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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Sex education in English, please</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Sex education classes should be taught in English, a lawmaker urged on Wednesday.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">This schoolyear, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to conduct pilot tests of the controversial sex education program in 80 elementary and 79 secondary public schools nationwide.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">According to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on">Cebu</st1:place> representative Eduardo Gullas, teaching sex education in English could help improve the English skills of students.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Full story:</P>
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