IGACOS, Davao del Norte – As one of the viable forces in youth development – the newly-installed Sangguniang Kabataan Officers participated in the recently-held Juniors’ Responsibilities on Gender and Development (JRGAD) Training in the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS), Davao del Norte on May 24, 2018. “With the new era for leadership at hand, continue reading : SK as Youth Development Champions

Davao City – The Commission of Population – Region XI will gather twenty Muslim Religious Leaders in Davao City for a one-day orientation on the Philippine Population Management Program (PPMP) and the Fatwa: Model Family in Islam on June 26, 2018 at Hotel Esse, Davao City. As the agency mandated as the central policy-making, planning, continue reading : POPCOM Orientation to Muslim Religious Leaders slated

The World Population Day is an international event celebrated on July 11 of every year. This celebration aims to increase people’s awareness on the urgency and importance of various population issues such as family planning, reproductive health, gender equality, poverty, maternal and child health and human rights. This year’s theme is aptly dubbed as “Family continue reading : POPCOM celebrates World Population Day, Promotes Family Planning as a Human Right

Davao City – The Commission on Population (POPCOM) – Regional Office XI celebrates the 4th birthday of the five (5) 100 Millionth Symbolic Babies on July 27, 2018. On July 27, 2014 at 12:06 AM the Philippines turned 100 Million in population.  It was then that Davao Region welcomed the five (5) symbolic babies – continue reading : 100 Millionth Symbolic Babies turn 4

Davao City – The Commission on Population (POPCOM) – Region XI is a steadfast implementer of Men’s Responsibilities on Gender and Development (MRGAD) through various conducts of training-orientations for men in Davao Region. This initiative is focused on men’s participation to initiate positive actions on gender and reproductive health.  Along the course of implementation, POPCOM continue reading : MRGAD: Mainstreaming Men’s Involvement in Gender and Development