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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 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Mga menor de edad na nabubuntis patuloy na dumarami

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 09:27 PM

Kung hindi matutugunan, posibleng sumipa sa higit 133,000 ang mga menor de edad na mabubuntis sa pagtatapos ng 2021. Read more »

Population agency to couples: Exercise responsible parenthood during coronavirus crisis

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 03:06 PM

MANILA – The Population Commission on Wednesday reminded parents to be mindful and exercise responsible parenthood especially amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more »