As the entire Philippine nation mourns the sudden passing of former Philippine President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) acknowledges his significant role in championing reproductive health (RH) care in the country. As the entire Philippine nation mourns the sudden passing of former Philippine President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino continue reading : POPCOM praises former President Aquino III as staunch reproductive health advocate

The Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Commission on Population and Development will combine efforts and resources to combat the adverse effects of adolescent pregnancies in the country, as both agencies are set to institute a social protection program for teenage mothers and their children, or SPPTMC. The Department of Social Welfare and continue reading : ‘Leaving no one behind:’DSWD, POPCOM join forces to uplift lives of teen moms, their kids

(09 June 2021)In an effort to address teenage pregnancies in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) will undertake the Social Protection Program for Teenage Mothers and their Children (SPPTMC) as mandated under the special provision of the 2021 General Appropriations Act of 2021. continue reading : DSWD, POPCOM team up to address teenage pregnancy in the country

IN mid-May, the United Nations Population Fund in the Philippines (UNFPA) and the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) launched the 2021 version of the State of the World Population report entitled, “My Body Is My Own: Claiming the Right to Autonomy and Self-Determination.” IN mid-May, the United Nations Population Fund in the Philippines (UNFPA) continue reading : EYE ON POPULATION: Her body, she decides (…but only if she is 18)

The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has identified 1,272 barangays nationwide as having the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country, averaging 137 cases over an eight-month period from September 2020 to April 15, 2021.