Twenty-three-year-old Joyce-An Dela Rosa was no better than other single teen moms when she became pregnant at age She was part of the statistics giving warning that the Philippines has one of the highest number of teen pregnancies in Southeast Asia. In relating her story, Joyce-An, who recently graduated cum laude from St. Paul University Manila, admitted she experienced all of the above. But having finished college with a degree in Psychology while raising her now five-year-old son, Jin, Joyce-An, it can be said, is a rare case. Her story serves as a cautionary tale against teen pregnancy at the same time it shows how one can rise above any kind of predicament through sheer will and faith. As most cases of teen pregnancy happen outside marriage, it carries a great deal of social stigma.

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