The number of Filipino women using contraceptives rose to 8.6 million, with pills turning out to be the most popular method of birth control, the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) has disclosed. The recent data results, according to the CPD, is higher than the 8.3 million recorded in...
The hormone level in contraceptives can be reduced by as much as 92 percent without impacting their effectiveness, researchers from the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) have found. "Using mathematical models, researchers from the UPD-CS institute of Mathematics have...
Liberal Party (LP) President Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has trumpeted the House committee-level approval of the proposed Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act. (Charles Deluvio/ Unsplash) In statement Friday, Feb. 3, Lagman said that “Young people have the right to lead healthy lives and...
The Las Piñas city government is offering free progestin-only subdermal implant, a long-acting reversible contraceptive, to mothers who want to have protection from unexpected pregnancies. Photo courtesy of Las Piñas PIO Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the progestin-only subdermal implant will provide...
President Duterte rued the country’s "population problem" on Thursday, Dec. 23 as he led a ceremonial distribution of food packs in typhoon-stricken Puerto Princesa City in Palawan. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) "In our poverty, we are really too populated. I’m not joking here, okay? I just want...
In June, Executive Order 141 declares prevention of teen pregnancies a ‘national priority’ NEW LIFE A mother holding the hand of her newborn for the first time A survey showed that only 13 percent of 500 young women in the Philippines have knowledge of emergency contraceptive (EC) pills or the...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) is encouraging organizers of community pantries to include contraceptives such as condoms and pills in their list of essential pantry goods, if only to help promote family planning among poor Filipino families. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The community pantry project has inspired many to put up their own. And the "Bucana Community Pantry" in Davao stood out because, not only did it offer food and other grocery items to those in need, it also included contraceptives that were a welcome sight to those who chanced upon them. Photos...
