MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday guaranteed that he will not let Senate Bill No. 1979, otherwise known as the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023 ...

Over the past few days, there has been a lot of fuss regarding Senate Bill (SB) No. 1979, otherwise known as the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023. Much of if was the strong opposition of ...

Risa Hontiveros again dispelled “conspiracy theories” surrounding the controversial Senate Bill No. 1979, or the proposed Prevention of Adolescent Pregnant Act of 2023. In a statement on ...

Many celebrities and politicians have criticized Karen Bass for her city’s response to the wildfires, but her defenders say she is being held to a double standard. By Gina Cherelus As wildfires ...

Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday refuted what she called "outright lies" that are being thrown against the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill being pushed in the upper ...

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As the Palisades fire exploded in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, Mayor Karen Bass was posing for photos at an embassy cocktail party in Ghana, pictures posted on social media show. By the time she ...

In 2022, 3,135 cases of adolescent pregnancies were documented in the Philippines, marking a 35% increase from the 2,320 cases in 2021. Since 2017, teenage pregnancies in the country have been on an ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has faced escalating criticism for her handling of the city’s catastrophic firestorm. Even as right-wing media figures and political foes play pin-the-tail-on-the ...

LA Mayor Karen Bass promised voters before being elected that she would not travel abroad — only to be caught gallivanting around Ghana when the worst wildfires in the city’s history broke out ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday she is in communication with the incoming Trump administration as local and state politicians have invited President-elect Donald Trump to visit California ...

Some residents said Mayor Karen Bass should have canceled her trip to Ghana when weather warnings in Los Angeles grew increasingly dire. By Soumya Karlamangla Orlando Mayorquín and Tim Arango ...