THE Davao City Population Office (CPO) will be installing Condom Dispensing Machines at the City Council building as part of the office’s Responsible Sexuality Program.
City population Chief Jeffrey Fuentes, in an interview on Monday, July 9, 2018, said they target to implement the project by September through the support of both local and private organizations in the city.
“For now, we’ll be having the condom dispensing machine for male comfort rooms because the female condom dispensing machines are expensive,” Fuentes said.
He said they are eyeing to install one or two dispensing machines. The condoms are not for free. It's a vending machine. The price per condom will still be determined. Fuentes said this project is only one of the many programs being explored in order to address the issues on teenage pregnancies.
“We never consider this as a single solution, but what we are trying to do now is explore possible solutions that are not tested. Also, with the multifaceted issues concerning sex, the solutions must also be multifaceted,” he said.
Fuentes said if the program yields a positive result through its pilot testing, then it could be institutionalized.
“I would push and encourage local councilors to come up with an ordinance,” Fuentes said.