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Marcos vows to reject Bill, claims it will teach children to masturbate

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos answers question from members of the media after attending the launch of the Tesla center in Manila on January 20, 2025. [AFP]

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

Marcos vowed to veto the bill in the event it hurdles Congress, blaming people with a "woke" mentality for what he said was an "abhorrent" and "ridiculous" idea.

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