health is limited. Some teenagers hesitate to open up to their parents regarding this issue.  For the teenage mothers, they lack support system which makes it difficult for them to go back to school and take care of their child at the same time.  Young women who are out of school youth are vulnerable to drug addiction and prostitution.  Children are deterred from expressing their gender/ identities even in schools due to restrictions imposed through school policies.  There is a clamor for the youth sector to be represented in development or government planning councils so that their voices and opinions will be heard. Solo Mothers The issue raised with respect to solo parents is that the Solo Parent Act is limited in that it only caters to solo parents who are employed. The law is also silent when it comes to solo mothers with incapacitated children who are 18 years old and above. Migrant Workers and their families  The children are mostly affected when mothers are away from them. They are often neglected and are vulnerable to sexual, physical, and mental abuse by their guardians. Some become pregnant in their teenage years.  Migrant workers and their children are vulnerable to high risk of sexually transmitted diseases and infections. Women in the Informal Economy Participants from Region 5 enumerated the issues being faced by women in the informal economy:  Greater/heavier bulk of work yet low income  No social services/ benefits  Low RH information  No additional benefits  Non-members of SSS, Philhealth, etc.  Lack of education 10