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RESOLUTION NO.

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Series of 2019

A RESOLUTION ENJOINING ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS UNDER THE


ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE PROVINCE OF CEBU TO ESTABLISH AN
ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER OR TEEN CENTER FOR THE
OPERATIONALIZATION OF THE INFORMATION AND SERVICE DELIVERY
NETWORK (ISDN) FOR THE YOUTH

WHEREAS, Section 13, Article II of the 1987 Constitution is explicit that the State
recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-building and shall promote and protect
their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social well-being;

WHEREAS, Section 16, Article II of the 1987 Constitution also provides that the
State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health
consciousness among them;

WHEREAS, in relation to the said Constitutional mandates as abovementioned,


Republic Act No. 10354 otherwise known as “Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive
Health Law of 2012 was passed;

WHEREAS, in the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the said statute, Rule
2 par. (b) in its guiding principles for implementations, it states that it shall respect for
protection and fulfillment of reproductive health and rights which seek to promote the
rights and welfare of every person particularly couples, adult individuals, women and
adolescents;

WHEREAS, despite the efforts and education programs of the national


government agencies together with the support of various civic organizations, these are
found to be limited in extending information and services to adolescents thereby
affecting their full development and potentials for their productive contributions towards
the nation’s progress;

WHEREAS, the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) to


address the said concern, has promoted the establishment of the Information and
Service Delivery Network for Adolescent Health and Development (ISDN4AHD) in
harmonizing existing information and service interventions at the local level where ISDN
is a network of information and services programs related to adolescent health and
development provided by the government and civil society organizations operating
within the area;

WHEREAS, to realize the said program, it requires the establishment of a Teen


Center within the localities as a one-stop-shop facility where adolescents can easily
access a wide range of information and services to ensure their health and well-being
and also serve as a convergent place of the ISDN;

NOW THEREFORE, on motion by Hon. Jerico Q. Rubio, be it;

RESOLVED, as it is HEREBY RESOLVED, to enjoin the local government units


within the administrative jurisdiction of the Province of Cebu for the establishment of a
Teen Centers within their jurisdictional area;

RESOLVED FURTHER, to furnish a copy of this resolution to the Local


Government Units under the administrative jurisdiction of the Province of Cebu and the
Regional Office of the Commission on Population and Development for their information
and implementation;

Cebu Provincial Capitol, Cebu City 24 June 2019

JERICO Q. RUBIO
Sponsor

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