A party-list lawmaker on Tuesday hailed a decision of the Department of Education (DepEd) to stop the Duterte administration from distributing comdoms in public high schools across the country.

“We welcome the decision of Department of Education Secretary Leonor Briones to block the plan of the Department of Health (DOH) to distribute condoms in high schools,” Rep. Lito Atienza of Buhay party-list said in a statement.

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