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POPCOM-NCR opens helpline for family planning, gender-based violence concerns
PRESS RELEASE: The public is advised to call or text its official helpline numbers 09617432337 (Smart) and 09272998764 (Globe) or through messenger via POPCOM-NCR facebook account
PopCom urges parents to discuss sexuality with teens during quarantine
Conversations with teens on sexuality may prevent early sexual encounters and teenage pregnancies, says the Commission on Population and Development
Culion winning fight vs teenage pregnancies through education, health
'We are surprised that they have a very low teenage pregnancy rate in Culion considering they are composed of islands which make it hard to monitor,' says Chi Vallido of the Forum for Family Planning and Development
PH population growth slows, 2020 estimate 1M less than expected
The Population Commission says this is indicative of family planning efforts 'yielding positive results'
PopCom: Amend RH law provision on minors' access to birth control
Undersecretary Juan Antonio Perez III says minors who already have children should be allowed to access family planning methods without their parents' permission
Rappler Talk: Juan Antonio Perez III on the state of teen pregnancy in the Philippines
Rappler speaks with Population and Development Undersecretary Juan Antonio Perez III about teenage pregnancy, education and social protection of young parents, and reproductive health in the country
PopCom to Duterte: Declare teenage pregnancy as national emergency
(UPDATED) Teenage pregnancy causes P33 billion in economic losses, and curbing it would lead to national development, says Commission on Population and Development Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez III
Number of teenage moms decreasing in Cordillera
Non-governmental organizations are instrumental. The Forum for Family Planning and Development, for example, has joined forces with Benguet and Ifugao provinces for the campaign.
Philippine population to hit 109 million by end-2019 – PopCom
The Commission on Population also estimates that the Philippines' workforce will reach 70 million by the end of next year
After Duterte’s remarks, PopCom reminds public condoms prevent HIV
Commission on Population chief Juan Antonio Perez III says condoms are 'the preferred method' to prevent sexually transmitted diseases
Philippine population to exceed 107 million by end-2018 – PopCom
The Commission on Population projects around 4,965 Filipinos will be added per day or about 206 every hour in 2018
'All systems go' for Pinays to avail of contraceptives from DOH
The DOH will prioritize the distribution of the 261,000 implants kept in its Manila-based warehouse, as their insertion time is set to expire by September 2018
Contraceptives review won't be influenced by politics, hysteria – FDA
FDA director general Nela Charade Puno emphasizes the agency's review of 51 contraceptives – which could soon lead to the lifting of the SC TRO – is 'technical and scientific in nature and not a political one'
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FDA to certify implants as not inducing abortion – PopCom
(2ND UPDATE) With the FDA set to certify contraceptive implant brands Implanon and Implanon NXT as non-abortifacients, the DOH and RH Law advocates expect the Supreme Court to lift its TRO
Ubial expects TRO on implants to be lifted by September
The Commission on Population also clarifies that the temporary restraining order on contraceptive implants has not become permanent
[Dash of SAS] Harmful side effects of SC TRO on contraceptives
The TRO gave anti RH officials the perfect excuse to restrict the implementation of the RH Law in accordance with personal beliefs
Population Commission hopes SC will soon lift implants TRO
We now have a roadmap wherein the TRO will be lifted we hope within the year says Commission on Population Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez III
Health experts push for PH policy on teenage pregnancy
On World Population Day experts call on lawmakers to work towards the enactment of bills tackling the issue of teenage pregnancy in the Philippines
Filipino women, couples 'facing limited choices for RH' – Ubial
Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial says health workers face an unprecedented challenge but the agencies working on reproductive health will not falter
TRO on implants to stay, SC blames DOH for delay
The High Court notes that the temporary restraining order it issued in 2015 never meant to enjoin the processing of the entire gamut of family planning supplies that have been declared as unquestionably non abortifacient
DOH asks Supreme Court to lift TRO on contraceptives
The DOH s motion for reconsideration also seeks the reversal of a decision that ordered the FDA to determine if certain contraceptive drugs and devices are abortifacients or non abortifacients
SONA 2016: Duterte urges full implementation of RH law
But the President is silent on a 2015 temporary restraining order from the Supreme Court which advocates consider the biggest challenge in implementing the reproductive health law
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Most contraceptives to run out by 2018 – PopCom
UPDATED Filipino women will be left with a limited number of expensive products by then as the more affordable products will lose their certificates in 2017 says the Commission on Population
DOH readies case vs Sorsogon mayor for 'gross violation' of RH law
Because of an executive order declaring Sorsogon City as pro life family planning commodities have been withdrawn from the city and services have been stopped by the mayor arbitrarily say health officials
4Ps moms get P500 less for missing 'birth control' seminars?
Buhay party list Representative Lito Atienza questions the authority of Likhaan Center for Women s Health to conduct responsible parenting modules for mother beneficiaries of the government s flagship poverty alleviation program
Advocates mourn loss of RH champion Tomas Osias
Osias is revered as PopCom s longest serving executive director hailed as a passionate and committed advocate and a father to all
When talking about sex is easy
While the reproductive health law now mandates schools to teach sex education the government is also using other ways to bring the message closer to young Filipinos
Young, tech-savvy Filipinos more sexually active than you think
Filipino youth and young adults are exploring new forms of sexual behaviors and activities a recent study on fertility and sexuality shows
Abortion cases in PH rising: 'RH law would be life saver'
The PH had 600 000 abortion cases in 2011 Local and international experts say those unwanted pregnancies could have been prevented by the RH law
Repro health advocates tell court: No abortion at the forum
Pasay court notes that anti reproductive health petitioners who seek to stop the conference filed their petition when the event had already opened
Measles-free Philippines by 2017?
The mass immunization in September will target 13 million Filipino children
