REGION 10’S AVERAGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN PER WOMAN DOWN BY 1 CHILD: REPLACEMENT FERTILITY LEVEL ACHIEVED

Press ReleaseJune 7, 2022 Cagayan de Oro City – The total fertility rate (TFR) or the average number of children per woman in Northern Mindanao went down from 3.1 children in 2017 to 2.05 children in 2020. The decline in the TFR was noted after the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released its official data on continue reading : REGION 10’S AVERAGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN PER WOMAN DOWN BY 1 CHILD: REPLACEMENT FERTILITY LEVEL ACHIEVED

POPCOM X CONTINUES TO EMPOWER PILIPINO COUPLES BY SERVING 437 CLIENTS IN 3 PROVINCES WITHIN 11 DAYS

Press ReleaseMay 27, 2022 Pandemic, political divisions, poverty—the Philippines has been through issues that exist long before; issues that have significant effects on the lives of the Filipino people. But one prevalent problem that Pilipinos continue to face is unplanned pregnancies. Undersecretary Juan Antonio Perez III, POPCOM’s executive director, stated that “While the numbers are continue reading : POPCOM X CONTINUES TO EMPOWER PILIPINO COUPLES BY SERVING 437 CLIENTS IN 3 PROVINCES WITHIN 11 DAYS

POPCOM X EXTENDS SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEGED WOMEN AND GIRLS IN CELEBRATION OF THE 2022 NWM

Press ReleaseMarch 31, 2022 March is widely known as National Women’s Month (NWM)—in fact, March 8 is celebrated as International Women’s Day. The Philippine Commission on Women is actively promoting the celebration of the 2022 National Women’s Month to all the government institutions in the Philippines to highlight and appreciate all the women and girls’ continue reading : POPCOM X EXTENDS SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEGED WOMEN AND GIRLS IN CELEBRATION OF THE 2022 NWM

POPCOM X’s FP WELLNESS CLINIC BRINGS FP SERVICES TO TYPHOON ODETTE STRICKEN IN SIARGAO AND DINAGAT ISLANDS

Press ReleaseFebruary 28, 2022 Typhoon Odette, the 15th storm and the strongest to hit the Philippines last year left devastated farming and fishing communities in many areas of the country.  Millions of people were displaced due to damaged homes, and many lost their livelihoods and their major source of income aside from the massive electricity continue reading : POPCOM X’s FP WELLNESS CLINIC BRINGS FP SERVICES TO TYPHOON ODETTE STRICKEN IN SIARGAO AND DINAGAT ISLANDS