Advocates for Adolescent Health and Development of Medellin

01/09/2026

01/09/2026

👀𝐊𝐔𝐍𝐆 '𝐃𝐈 𝐏𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘, 𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐖 𝐒𝐀'𝐆 𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐘!🤗

Having a child is one of life's biggest decisions—and it's okay to wait until you're 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲.

In the Philippines, the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 (𝐍𝐃𝐇𝐒) found that 7 in every 10 currently married women have a demand for family planning, while 𝟖𝟑% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐭, showing that more Filipinos are making informed choices about when to have children. The same survey also found that 𝟏𝟐% 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 for family planning—meaning they want to delay or avoid pregnancy but are not using a contraceptive method.

Talk to your nearest health care provider to learn about safe and effective family planning methods.

Together, let's make 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓 choices, this time! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

SMC | Department of Health (Philippines)

04/06/2026

Peer Education Ladderized Training: Level 1 (Open Space)
📍Medellin, Cebu
May 30–31, 2026

About 48 youth leaders from different barangays in the Municipality of Medellin and its island barangay participated in the Ladderized Peer Education Training – Level 1, which guides them to open themselves up and become more aware of themselves, their surroundings, and their community, particularly the situation of their fellow youth.

The ladder-like Peer Education Training Module for adolescents is an initiative of COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT(CPD) VII and ACTIVE LEADERS AND PEER ADVOCATES FOR GREATER ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT (ALAGAHD) VII under the AHDP and consists of four levels:

Level 1 – Peer Volunteer (Open Space)
Level 2 – Peer Facilitating (Life Skills)
Level 3 – Peer Education (ASRH)
Level 4 – Peer Interpersonal Communication

Our heartfelt thanks to Municipality of Medellin Cebu Mayor Edwin L. Salimbangon of the Medellin LGU; the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office, through Ma’am Janice Sumalinog and Ma’am Cookie Jalocon; and LYDO Charisse Martinez for organizing this activity and for their continued support of the Philippine Population Development Program.

Special thanks also go to Lyka Padro and Jonel Enriquez of the Cebu Adolescent Health and Youth Advocates and Lourenze Pareja of CPD Region 7 for sharing their time and expertise on AHD.