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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 violence, including its root causes founded in toxic masculinity and ensure services to gender-based [v...
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 (SoWP) focusing on bodily autonomy. The study, titled “My Body is My Own: Claiming the Right to Au...
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 average of 200 persons per hectare. Those with lower caseloads had populations below 200 per hectare an...