MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos denounced on Monday (Jan 20) a proposed law to make sex education mandatory in schools in the conservative mainly Catholic nation, alleging it would teach 4-year-olds to pleasure themselves.

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos denounced on Monday a proposed law to make sex education mandatory in schools in the country, alleging it would teach four year-olds to pleasure themselves. Marcos vowed to veto the bill in the event it hurdles Congress,

The bill, which Marcos said teaches 4-year-olds about pleasuring themselves aims to address high teen pregnancy rates, has been met with opposition by conservatives.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday accused his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte of peddling lies after the former leader said this year's national budget was invalid, in the latest feud between the former allies ahead of upcoming midterm elections.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday dismissed accusations by former President Rodrigo Duterte that portions of the national budget were left blank and intended to be filled in later.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said his precessor Rodrigo Duterte was "lying" in his allegations of supposed irregularities in the 2025 national budget.