approach to improving adolescent and youth health in the country. The TWG is led by the DOH and the National Youth Commission, with Secretariat support provided by the POPCOM. The TWG has conducted a mapping of adolescent health and development programs, projects, and activities of various program stakeholders, and is reporting regularly to the Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law National Implementation Team (NIT). 6. Supporting more researches and improving the available data on adolescent pregnancy and its determinants. Evidence-based Planning and Strategy Formulation • National Summit on Teenage Pregnancy As a result of President Duterte’s directive to convene all Adolescent Health and Development stakeholders to highlight teenage pregnancy as a social concern, DepEd, together with DOH and NEDA, in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Center for Health Solutions and Innovations (CHSI), conducted a Teen Pregnancy Summit last 22 August 2019. Dubbed as “Kapit Kamay: Empowering the Youth to Make Informed Choices,” the Summit, which gathered 500 participants representing government, civil society organizations, faith-based organizations, and youth sector representatives. served as a platform for stakeholders to share their experiences and knowledge on the issues surrounding teenage pregnancy. As a culminating activity, former NEDA Secretary Ernesto Pernia led the “Manila Declaration on addressing the Education, Health and Development Issues on Early Pregnancy”, where participants committed to urgent and concrete actions to curb the burgeoning teenage pregnancy in the country. Some of the major commitments adopted were: 1. Fully implementing age-appropriate and culturally sensitive Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE); 2. Scaling up of adolescent-friendly health services; 3. Encouraging genuine participation of adolescents in the development of policies and programmes; 4. Guaranteeing that all adolescents complete school, especially girls; 5. Protecting adolescents from sexual violence, discrimination and harmful practices; and National Condom Strategy to Protect Young People from HIV/AIDS. DOH, with assistance from UNFPA, developed a National Condom Strategy to improve access and availability of condoms for key populations to reduce HIV transmission and unplanned pregnancies in the Philippines. The strategy was developed based on a 2018 assessment of the country’s condom promotion program, and validated by key stakeholder. Major principles adopted in defining the strategy are: 1) adoption of a Total Market Approach (TMA), 2) use of data and evidence especially about key populations to design interventions; 3) aligning within the context of broader HIV prevention and treatment strategies; 4) meeting human rights standards; 5) addressing gender-related barriers to condom use; 6) ensuring counseling and education on condoms for triple protection against HIV, STIs and unintended pregnancy, and 7) integrating condom procurement to the DOH’s supply and commodity security plan. • Human-Centered Design (HCD) Approach. With assistance from USAID’s ReachHealth Project, DOH and POPCOM, together with young people, parents, guardians, teachers, and health workers, participated in a HumanCentered Design (HCD) approach in analyzing the current state of adolescent sexual and reprodutive health in the Philippines and identifying solutions to reduce teenage pregnancy. Specifically, in August 2019, a team from USAID’s ReachHealth project consulted over 200 individuals in the cities of Manila, Cavite, Iloilo, and Davao on solutions to the question “How might we reduce unintended teenage pregnancy in the Philippines?” Based on the consultations, the team identified 12 key insights around the issue of teenage 68 2019 Annual Report Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012