Article 16 of the Family Code mandates the counseling session required to all marrying couples where one (1) or both parties are 18-25 years old in addition to their attendance to the Pre-Marriage Orientation (PMO). Based on the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 1, Series of 2018 on the Revised Pre-Marriage Orientation and Counseling continue reading : POPCOM CALABARZON Conducts Pre-Marriage Orientation Trainings
Based on the 2017 Philippines National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), the average total fertility rate (TFR) of women is three (3) when their desired fertility rate is two (2). Moreover, poor women have five (5) children due to unintended/unplanned pregnancies. With regards to modern contraceptive prevalence rate (MCPR), the 2017 NDHS reported that 40% continue reading : POPCOM IV-A and its LGU Partners Celebrate Family Planning Month
Six years ago, on July 27, 2014, the Philippine population reached 100 million, as six (6) babies born past midnight that day in state hospitals across one (1) city and five (5) provinces were singled out as the symbolic “100 millionth baby” for the 5 provinces (CAvite, LAguna, BAtangas, Rizal, and, QueZON) and 1 city continue reading : “7th Birthday Celebration of CALABARZON’s 100 Millionth Babies”
P R E S S R E L E A S E The 2019 civil registry statistics from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recorded 344 live births among very young girls aged 10-14 years and 23,039 recorded live births among the 15-19 age group in CALABARZON region, contributing a total of 23,383 or 13 percent continue reading : CALABARZON rank 1st with the highest live births among 10-19 years old nationwide
P R E S S R E L E A S E A woman in her reproductive age seeks information about the usage of pills (Photo courtesy from Rural Health Unit in San Luis, Batangas) Based on the 2017 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), CALABARZON region has reached almost a hundred percent of currently continue reading : POPCOM CALABARZON joins the rest of the world in the celebration of World Contraception Day
P R E S S R E L E A S E POPCOM, DSWD, govt agencies: Families must be shielded vs economic woes, unplanned pregnancy and violence stemming from pandemic The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM), together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and other government partners, appealed on all sectors continue reading : 28th National Family Week: September 21 to 27
To reinforce POPDEV activities, Commission on Population—Region IV (POPCOM IV) created a new pool of trainers. A Basic Demography Training with return demonstration was conducted among all its staff last July 18-22, 2016 with a purpose to hone skills and create new set of trainers within the office. Since most of the staffs are newly continue reading : POPCOM IV sharpens its staff in Basic Demography
POPCOM IV is pilot-testing the Information and Service Delivery Network (ISDN) for Adolescent Health and Development (AHD) project in the City of Bacoor which will adopt and promote the establishment of the ISDN for the IsCool Teen Center (ITC) at the Bacoor National High School (BNHS) Bacoor City. POPCOM Region IV recognizes the important role of adolescents and continue reading : POPCOM IV leads in the Establishment of ISDN for ITC – BNHS
Masculine. Audacious. Cocky. Dauntless. These are just some of the stereotypical responses of people when they see a group of motorcycling riders hovering the streets. Fair enough? Maybe, but if you are on the receiving end, those opinions are not exactly that appealing to the ears. This is one of the main reasons why continue reading : Group of riders advocates for MR GAD KATROPA
