Population growth
"We need to confront the biggest elephant in the room insofar as our hopes of creating a better quality of ...
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PopCom to continue focusing on family planning, poverty issues
The Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) will continue pursuing key policies on family planning and addressing poverty thresholds under ...
Read morePOPCOM chief optimistic BBM will adopt BP2 program
The continuity of the government’s Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2) program will promote “inclusive economic development”. “The incoming Marcos administration ...
Read morePH logs highest death rate in decades — report
The first 11 months of 2021 saw more registered deaths across the Philippines, which stood at 768,504—higher by 154,562 than ...
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Children with children
"Can the Executive Order seeking to lower the rate of teenage pregnancy really make a difference?" Joella Baloloy is ...
Read more8M Pinoys have access to family planning services
Philippine population authorities have revealed that more than eight million women and men were able to obtain modern family planning ...
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High-density barangays record more COVID-19 cases: PopCom
When it comes to the coronavirus pandemic, the battle is truly local – and thus local government units (LGUs) are ...
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Violence against women, a major concern during pandemic
"Despite the gains, there is still a long way to go in breaking the patriarchal mindset that normalizes violence." ...
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Violence vs. women remains a top concern
One out of four Filipino adults considered harmful acts in various forms as among the most pressing problems of women ...
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PopCom warns against rising teen-age pregnancy among 15-years old below in PH
The latest civil-registry statistics from the Philippine Statistics Authority for 2019 revealed that births among girls ages 15 years old ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.