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The country’s population commission expects a 0.3% population increase by the end of 2021 – the slowest in 75 years

The Philippines may register its slowest population growth this year, but even that cannot serve as an assurance that the country will be able to start reaping the demographic dividend anytime soon. Based on the latest estimate of the Population and Development (Popcom), only 324,000 Filipinos or an addition of…

(PNA file photo) MANILA - The Philippines' population for 2021 increased by 324,000 or a mere 0.3 percent compared to the 2020 data of 914,797 births. The Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) said on Monday the annual "natural increase" was the lowest since the period 1946 and 1947 when the population grew by 254,000. "Filipinos remained prudent by continuing to delay having children or forming families during the combined economic crisis and Covid-19 health emerg...

EXCEPT for those living in Metro Manila and Calabarzon, most Filipino parents need to maintain three to four jobs at a time just to support themselves and their children, according to the Commission on Population and Development (Popcom). Undersecretary for Population and Development Juan Antonio A. Perez III said this…

(Graphics courtesy of PopCom Facebook) MANILA - The Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) projected an increased birth rate when the Covid-19 pandemic started as more families stayed home and access to family planning methods is limited. Instead, there was a significant drop in the number of births in 2020, with just 1,516,042 million registered -- the lowest since 1986, which recorded 1,493,995 births. Based on a preliminary report of the Philippine Statistics Authority as of June 2...

POST-PANDEMIC Philippines could see an uptick in the number of births similar to what happened after the Second World War, according to the Commission on Population and Development (Popcom). Undersecretary for Population and Development (POPDEV) Juan Antonio Perez III said as Filipinos learn to live with Covid-19, there could be…

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Asia and the Pacific called on government leaders worldwide to prioritize sexual and reproductive health rights in response to the population development and demographic challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “UNFPA encourages governments to invest in social services, including sexual and reproductive health rights to ensure that women, men, and young people have access and choices to sexual and reproductive health services, address gender-based vio...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on Thursday, June 10, creating the Social Protection Program for Teenaged Mothers and Their Children (SPPTMC). (Pixabay) SPPTMC is mandate

PHOTO BY Shutterstock/BAZA Production According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), “bodily autonomy” refers to women’s right to make independent decisions involving their bodies, ranging from reproductive health, when to have sex, and when to have children. So, where do women in the Philippines stand when it comes to this critical decision? Last May 19, 2021. UNPFA and the Philippine Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) released the 2021 State of World Population ...

May 25, 2021 THE Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) has identified 1,272 barangays nationwide as having the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the country, averaging 137 cases over an eight-month period from September 2020 to April 15, 2021. Popcom, however, noted that 15,252 communities remained "Covid-free" then. The agency has classified the 1,272 barangays as "high-population density (HD)," with populations ranging from 201 to 999 per hectare, well above the ave...