development partners, other government agencies, and stakeholders in the community. To ensure convergence of efforts on CSE, DepEd also developed the Adopt-a-Region Concept with assistance from USAID. POPCOM is providing Secretariat Support to this initiative. The goal of this initiative is to improve the reproductive health status of learners, help them complete basic education without the burden of (reproductive) health concerns by ensuring that critical strategies to fully implement Comprehensive Sexuality Education are in place to ultimately reduce teenage pregnancies in schools and communities. • Trainings on CSE. For 2019, DepEd trained 557 public school teaching personnel on CSE. In coordination with UNFPA and CHSI, pilot schools in Regions CALABARZON, VII and XI using the CSE module package have been trained. DepED also undertook capacity building for teachers and parents in addressing CSE-related issues for very young adolescents. The strategy utilized the Positive Discipline for Every Teaching Module developed by the Agency and Save the Children. • Training on Counseling. DOH conducted Orientation Training (TOT) on the Basic Counseling for Counselors and Health Personnel on Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH ARH) in Schools. This TOT, which was done in two As the latest family planning focused project of USAID, ReachHealth project has been continuing technical assistance to RHUs such as MRH. USAID’s ReachHealth project provides technical guidance to these newly trained FP front liners of the hospital, as well as the seasoned hospital personnel in advancing the hospital’s goals. MRH’s experiences have been recognized during the Collaborate, Learn, Adapt (CLA) Pause and Reflect Session on FP in Hospitals last August 2019 organized by the project. clusters (Luzon, Visayas/Mindanao), provided understanding on adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Furthermore, a Training for Counselors and Health personnel through Adolescent Health Education and Practical Training (ADEPT) was also conducted. The TOT capacitated participants in providing a guide on the handling of adolescent health problem and risk behaviors • Youth Empowerment: Integrated Solutions Platform on Sustainable Development Goals. On engaging young people in the Bangsamoro, UNFPA, together with International Labour Organization (ILO) and United Nations Development Program (UNDP), implemented the Integrated Solutions Platform for the Bangsamoro Youth which provided a platform (both virtual and face-to-face consultations) to discuss key issues facing the Bangsamoro Youth and arrive at integrated solutions encompassing economic, social, political and environmental dimensions of sustainable development to address these key issues. This was implemented in close coordination with the Bangsamoro Youth Commission, the Provincial Government of Lanao del Sur, and the Philippine Statistics Authority at the national, regional and provincial levels. A total of six youth organizations were provided with mentoring/coaching sessions to successfully implement their proposed projects, which include livelihood, community One can hear the enthusiasm and passion of Midwife Flora sharing that “as a midwife and a trainer on family planning in the MRH, I also work with the other trained personnel in the hospital who have also been trained in FPCBT 1 with Balanced Counseling Strategy. I thank USAID for that, counselling and demand generation are now being done in all departments in the hospital, especially in the labor room, outpatient department and pediatrics ward. Each department has a trained FPCBT I health service provider and they have daily schedule for the counseling.” 71 2019 Annual Report Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012