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Popcom: Pinoys becoming more ‘conscious’ of having children

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 04:47 PM

Popcom OIC Lolito Tacardon said the agency is looking at the declining fertility rate in the country as an 'opportunity from various levels,' noting its benefits nationwide. Read more »

What fewer children, more older people mean for the Philippines

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 08:55 PM

The PSA released new data which showed that the percentage of Filipinos aged 15 and below dropped from 37 percent in 2000 to 30.7 percent in 2020. Read more »

Popcom eyes 1 pct yearly population growth

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 06 03:25 PM

The Commission on Population and Development said it aimed to keep the yearly population growth of the Philippines at around 1 million or 1 percent. Read more »

POPCOM executive director retained

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 01:55 PM

Dr. Juan Antonio Perez III was reinstated as POPCOM Undersecretary, and will remain its Executive Director for another term. Read more »

Pilipinas ika-4 pinakamataas na early birth rate sa SEA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 08:55 PM

Sabi naman ng Commission on Population and Development na pang-4 ang bansa sa Southeast Asia na may pinakamataas na early birth rates. Read more »

POPCOM chief seeks 'livable' minimum wage for Filipinos

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 05:16 PM

The next administration should create policies to secure economic development as the country experiences a population shift, the outgoing POPCOM chief said. Read more »

Leaders told to improve population programs for better economic recovery

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 05:26 PM

Programs aiming to control the population must continue even in the next administration, the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) said Wednesday, as experts bare a possible crisis due to unintended pregnancies. Read more »

Popcom: COVID-19 pandemic drove more Filipinos into poverty

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 08:10 PM

Compared to the first half of 2018, more Filipino families plunged into poverty in the same period of 2021, or a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Popcom said. Read more »

Only 3 regions reaping economic benefits from population management

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 10:32 AM

Only 3 out of the country's 17 regions are likely to gain social and economic benefits from having carried out population management efforts. Read more »

Fewer births from teens recorded in 2020 amid lockdowns, govt programs

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 09:22 PM

The number of live births in girls aged 10 to 17 years old have decreased by 10 percent from 2019 to 2020, POPCOM reported. Read more »

3 years early: PH achieves low fertility rate target

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 08:25 AM

Averaging only 2.5 children per woman, the low fertility rate could mean economic and population development, but only with adequate support for workforce, POPCOM said. Read more »

Popcom: PH's teen pregnancies dropped in 2020, lowest since 2003

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 09:27 PM

The commission, in a statement, said those who got pregnant between ages 15 and 19 were 23,557 fewer in 2020, contributing the majority or 98.7 percent of the decline. Read more »

PH population growth lowest in 70 years due to COVID-19

South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 21 08:15 AM

Population growth in the Philippines is projected to have slowed down to just 0.3 per cent in 2021, the slowest in over 70 years, as Filipinos delayed having children amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a government agency said Thursday. Read more »

Popcom: Pinakamababang paglaki ng populasyon naitala sa 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 31 08:31 PM

Inaasahang magtatala ng pinakamababang paglaki ng populasyon ang Pilipinas ngayong 2021, ayon sa Commission on Population and Development. Read more »

Lowest annual addition to PH population seen in 75 years

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 09:46 PM

The Philippines is projected to record this year its lowest annual addition to the population since 1947, according to the POPCOM on Monday. Read more »

PH births drop to 34-year low amid COVID-19 pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 12 01:33 PM

The number of Filipinos born in a year fell to a 34-year low in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the population commission has said. Read more »

Number of young fathers rising in the Philippines, says Popcom

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 08:22 PM

Based on the figures gathered from the Philippine Statistics Authority, there were around 5,054 fathers who were below 18 years old in 2018, a leap from 3,148 in 2010, according to Popcom. Read more »

'Bodily autonomy' seen helping make PH economic recovery more inclusive

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 05:20 PM

The UNFPA launched its State of the World Population report which showed almost half of all women surveyed in 57 countries are denied their bodily autonomy, particularly on issues related to healthcare, contraception, and sex. Read more »

Gov't urged to provide special protection for Filipinas during COVID-19 crisis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 05:52 PM

A recent Social Weather Stations Survey showed that 1 in every 4 Filipino adults "cited harmful acts in various forms as among the most pressing problems of women during the present health crisis." Read more »

Ayuda para sa mga batang ina, kailangang tutukan: Popcom

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 09:13 AM

Kailangang tutukan at mabigyan ng ayuda ang mga batang ina, ayon sa Commission on Population and Development (Popcom). Read more »