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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 »

Duterte declares May as National Census Month

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 04:50 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared May as the National Census Month for this year. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 14, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 02:19 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

'Family is basic unit of society': Cayetano says against divorce

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 10:14 PM

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said Friday he is against divorce being legalized in the Philippines, saying that "family is the basic unit" of society. Read more »

A rose and a reminder

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 06:10 PM

A woman receives a rose and a pamphlet containing information on premarital sex and teen pregnancy from the Commission on Population (POPCOM) at the LRT-2 Legarda Station on Valentine’s Day. Read more »

House panel OKs bills legalizing divorce, dissolution of marriage

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 01:56 PM

A House of Representatives committee on Wednesday approved 3 measures seeking to legalize divorce in pre-dominantly Catholic Philippines, the only country in the world aside from the Vatican where it remains illegal. Read more »

OPINION: Greed will not solve Metro Manila

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jan 13 05:16 PM

Manila must remain the nation’s capital. There is absolutely no reason to replace nor relocate her. But she must be rid of fatally excessive fat. Read more »

Japan sees record low number of babies born in 2019

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 24 11:45 PM

The estimated number of babies born in Japan this year dropped below 900,000 for the first time to the lowest level since comparable data became available 120 years ago, government data showed Tuesday. Read more »

Popcom: 1 sa bawat 10 babaeng may edad 15-19 maagang nabubuntis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 07:38 PM

Ikinabahala ng Commission on Population and Development ang patuloy na pagdami ng mga menor de edad na nagbubuntis o nakapanganak na. 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 »

Fetus, itinapon sa drainage sa iskinita ng barangay

Karren Canon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 11:03 AM

Laking gulat ng mga residente ng Barangay Em’s Barrio sa Legazpi City ang pagkakadiskubre sa isang fetus na itinapon sa drainage ng kanilang iskinita, Biyernes ng madaling araw. Read more »

'Filial service': Pinay recognized as South Korea's model daughter-in-law

Claire Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 12:58 PM

HOENGSEONG, South Korea – In a mountain village thousands of kilometers from her native Philippines, Emma Sumampong nurses her elderly mother-in-law, while also caring for her husband and children, working on the family farm, and holding a part-time job. Read more »

[OPINION] The abuse of space: Manila’s 1943 ‘Nyoka’ moment

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Oct 18 04:51 PM

Must Metro Manila await the return of Nyoka? Read more »

OPINION: Omnibus manifesto for the survival of Metro Manila

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Sep 14 06:48 AM

There is absolutely no substitute for, nor other recourse than decongestion and population dispersal in rescuing Metro Manila from damned self-strangulation! Read more »

Around 530 women aged 10-19 give birth daily: Commission on Population

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 08:04 PM

An average of 530 women aged 10 to 19 give birth every day, an official of the Commission on Population (POPCOM) said Thursday. Read more »

Chinese province considers 'three-child policy' to halt population decline

Reuters
Posted at Jul 31 08:34 AM

SHANGHAI - China's northeastern province of Liaoning is planning to loosen birth restrictions and allow some couples to have a third child in a bid to improve dwindling fertility rates and stop its workforce from declining. Read more »

Duterte notes growing PH population in fourth SONA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 06:07 PM

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte in his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday took note of the Philippines’ rising population but did not finish his remarks as he wanted to avoid another clash with the Catholic Church. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 11, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 02:49 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Nearly 200,000 Filipino teens get pregnant annually: POPCOM

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 09:36 PM

The Commission on Population has raised concerns about early and unplanned pregnancies in the Philippines, the world's 13th most populated country. Read more »

From Marcos to Duterte: An ever-changing Philippine population policy

Isay Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 11:59 PM

Official surveys say that on average, Filipino women only want 2 children. Many families, however, have more than that. Read more »

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