you send the man to jail he couldn't help the kid either.. I don't think that would solve the issue