Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Lapu-Lapu City
Marigondon National High School

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPLEMENTING RULES IN DEALING WITH ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG SELECTED MNHS STUDENTS TO PREVENT TEENAGE PREGNANCY

CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM: RATIONALE AND BACKGROUND

Rationale In the breakthrough of modern age, people have become less disciplined and liberated. Our youth, which is supposed to be the future of our society, have become wayward into the wrong path. They are engaged in criminal activities, vices, dangerous groups and etc. Right now, one of the biggest crisis that we are facing is the increasing percentage of teenage pregnancy. In such a young age, teenagers stop going to school because of unintentionally becoming pregnant. Some may choose to continue going to school but commonly, most of them cease to go to school and choose to stay at home because of certain circumstances such as fearing the judgment of other people. From 2000 to 2010, the number of live births by teenage mothers in the Philippines rose by more than 60 percent, latest data from the National Statistics Office showed. We could somehow conclude that the number of dropouts increased in the past school years. As I cited above, we know that teenage pregnancy is becoming a threat in our academic development. That is why, I propose of implementing rules in dealing with romantic relationships among selected MNHS to prevent teenage pregnancy.

I. Statement of the Problem The main problem of the study is to determine the effectiveness of implementing rules in dealing with romantic relationships among selected MNHS students to prevent teenage pregnancy. Specifically, it attempts to answer the following questions:
1. Is implementing rules in dealing with romantic relationships among selected MNHS students effective in