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Form of abuse: Many PH teen pregnancies caused by men aged 21 up

Kevin Alabaso, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 06:31 PM

POPCOM said it has recorded cases of pregnancy in minors aged 10-14 with men who are "more than 21 years old" based on their preliminary analysis. Read more »

Number of working-age Pinoys reaches nearly 70 million

Rowegie Abanto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 02:09 PM

POPCOM said the increasing number of employable Filipinos can boost the nation's economy if they are 'fully maximized and harnessed.' Read more »

8-billionth baby born in PH? Popcom says it's just ‘symbolic’

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 02:40 PM

This comes as the public questioned how authorities determined that the 8-billionth person in the world would be born in the Philippines, considering hundreds of women giving birth every hour. Read more »

Maternal deaths up in first 6 months of 2022: PSA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 05:55 PM

Deaths due to complications from childbirth in the Philippines are up 10 percent in 2022, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority. Read more »

Popcom: COVID-19 pandemic drove more Filipinos into poverty

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 08:10 PM

Compared to the first half of 2018, more Filipino families plunged into poverty in the same period of 2021, or a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »