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. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in...
The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) expects to achieve in-agency population protection by the end of the year as it continues to inoculate its employees and their dependents from the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19). media Communication Secretary Martin Andanar made the...
President Duterte has green-lit the start of the vaccination of the general population, including children, against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) starting this October. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was bared by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Tuesday, Sept. 28, in a...
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,...
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. (Photo from Unsplash) According to the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM), family planning...
The Philippine government is looking at the possibility of vaccinating the general adult population against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) once there is “a stable vaccine supply” by next month. In his taped public address aired on Tuesday, Sept. 14, President Duterte said that the general...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said he will set aside his political plans for now until the National Capital Region (NCR) achieves population protection which is the vaccination of those who are susceptible to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and are likely to show severe symptoms....
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said the private sector is hopeful that Metro Manila would soon achieve "micro-herd immunity" that would in turn boost economic activity in the region. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion presents the proposed travel...
The Mandaluyong City local government announced on Sunday that it has already deployed more than 600,000 vaccines to its residents as it continues to boost the city's vaccination drive. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) The City Health Office (CHO) reported that the local government unit (LGU) has...
The Taguig City government announced Sunday that it has vaccinated nearly 96 percent of its eligible population with the first dose. In an announcement, Taguig said as of Aug. 21, 586,430 individuals have received the first dose, or 95.97 percent of its new target eligible population of 611,086,...
Anak Mindanao (AMIN) Partylist Rep. Amihilda Sangcopan has called for an end to forced and fixed child marriages that remain a practice in the Philippines, more particularly in areas in Mindanao. Child marriage Sangcopan aired the appeal as she reiterated the call for the swift passage of...
The bill legalizing absolute divorce in the country hurdled committee approval on Tuesday, August 17 and is headed for the second time for plenary delbierations in the House of Representatives. Divorce wedding Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, one of the principal authors of the bill, said “no less than...
