LUISA Project

WE ARE BACK, KA-ISAs!

Did you miss us? Well, if you did, we would like you to get familiar with the LUISA Project once again. Who is LUISA, anyway? Or rather, what is LUISA?

Join us today, May 10, from 1 to 3 PM, as we help you get to know LUISA through a webinar via Microsoft Teams.

This webinar will be open to all. The link will be sent before the meeting. Brace yourselves as LUISA has prepared a surprise for you.

See you later!

Iba-iba ang paraan ng pagtanggap. Ito ay maaaring pagtanggap sa sarili o pagtanggap sa iba. Minsan mahirap, minsan matagal, at minsan pakiramdam natin na ito ay hindi na darating pa.

Tayo ay may mga dahilan sa ating pagtago. Isa na sa mga dahilang iyon ay ang opiniyon ng iba. Mahirap, ngunit ito ang nakikita nating paraan.

Sa ating pagtatago, ating nauunawaan ang sitwasyon ng iba. Kaya naman, bilang isang ka-ISA, simulan natin ang pagtanggap sa bawat isa. Bandang huli, tayo ay may magagawa dahil tayo ay iisa.

Masaya ako dahil nandito ka pa, kaibigan. Hindi mo na kailangang maglihim pa.

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"Lihim"
Isang maikling kuwento ni: Princess Nicole Guardiana

LIFE SHOULD NOT END HERE.

According to Habito et al. (2021), teenage pregnancies occur in the Philippines due to differences in life circumstances and self-efficacy through early unions, accidents in romantic relationships, and prior adversity and disadvantages. While there is a need to lower the cases of teenage pregnancy, discrimination amongst adolescent parents, especially to young mothers, must stop.

In order to prevent circumstances from occurring, one must find its roots and address it from there, rather than telling people that it should not be done as it can trigger their curiosity even more.

To lower the cases of teenage pregnancy, poverty and inequality in the state must be addressed. Adolescents must have access to appropriate and comprehensive information on their s*xual and reproductive health. Social norms that support s*xual violence and gender-based power disparities also need to be transformed.

It's important to eliminate the belief that pregnancy marks the end of a person's life. Instead of treating them unfairly, let us give them an opportunity to keep on going with their life.

Save lives by breaking the stigma.

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An editorial by: Elijah Jun B. Fajardo