The Commission on Population and Development (CPD) is calling for a concrete government intervention and heightened national vigilance against teenage pregnancies involving young girls under 15 years old following an alarming increase of live births which the agency monitored between 2021 and...
The population of the Philippines is expected to hit 112 million before the end of this year based on the projected population growth rate using the census result in 2020, the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) said on Saturday, Nov. 25.The population forecast by the end of 2023 at 112...
The national government will be crafting programs and policies that are aimed at addressing teen pregnancies in the country amid the recorded increase in the number of women giving birth at a very young age.Based on the data of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD), hospital births...
Pregnancies among adolescents remain a persistent problem in the Philippines with the data indicating that some of them were cases of repeat childbearing at young age, the Commission on Population Development (CPD) has disclosed.CPD Executive Director Lisa Grace S. Bersales said such data highlights...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) in Eastern Visayas marked the ninth birth anniversaries of the six 100-millionth symbolic babies on Thursday, July 27.
Popcom-8 Director Elnora Pulma said they will continue to celebrate the symbolic babies' birth...
The Muntinlupa City government and the Commission on Population and Development-National Capital Region (CPD-NCR) celebrated the ninth birthday of one of the symbolic 100th millionth Filipinos.
On July 27, 2014, the Philippines reached a population milestone with the birth of the 100 millionth...
Popcom no more.
Popcom, which refers to the Commission on Population and Development, will soon be dropped and renamed CPD as part of the rebranding of the agency that will be implemented in its 55th year anniversary next year.
In fact, Popcom Executive Director Lisa Grace S. Bersales said the...
The Oky Philippines Period Tracker App, a free mobile application where young Filipinas can track their menstrual cycle and learn evidence-based information about reproductive health, was launched on Friday, May 26, in line with the upcoming worldwide celebration of Menstrual Hygiene Day on the...
BUTUAN CITY – Local government units in the Caraga region have been tasked to roll-out programs and projects strictly enforcing Republic Act No. 11313 or the Safe Spaces Act and RA 11596 or the Prohibition on Child Marriage Law.
Led by their Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point System, these...
Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday, March 8, that unwanted pregnancy should not be a hindrance for teenage girls to pursue their dreams of finishing their education as the country marked International Women’s Day.
Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the International Women’s...
The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) and Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) held an exploratory meeting for a possible collaboration that will uplift the urban poor and informal settlers sectors.
Courtesy of Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor
In a...
TACLOBAN CITY – Despite the decrease in teenage pregnancy among Filipino women aged 15 to 19-years-old from 6.9 percent in 2017 to 4.9 percent in 2022 based on the National Health and Demographic Survey (NDHS), the Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) in Eastern...
