ILOILO CITY, Dec. 19 -- A total of 71 adolescent mothers from this city have been chosen as beneficiaries of the pilot implementation of the Psychosocial Support and other Interventions for Adolescent Mothers and their Families Project (ProtecTEEN) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

The program was launched in Iloilo City on Wednesday, with the beneficiaries receiving their initial PHP3,000 monthly stipend or economic empowerment grant, which they can avail in two years if they remain compliant with the specific conditions of the program.

Under ProtecTEEN, they will receive a comprehensive program, ranging from prevention, recovery and development, so they will become socially functioning and contributin...