FOLLY OF INNOCENCE: PART FOUR

The Community
BY:
THE FLYING JOURNAL
October 04, 2011

“Sa iyang nasugama karun, makaingonn ko nga iyang kinabuhi kay miserable. Kay sa
iyang pangidaron, dapat unta ni-eskwela pa na siya. Kay wala pa man ning abot ang
takna nga mahimo na siyang hinog para sa kaminyuon. Kanang right time o right age
ba sa kaminyuon,” (In her situation, I can say that her life is miserable, because at her
age, she should be in school. It is not her right time yet to be married.)said Jennifer dela
Cruz, 19, the neighbour of Geraldine.
She also added that in their place, there are lots of teenagers who engaged in the same
situation with Geraldine.
One is Angel Bontoyan, 16, who is pregnant and lives with her live-in partner who is of
the same age.
“Kung maibalik ko lang ang panahon, maghahanap ako ng trabaho tapos mag-aaral ako.
Ang hirap kasing magkaroon ng bata lalo na pag hindi ka pa handa,” (If I could turn back
the time, I will find a job and finish my studies. It’s so hard to have a child especially that
I am not yet ready.)said Angel with regret.
“Kasalanan ko talaga, ginusto ko kasi ang mag-asawa, eh. Ngayon ko namalayan, ang
hirap pala talaga,” (It’s really my fault; it was my decision to be in an early relationship.
Now I realize that it is really hard.)her realization.
The worst situation was her neighbour’s. Mary Jane Quining, 14, had died three days
after she gave birth. Their neighbour also said that her death was due to over fatigue.
Mark Jay, 19, the live-in partner still couldn’t accept the death of his beloved partner,
Mary.
Teenage pregnancy here in the Philippines is truly rampant. In fact, there are still
lots of related stories that have been discovered. Like the documentary of Bernadette
Sembrano, Krusada:Teenage Pregnancy, has revealed the story of a girl named “Angel”.
Bernadette met “Angel”, a 14-year-old girl who loves to dance and sing at videoke bars
as well as going out with friends. The youngest among 5 children, she was deemed as
the mother’s favorite. But she turned out to be her mother’s greatest disappointment.
Coming from a broken family, she left home and eloped with Allen whom she barely
even knew 7 months ago. After 3 months of living together, she got pregnant.
According to their neighbors, she aborted the baby. Angel opposes the accusation. She
says the miscarriage resulted when her mother beat her up badly when she told her
about her situation.
Pregnancy during the teenage years is a bombastic situation, one that comes
unexpected. For a student facing unintended pregnancy, the physical, emotional
and spiritual issues can seem overwhelming. Teenage pregnancy may have been the
result of the lack of supervision from parents, though blaming is nonetheless helpful if
pregnancy presents itself. They need more understanding and acceptance.
Who would lend a helping hand?
Would you lend a hand and save not only one but two lives instead of persecuting them?
Amazingly, Jesus did not accuse her or pick up a stone to throw at her. Instead, he
turned to her accusers and said, "Let the one who has never sinned throw the first
stone." One by one, the crowd left, and only the woman and Jesus remained. Jesus asked
her where her accusers had gone and whether any of them had condemned her. She
answered that they had not condemned her. Then Jesus said "Neither do I. Go and sin no
more," says in John 8:3-11