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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 »

Population growth in Manila declined in 2020, census reveals

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Posted at Jul 10 03:27 AM

MANILA — Population growth in Metro Manila declined in 2020, according to a census by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released on Friday.   Read more »

Duterte makes curbing teen pregnancies a national priority

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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 »

'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 »

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

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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 »

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

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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Pregnancies among 10-14 minors rising, social support needed: POPCOM

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Posted at Feb 08 12:40 AM

MANILA - Births among girls ages 15 years old and below went up by 7 percent in 2019 compared the preceding year, the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) said Sunday. Read more »

Populasyon ng PH posibleng umabot ng 110.8 milyon pagdating ng 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 06:45 PM

Tinatayang aabot sa 110.8 milyon ang populasyon ng mga Pilipino sa 2021, mula sa kasalukuyang 109.4 milyon.  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 »

PH population to reach 110.8 million by 2021: POPCOM

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 04:29 PM

The Philippine population is estimated to reach 110.8 million at the onset of 2021, the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) said Wednesday. 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 »

At least 40 Filipinos under age 14 give birth in Philippines weekly: POPCOM

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 04:37 PM

At least 40 children aged between 10 and 14-years-old give birth in the Philippines every week, an official from the Population Commission (POPCOM) said, Thursday. Read more »

Mga kabataan pinag-iingat dahil sa tumataas na bilang ng mga nabubuntis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 10:24 PM

Pinag-iingat ng Commission on Population ang mga kabataan dahil maaari umanong tumaas ang bilang ng mga nagbubuntis ngayong may COVID-19. Read more »

COVID-19 crisis may increase births in PH to almost 2 million: POPCOM

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 08:07 PM

Around 2 million women of reproductive age could get pregnant this year, the Commission on Population and Development said Thursday, citing a study that claimed thousands of women faced family planning problems amid the coronavirus pandemic.    Read more »