family-planning | ABS-CBN News

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

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

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

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’

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

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 »

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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 »

Unintended consequences of ECQ: Unplanned and unwanted pregnancies

Bernice Beltran
Posted at May 10 02:10 AM

A center offers help and counselling for young women facing unwanted pregnancies. Read more »

DOH to couples: Practice responsible sex during pandemic, avail of free contraceptives if you must

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 08:18 PM

“Sa panahon ng COVID-19, maging responsableng magulang,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said during a televised briefing.   Read more »

Bilang ng mga mabubuntis inaasahang dadami dahil sa Luzon quarantine: POPCOM

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 27 03:09 PM

May posibilidad na dumami ang mga mabubuntis ngayong may umiiral na enhanced community quarantine sa Luzon, ayon sa Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM).  Read more »

37 Asia-Pacific countries affirm commitment in advancing women’s rights

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 09:12 AM

BANGKOK, Thailand – Thirty-seven countries from the Asia-Pacific have voted to adopt an outcome document which the Philippines led in reviewing and drafting, as the 3-day ministerial conference came to a close Friday. Read more »

Scientists back wider family-planning access to ease climate threats

Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 16 07:31 AM

Making affordable contraception available to women who want it would be a cheap, effective way to curb climate change and fast-rising risks in a hotter world, scientists said on Tuesday.   Read more »