dialogues and behavioral change interventions to prevent conflict and violence, promote health and youth development. • • Youth representation in International Conference. With support from UNFPA, five youth participants represented the Philippines in the International Conference on Population and Development in Nairobi, Kenya. The Philippine Youth contingent shared their commitment to ensure meaningful participation of young people in all levels of decision-making related to their health and wellbeing. CSO contribution. Likhaan led a two-day national conference entitled “Standing Up for CSE: A National Discussion on Adolescent Sexuality, Fertility and Contraception” last June 18 to 19, 2019. The two-day conference was organized to provide a venue for the participants to have a common understanding on adolescent sexuality, CSE, and CSE efforts of DepEd as well as develop a positive sexuality and identify steps for supporting CSE. This activity was participated in by a total of 120 key young people and ARH advocates from the government agencies, local government units, communities, NGOs, health providers, legal practitioners, and development partners. It is noteworthy that a good number of participants were from several youth organizations Moreover, CSOs trained health service providers and peer educators on ASRH service delivery. These trainings include responsible use of social media, RH/HIV, life skills such as assertiveness, community-based HIV screening, TOT on CSE, SRHR awareness, Adolescent Job Aid, and CSE advocacy. The Forum for Family Planning and Development conducted policy development trainings for Sangguniang Kabataan officials in the provinces of Albay, Benguet, and Palawan. These trainings focused on developing policies for ASRH, SOGIEequality and anti-discrimination, teenage pregnancy prevention and HIV, etc. Challenges and Recommendations Challenges • Lack of data for Adolescents Age 10 to 14 in RPRH Indicators • Lack of comprehensive assessment of the ASRH situation for designing service delivery and capacity building interventions • Need to streamline structures and arrangements on ASRH and AYHD and delineation of roles • Weak strategic direction on ASRH to address teenage pregnancy • Need to strengthen inter-agency collaboration on CSE implementation 2019 Recommendations Setting of strategic direction on ASRH to address teenage pregnancy 2019 Actions The Adolescent Health and Development Program (AHDP) of DOH developed strategic directions 2020-2022 to address adolescent pregnancy 2020 Recommendations Policy issuance on DOH-AHDP strategic directions to address adolescent/teenage pregnancy Continued in page 69. 72 2019 Annual Report Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 72 2019 Annual Report Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012