Population Development Program News Today

Child marriage hit high levels in some Indonesian provinces during COVID-19. Families hold the key to ending it.

MANILA - The Commission of Population and Development (POPCOM) seeks to maintain the country's population growth rate at 1 percent, vowing to pursue its initiated programs and advocacies under the administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. POPCOM Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez III said they are set to push more programs relating to Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning (RPFP), Adolescent Health and Youth Development (AHYD), and the Zero Hunger. The RPFP...