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The pandemic’s odd effect on birth rates and pregnancies

South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jul 22 12:03 PM

Early in the pandemic, there were predictions that stay-at-home orders would spawn a baby boom. This month, Fatherly ran a sequel titled, "The Covid-19 Baby Boom is a Lie." Read more »

China confirms all citizens can have third child amid policy confusion

South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 21 08:53 AM

China's top health authority has confirmed that all mainland citizens can now have a third child, after the major policy shift was announced on May 31. Read more »

ARTA eyes boosting data-sharing among government agencies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 04:59 PM

The Anti-Red Tape Authority said Tuesday it would collaborate with key agencies and the Philippine Statistics Authority to boost data-sharing practice in government. Read more »

Duterte pegs Philippine population at 109 million

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 07:56 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has officially pegged the size of the Philippine population at 109 million, based on a document that Malacañang released on Wednesday.  Read more »

Duterte makes curbing teen pregnancies a national priority

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 07:57 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has made teen pregnancies a national priority, based on a document that Malacañang released on Tuesday, as the Philippines continued to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Twin joy as Tokyo panda gives birth to 2 cubs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 05:41 PM

A panda at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo gave birth to twins on Wednesday, weeks after news of Shin Shin's pregnancy sent stocks in nearby restaurants soaring. Read more »

VP Robredo urges youth to fight for advocacies, what's right on Rizal's 160th birth anniversary

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 19 03:53 PM

In a statement, Robredo said the Filipino youth should continue looking up to one of the country's most revered figure for guidance, and be principled enough to fight for change.    Read more »

PBA: Maliksi leaves Meralco camp for birth of second child

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 03:15 PM

Meralco's Allein Maliksi made sure he'll be right beside his wife when they welcome their second child. Read more »

China to relax birth policy but wary of social risks, sources say

Kevin Yao, Reuters
Posted at May 17 06:50 PM

BEIJING - China will tread carefully in relaxing its birth policies for fear of harming social stability, even as the latest census highlights the urgency to address the country's declining birth trends and ageing population, policy sources said. Read more »

China driving down Uyghur birth rates, think tank says

Reuters
Posted at May 13 08:10 PM

BEIJING - Coercive policies in China's far western region of Xinjiang have led to a sharp decline in birth rates for Uyghurs and other minorities, which could add to evidence of genocide, an Australian think tank said in a report released on Wednesday. Read more »

US birth rate falls to its lowest since 1979 as pandemic-led stress rises

Bhargav Acharya, Reuters
Posted at May 05 08:14 PM

Americans had the lowest number of babies in more than four decades last year, mirroring a slump in European birth rates, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced more people to take care of sick family members or deal with job losses.   Read more »

Condoms, pills in community pantries? Population commission says why not?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 10:46 AM

The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) said Monday organizers of community pantries should consider including family planning supplies and sexual hygiene items in their initiative. Read more »

LOOK: Vlogger Zeinab Harake gives birth to Baby Bia

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 03:44 PM

Popular vlogger Zeinab Harake recently gave birth to a baby girl. Harake named her child with rapper Daryl Ruiz (aka Skusta Clee), Baby Bia. Read more »

Two identical women who met on social media shocked to find out they are twins

Zhuang Pinghui, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 30 08:35 PM

A woman in China from central Henan province who found a woman who looked strikingly similar to herself on social media has discovered that they are identical twins.    Read more »

At least 1 in 10 women experience miscarriage: study

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 27 12:08 PM

One in 7 pregnancies worldwide ends in miscarriage, and 11 percent of women endure a failed pregnancy at least once in their lifetime, experts said Tuesday. Read more »

‘Tinodo ko ang pag-push’: Rachelle Ann Go recalls giving birth to her first child

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 11:50 PM

Two weeks after giving birth to her son Lukas, theater star Rachelle Ann Go recounted her “amazing birthing experience”, sharing her ordeal of going through a long labor.  Read more »

Duterte seeks review of family planning program, cites effect of population on COVID-19 protocols

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 08:14 PM

MANILA— President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said it was "high time" to review government's family planning program, positing that the country's large population has affected effective enforcement of COVID-19 protocols, especially in urban areas.    Read more »

Phoemela Baranda gives birth to second daughter

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 06 04:12 PM

Host and TV personality Phoemela Baranda is now a proud mother of two after giving birth to her second daughter Friday. Read more »

Popcom, experts press for strong programs vs teenage pregnancy in Philippines

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 09:43 PM

"Ang mga pamilyang Pilipino na pinangungunahan ng mga batang ina, na menor de edad, ang pinaka-dukhang pamilyang Pilipino sa ating lipunan." Read more »

10-year-old mothers recorded in Luzon, as gov’t sounds alarm on girl pregnancies

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 09:44 AM

According to the PSA, the girls were from Metro Manila and Southern Luzon, but no further details were given.   Read more »