The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has debunked claims that COVID-19 vaccines caused "depopulation" in the country, which has been circulating in social media and triggered hesitancy among the public.
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POPCOM Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez...
The Philippines may record its slowest population growth this year as the total number of Filipinos is projected to increase by only 0.3 percent or 324,000 compared to 2020.
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The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) called the 2021 record "historic,"...
The number of babies born in the Philippines last year dropped to its lowest since 1986, while the country recorded a decline in the number of marriages also in 2020—the first year of the pandemic.
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Citing data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority...
To protect women's health amid the pandemic, government agencies and private firms have been utilizing digital avenues to provide more women access to reproductive health products and services.
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According to the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM), family...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has launched a social media campaign that will help boost interaction between parents and their adolescent children as part of efforts to address teenage pregnancies in the country.
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Dubbed "Konektado...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has called on the government to implement "far-reaching and holistic" approaches that will further strengthen its population and development programs.
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Undersecretary for Population and Development Juan Antonio...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) lauded President Duterte's signing of an executive order that prioritizes the implementation of measures addressing adolescent pregnancies in the country.
Filipino pregnant mothers (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
Undersecretary for Population...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) joined the nation Friday, June 25 in mourning the passing of former President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” C. Aquino III even as it cited the significant role he played in championing reproductive health (RH) in the country.
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The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) now have a partnership for the implementation of programs benefitting teenage mothers and their children.
DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista and POPCOM Undersecretary Juan...
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.
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