MISLEADING: Grade 8 students to be taught only proper condom use

Cristhine Joy Ventulan

A circulating post on social media claimed that Grade 8 students will be taught to use only condoms.

CLAIM

DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara allegedly claimed that Grade 8 students will be taught to use only condoms. 

RATING: MISLEADING

CONCLUSION

The headline highlights the condom, which may mislead the audience about the real facts. Sec. Angara did not focus solely on condoms but on contraceptives, as stated during the budget hearing last September 7.

THE FACTS 

• Sec. Angara stated that the use of contraceptives is part of the curriculum during the budget hearing last September 7.
• He also added that, as part of the reproductive health law, the ways to avoid unwanted pregnancy and responsible reproductive health are all parts of the curriculum that need to implement to the students.