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Sscmp.com on 2016-07-07 15:33

Teen pregnancies continue to rise in Philippines, defying broader trend and hampering economic growth

Girls aged 15 to 19 make up 10 per cent of the country’s population of 100 million and one out of 10 of them have already given birth

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