The Philippines has taken a decisive step to protect vulnerable children with the launch of the National Action Plan to End Child, Early, and Forced Marriages and Unions (2025–2028) on Friday, December 12. The plan aims to strengthen prevention, protection, and support systems, ensuring that...
Young Filipinos are helping change the way sexual and reproductive health is talked about by using social media to empower peers and challenge stigma. The “Adolescent Peer Champions for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR)” initiative, supported by the United Nations Population Fund...
DAVAO CITY – The Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) signed a memorandum of understanding to institutionalize Comprehensive Gender and Health Education for Youth (CGHEY) within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim...
To raise awareness, foster community engagement, and advocate for stronger support systems for survivors of gender-based violence, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), and SM Cares have joined forces to kick off an 18-day campaign to end violence...
(Photo from Unsplash) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Philippines on Tuesday, Jan. 30 signed a five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further their partnership in empowering young girls and adult women, particularly...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian wants to strengthen sexuality education to sustain the gains of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, or RH law, including the drop in teenage pregnancies. In a forum organized by the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and...
A Liberal Party (LP) lawmaker has asked the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to prioritize the issue of reproductive health. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) This, after the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) reported that 51 percent of pregnancies in the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have committed to strengthen partnership in addressing gender and development issues in the country. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista,...
The number of Filipino couples using family planning services increased last year amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Artem Everest/ Unsplash) This was disclosed by Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Executive Director Juan Antonio A. Perez III during...
In anticipation of the opening of the third regular session of the 18 th Congress next week, the United Nations and several of its representative agencies in the Philippines has called on both the House and the Senate to prioritize the immediate passage of a law that increases the age for...
The Embassy of France to the Philippines and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are jointly hosting a webinar to highlight the progress and obstacles that remain in ensuring that women are freely able to exercise their sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) , as well as to identify...
Over 20 million young Filipino women struggle to enforce their rights to bodily autonomy as practices of child marriage, instances of gender-based violence, and lack of services for reproductive health persist in the country. (Screengrab from the virtual launch of the UNFPA's State of the World...
