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Over 28% of Japanese population officially old: government

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 09:32 PM

Those aged 65 or older now make up a record 35.6 million, or 28.1 percent of the total population. Read more »

China does away with family planning offices

Reuters
Posted at Sep 11 01:17 PM

BEIJING - China's health commission is getting rid of three offices that were previously dedicated to family planning, it announced late on Sunday, the latest signal that Beijing may further reduce restrictions on childbirth to combat an aging population. Read more »

China may scrap limit on number of children: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 11:19 PM

China appears poised to scrap the limit on the number of children couples can have, with a state-run newspaper Monday citing a draft civil code that would end decades of controversial family planning policies. Read more »

1 in 3 Pinoy kids experience stunted growth, study says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 10:56 PM

Issues over the Philippines' food supply have led to the fastest inflation since at least January 2013 last month. Read more »

Average Pinoy family spends almost half of funds on food: study

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 08:26 PM

MANILA - The average Filipino family spends nearly half of its monthly resources on food, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. Read more »

Japan population declines at fastest pace yet

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 11 10:31 PM

Japan's population, excluding resident foreigners, declined as of Jan. 1 in 2018 from the year before at the fastest pace since the current survey started in 1968, with fewer than 1 million births for the second straight year, government data showed Wednesday. Read more »

P30 bilyon ilalaan sa nat'l ID; ilang kongresista, may pangamba

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 11:35 PM

Posibleng ngayong taon na magsimula ang pagpapatupad ng national ID system. Pero may alinlangan ang ilang kongresista sa isyung panseguridad ng national ID. Read more »

68 percent of world population will live in urban areas by 2050, U.N. says

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 03:11 AM

Sixty-eight percent of the world's population will live in urban areas by the year 2050, the United Nation said Wednesday, up from 55 percent at present.   Read more »

Mga babaeng sinasaktan ng kanilang asawa, ka-live in, dumami

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 08:56 PM

Payo ng Center for Women's Resources, dapat isipin ng mga kababaihan na hindi lamang sila para sa tahanan kung hindi para rin sa lipunan.  Read more »

Fertility rate ng kababaihan, bumaba

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 10:50 PM

Ang total fertility rate ay ang bilang ng posibleng maging anak ng isang babae mula edad 15-49. Bumaba ito, ayon sa survey ng Philippine Statistics Authority. Read more »

ALAMIN: 'Summary' divorce na nakapaloob sa panukala sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 04:30 AM

Dahil "summary" umano ang proseso, babawasan ang pagka-teknikal ng paglilitis, di tulad ng mas istrikto at pormal na mga proceeding sa korte.  Read more »

House panel approves divorce bill

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 05:53 PM

The House of Representatives Committee on Population and Family Relations made history as it submitted a divorce bill for plenary deliberations for the first time. Read more »

Short of workers, Japan eyes hiking optional pension age beyond 70

Thomas Wilson, Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 04:43 PM

Japan has the world's highest life expectancy, while the number of births last year fell to their lowest since records began over a century ago.  Read more »

Russia birth rate falls to 10-year low

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 09:21 AM

Russia's birth rate fell by 11 percent in 2017 to the lowest level in a decade, the government's statistics agency said Monday.    Read more »

ANALYSIS: Can the people taste economic growth?

Jose Galang – Your Business
Posted at Jan 23 11:20 PM

With the population growing to 104.9 million during the year, the national output, as measured by the gross domestic product, translated to a slower per-person increase of 5.0 percent in 2017, compared to 5.2 percent in 2016. Read more »

PH moving toward 'aging' population

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 11:34 PM

The Commission on Population said the ballooning figures will impact the economy, as the government needs more funds for their medical and financial needs. Read more »

Senior citizens sa bansa, inaasahang dadami pa sa 2018

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 09:24 PM

Paliwanag ng Commission on Population, nakikisabay na ang Pilipinas sa maraming bansa kung saan ang karaniwang bilang ng mga anak sa isang pamilya ay tatlo imbes na dating anim.  Read more »

Philippines moving toward aging population: POPCOM

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 06:28 PM

The Philippines is known for having a young population, but the Commission on Population (POPCOM) said on Wednesday that with around 8 million senior citizens or 8.2% of Filipinos by end of 2018, the country is also moving to having an "aging" population. Read more »

PH population to reach 107 million by end of 2018

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 05:19 PM

At least 1.8 million Filipino babies are expected to be born this year Read more »

Number of births in Japan hits record low in 2017

Reuters
Posted at Dec 22 09:07 PM

The number of births in Japan this year has fallen to its lowest since records began more than a century ago with about 941,000 new babies, the health ministry said on Friday, proof if any were needed that it faces an aging and shrinking population. Read more »