The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) maintains that the national program on family planning is a crucial element in radically reducing incidence of poverty, citing the latest pronouncement from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) that the poverty rate in the Philippines can be cut in the years between 2016 and 2022.             continue reading : POPCOM: Family planning vital in fighting poverty Young mothers to benefit the most

To help track down COVID-19 cases in every barangay The Interagency Task Force for the Management of Emerging and Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) recently approved the use of the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM)’s Demographic Vulnerabilities Tool (DVT), developed as a “new weapon against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that can be used in every continue reading : IATF-EID endorses POPCOM’s demographic vulnerabilities tool

The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) – Region XI is in full swing in intensifying the distribution of Family Planning (FP) commodities to the Local Government Units and expediting the provision of essential reproductive health services to its clientele through the inauguration of its Family Planning Warehouse and Wellness Clinic yesterday, August 12, 2020. continue reading : POPCOM launches facilities to expedite supply of Family Planning commodities and bolster service provision

Davao City – July 27, 2020 marks the 6th birthday celebration of the 100 Millionth Symbolic Filipino Babies. In 2014, it was estimated that the Philippines has reached the 100 millionth mark in its population. It was then that the Commission of Population and Development (POPCOM) – Region XI welcomed the five (5) symbolic babies in Davao continue reading : Davao Region’s 100 Millionth Babies turn 6

The Commission on Population and Development – Region XI celebrates the 2020 World Population Day on July 10, 2020 with the theme – “Putting the Brakes on COVID-19: How to Safeguard the Health and Rights of Women and Girls Now.” Despite the limitations brought about by the pandemic, POPCOM – Region XI continues to safeguard continue reading : POPCOM – XI celebrates 2020 World Population Day, continues Free Family Planning Services in the ‘New Normal’