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The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) cited a significant drop in the number of births in 2020, with just 1,516,042 million registered in the country—the lowest number registered since 1986, when only 1,493,995 Filipinos were born—based on a preliminary report of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in June 2021.
Lubhang pinahina ng pandemiya ang pagsasagawa ng mga serbisyo ukol sa pagpa-plano ng pamilya o “family planning,” at ang pamimigay ng “contraceptives” sa buong bansa, na nagdulot ng masamang epekto sa kagalingan o “well-being” ng mga pamilya at kababaihang Pilipino.
Calling for a better family planning method and an accessible contraceptive distribution nationwide, the Department of Health (DOH), in collaboration with the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) and Bayer Philippines, Inc., today led the observance of the World Contraception Day 2021.
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) continued its advocacy of promoting and enhancing interactions among Filipino parents and their teenagers in this year’s observance of National Family Week.
