Press ReleaseAugust 15, 2022 Cagayan de Oro City – A better health and better life is always a dream not only for Filipino families but normally for most families around the world. Yet, realizing it is still a question. Family Planning (FP) is one of the strategies offered by the government to make this dream continue reading : FAMILY PLANNING FOR HEALTH AND A BETTER LIFE
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 has gone 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 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
LIVE BIRTHS IN REGION X DECLINE BY 11%
Press Release April 8, 2022 In 2020, a total of 82,317 live births were registered in Northern Mindanao, indicating a decrease of at least 9,829 births from 2019, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (PSA CRVS). The year 2020 also recorded the lowest registered live births in the region with continue reading : LIVE BIRTHS IN REGION X DECLINE BY 11%
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