“…Research suggest that religion, religiosity, and open parent-sex communication promote safe sex behaviors among youths (Delgado-Infante & Ofreneo, 2014;Freedman-Doan, Fortunato, Henshaw, & Titus, 2013;Gipson, Gultiano, Avila, & Hindin, 2012;Haglund & Fehring, 2009;Hutchinson, 2007;Landor, Simons, Simons, Brody, & Gibbons, 2011). Family and religion are the two most important social systems in the Filipino culture (Alampay & Jocson, 2011;Chen, Thompson, & Morrison-Beedy, 2010;Nadal, 2009).…”