kindly make a position paper and counter-argument your side is, that you're in favor of sex education and this is their counter-argument "National priority plan (needs to tackle poverty, healthcare, and agriculture before sex education and family planning)"

attached is a photo of their counter-argument.

provide four legal bases for countering their argument.

The Philippines has a lot of problems to deal with; hence, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) issued the National Priority Plan (NPP), a list of the government's priority programs." In relation with that, mandatory sex education and/or family planning in school is not on the list of considered top priorities by the government. Moreover, in the article of Santos (2010)," the government should focus on providing education opportunities to less fortunate students first. Whereas the sex education should be taught among college students' that has higher understand the idea of sex compared to the younger ones. Also, R.A 7160, Section III " provides: Sec. 3. There shall be established in every local government unit an accountable, efficient, and dynamic organizational structure and operating mechanism that will meet the priority needs and service requirements of its communities.Considering this article, the Local Government Code grants local governments the authority to decide which projects and issues should be prioritized based on the needs of their constituents. Local governments are required to consider the most pressing needs of their communities in their planning and budgeting processes. Also, the focus should rather be on addressing broader socio-economic issues that directly impact the youth's quality of life. In the Article XIV, Section 2 of Philippine Constitution it is stated that: Sec. 2. Establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people and society. It highlights the importance of a comprehensive education system that meets the needs of the people. The government should first tackle basic issues such as poverty, agriculture, quality education, and access to healthcare before addressing specialized subjects like sex education. These foundational issues should come before comprehensive sex education