Amend anti-teenage pregnancy bill, lawmakers told

The House of Representatives and the Senate were urged on Tuesday to remove provisions deemed violative of the law in the controversial anti-teenage pregnancy bill, which is expected to be vetoed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in its current form.

Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, chairperson of the House committee on constitutional amendments, asserted the proposed Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act will be effectively dead if both chambers pass the measure “as presently worded.”