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Todays time and age, there is no denying that the world is experiencing a paradigm shift. Of these changes, an alarming topic arises - Sexual Health. The Philippines is not exempted from this worldwide phenomenon. With one out of three Filipino youth aged 15-24 engages in unsafe premarital sex with 73.4% of males and 83.8% females, hence risk of contracting STIs. The study is conducted in order to assess the cognitive/knowledge, affective/emotional, and psychomotor/behavioral attitude of the adolescents on STIs, and to further determine their attitude and establish their insights and opinion on the increasing prevalence of STIs. The respondents of the study are Grade X students from six (6) schools within Iligan City - three of which are private, and the other three are public Institutions. The study utilizes a survey questionnaire which used a descriptive-survey design in gathering the data for the study and a two-stage cluster sampling method in choosing the respondents. With 60% correct answers in the cognitive domain, the results of the study show that on average, the respondents are affected of the issues and that they are knowledgeable with facts regarding STIs. The results also show that female respondents are more knowledgeable than male respondents. Twenty one prevent (21%) of the total female respondents get a mark of good Cognitive ability compared to 19% of the total male respondents. On average, majority of the respondents got correct on approximately 60% of the questions in the cognitive domain. Likewise, it has been found that majority of the respondents have no experience in any sexual contact. However five items which the respondents mark seldom show that they engage in sexually related acts six times a month at the most. The top opinions of the respondents on the prevalence of STIs are: The prevalence is due to unprotected sex practices; everyone must be more informed and aware of the current issue; and STIs are primarily contacted by having multiple sex partners. This program requires students to have an understanding of their own physical and emotional development during adolescence. Students shall also acquire basic knowledge about conception, teenage pregnancy and the prevalence of HIV-AIDS.