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Topic: family-planning

Men want the pill and they are ready to use it responsibly

Men want the pill and they are ready to use it responsibly

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Mar 14 12:31 PM

Male birth control pills are coming soon. A new study shows men are eager to use them responsibly, and so are their partners. Read more »

International Condom Day: A brief history of rubbers

International Condom Day: A brief history of rubbers

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Feb 13 05:50 PM

They prevent STDs and unwanted pregnancies: Condoms are pretty great. Read more »

Contraceptive use up since RH law enacted - DOH

Contraceptive use up since RH law enacted - DOH

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 05:39 PM

The country's contraceptive prevalence rate has significantly increased ten years since the reproductive health law was passed, the DOH said Tuesday. Read more »

What fewer children, more older people mean for the Philippines

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 »

Ilang magulang nag-aalangang na magkaanak pa

Ilang magulang nag-aalangang na magkaanak pa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 08:49 PM

May mga magulang na rin na mas nais na huwag muna sundan ang kanilang mga anak dahil sa hirap ng buhay ngayon. Read more »

UN says half of global pregnancies unintended

UN says half of global pregnancies unintended

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 04:54 PM

Nearly half of all pregnancies worldwide are unintended, the UN reproductive health agency said. Read more »

Popcom: Pinakamababang paglaki ng populasyon naitala sa 2021

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 »

China’s 1-child policy and millions of ‘missing girls’

China’s 1-child policy and millions of ‘missing girls’

Guo Rui in Guangzhou, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 08 08:06 AM

Some 20 million girls went ‘missing’ due to preference for boys. Despite relaxed family planning rules, China faces a massive gender imbalance. Read more »

Duterte pegs Philippine population at 109 million

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

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 »

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

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 »

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

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 »

SWS: 6 in 10 Pinoys believe teen pregnancy is women's most important problem

SWS: 6 in 10 Pinoys believe teen pregnancy is women's most important problem

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 05:09 PM

About 6 in 10 Filipinos believe that pregnancy is the ost important problem of women, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Wednesday.    Read more »

Uptick in 'lockdown babies' may peak in the first half of 2021: POPCOM director

Uptick in 'lockdown babies' may peak in the first half of 2021: POPCOM director

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 05:09 PM

Lockdown pregnancies will raise the number of births between January to September. Read more »

Idol partner? 39-anyos na lalaki hinangaan dahil sa vasectomy

Idol partner? 39-anyos na lalaki hinangaan dahil sa vasectomy

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 05:55 PM

Hinangaan sa social media ang isang 39 anyos na lalaki mula sa Makati na piniling sumailalim sa vasectomy.   Read more »

Children are blessings: Palace says pandemic baby boom 'not a bad news'

Children are blessings: Palace says pandemic baby boom 'not a bad news'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 06:16 PM

Children from unplanned pregnancies during the coronavirus pandemic are "blessings" and "not bad news," Malacañang said Tuesday, as it planned a boost for family planning methods under looser lockdowns.  Read more »

DOH sees possible increase in population due to COVID-19 lockdowns

DOH sees possible increase in population due to COVID-19 lockdowns

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 07:40 PM

MANILA — The Philippines and the rest of the world might see a surge in unintended pregnancies if the public is not able to access family planning services due to the COVID-19 lockdowns, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

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