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The Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) cited recent data from the Philippine Statistics Authority saying that the percentage of Filipino

THE high fertility levels in the past two decades could give rise to “a lost generation,” especially if the educational and nutritional needs of the so-called lockdown generation are not augmented, according to the Commission on Population and Development (Popcom). Popcom Executive Director Juan A. Perez III said the lockdown…

TACLOBAN CITY – The Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) celebrated Wednesday, July 27, the eighth birth anniversary of the six 100-millionth symbolic babies in the region in terms of population count. PopCom-8 Director Elnora Pulma said this year's celeb

The Philippines is one of eight countries that are expected to drive more than half of the growth of the world’s population by 2050, according to the think tank of the United Nations. In the latest World Population Prospects 2022, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Undesa) said…

HIGH-LEVEL MEETING. Undersecretary Juan Antonio Perez III (2nd from left), Commission on Population and Development executive director, leads the World Population Day 2022 meeting at the Edsa Shangri-la Hotel in Mandaluyong City on Monday (July 11, 2022). The meeting tackled maximizing the Filipinos' potential to contribute to progress and development. (Photo courtesy of PopCom) MANILA - The youth, who comprise about 20 percent of the Philippine population, and women will play crucial parts ...

PopCom Executive Director Usec. Juan Antonio Perez III (File photo) MANILA - The Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) is about to update the United Nations (UN) on the country's population growth data after the latter included the Philippines as one of the eight countries that are projected to contribute more than half of the world's population by 2050. Apart from the Philippines, the UN also included the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pak...

A one-percent increase in the country’s population annually will allow the administration to attain its goal of a single-digit poverty incidence by 2028, according to the Commission on Population and Development (Popcom). Popcom Executive Director and Undersecretary for Population and Development Juan Antonio A. Perez III, who was re-appointed at…

CONTINUITY. Undersecretary Juan Antonio Perez III (left) is sworn into office by Dr. Grace Cruz, the Commission on Population and Development's new board chairperson, on Friday (July 1, 2022). Perez will serve as the agency's Executive Director for another six years. (Photo courtesy of PopCom) MANILA - The Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) will continue pursuing key policies on family planning and addressing poverty thresholds under Undersecretary Juan Antonio Perez III, ...

After his reappointment as executive director of the Commission on Population and Development, Juan Antonio Perez III will present before President Marcos a new population policy based on family and population development indicators.

THE Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) will recommend the reduction in tariffs for modern contraceptives as the peso continues to depreciate against the dollar. Popcom Executive Director and Undersecretary Juan Antonio A. Perez III told the BusinessMirror that all of the country’s modern contraceptives are sourced from other countries.…