Sexuality Education is a must

Sexuality Education is a must

Gonzales, Pamela Denise; Verganio, Dannka Rhozel; Daños, Lyka Lee; Alfonso, Eljames;

Dimaunahan, Darleen Jane; Punzalan, Rosalie (2019)

I. INTRODUCTION

“Answering questions is a major part of sex education. Two rules cover the ground.

Frist, always give a truthful answer to a question; secondly, regard sex knowledge as exactly like

any other knowledge.”

-Bertrand Russell, 2014

The topic about whether to include sex education as a part of the K12 curriculum has

been the talk among many of us. The reason for this is because the youth has now become more

engaged with doing sexual activities without having the knowledge of what are the possible

consequences of doing it prior to that. Cases of teenage pregnancy are alarmingly increasing in

figures. According to a survey of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), in 2017 the number

of teenage mothers went as high as 196, 478 with their ages ranging from 10 to 19 years old.

Moreover, one out of ten adolescence ages 15 to 19 years old is either pregnant or has given birth

to a child already. The percentage of youngsters involved in premarital sex has amplified to 30%

in 2017 making it 10% higher than in 2016 as stated by the Commission on Population

(POPCOM) executive-director Juan Antonio Perez. About 500 teenage girls give birth every day

in the Philippines as more juveniles take part in sexual intercourses, raising concerns about early

and unplanned pregnancies in the world’s 13th most populated country.

With the country being dominated mostly by Christians, girls are expected to not engage

themselves with sexual activities especially before marriage. Hence, making them grow up in an

environment where they are taught and implanted in their minds this way of living but the 21 st

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century youth has now more access to unfiltered information of whatever they may be curious

about with the help of the social media. Thus, resulting in them believing in what they find that

will satisfy their inquiries on the internet and some of them don’t stop there for they actually do

what they see. Young Filipinas spurn reproductive health services in fear of being labeled as

licentious as noted by May I Fabros of the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW). Despite

the country being a Christian one, data collected by the PSA show that a third of the Filipino

youth have already engaged themselves in premarital sex with the majority admitting to do them

without using any form of protection.

In our group’s own opinion, we think that the integration of sexuality education with

existing subjects must be obligatory. The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health

(RPRH) Law mandates the Department of Education (DepEd) to design a Comprehensive

Sexuality Education (CSE) which is a curriculum-based process of teaching about the cognitive,

emotional, physical, and social aspects of sexuality. It intends to impart age-appropriate and

medically accurate information to equip the learners with knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values

that will empower them to realize their health, well-being, and dignity. As stipulated in the

DepEd’s Order No. 31 s. 2018, the integration shall be based on the identified learning areas and

are made congruent to the learning objectives and competencies in Music, Arts, Physical

Education and Health (MAPEH), Araling Panlipunan (AP), and Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao

(ESP).

This position paper aims to emphasize that sexuality education as a must will be helpful

to the Filipino youth to prevent unwanted pregnancies and at the same time give knowledge and

awareness of what are the costs of including themselves in sexual actions.

II. OPPOSING ARGUMENT

Implementing sexuality education has its disadvantages

1. Opposing Argument

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Presents strongest arguments of the opposition. Choose at least three of their

strongest arguments. You may use other data such as statistics, illustrations, and figures

from your sources.

2. Opposing Arguments

Presents strongest arguments of the opposition. Choose at least three of their

strongest arguments. You may use other data such as statistics, illustrations, and figures

from your sources.

3. Opposing Arguments

This presents strongest arguments of the opposition. Choose at least three of their

strongest arguments. You may use other data such as statistics, illustrations, and figures

from your sources.

III. GROUP’S ARGUMENTS

Sexuality education is needed

1. Group’s Arguments

Assert your arguments to counter the opposition. You should also think of at least

three arguments that would counter the argument of the opposition that you have

previously presented.

2. Group’s Arguments

Assert your arguments to counter the opposition. You should also think of at least

three arguments that would counter the argument of the opposition that you have

previously presented.

3. Group’s Arguments

Assert your arguments to counter the opposition. You should also think of at least

three arguments that would counter the argument of the opposition that you have

previously presented.

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IV. CONCLUSION

Restate your position. Summarize your main points. Conclude your paper with a

resounding statement that will definitely bring the opposition down.

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Domingo, K (2019, July 11). Nearly 200, 000 Filipino teens get pregnant annually: POPCOM.

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