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  (Center left) Board of Director KATROPA Danao City Federation, Juan Capuno Jr. and POPCOM KATROPA Focal Person, Roberto Yana (Center right) CEBU CITY, Cebu, March 1 (PIA) -- The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Region 7 is strengthening the implementation of Kalalakin-an nga Tinud-anay sa ilang Responsibilidad og Obligasyon sa Pamilya (KATROPA) in the local government units (LGUs). During the Kapihan sa PIA, KATROPA Focal Person Roberto Yana disclosed that they aim to educate the male population of their responsibilities in the family, especially on their roles as son, husband, and father.  Members undergo a training of trainers to have a wholistic understanding of their roles and responsibilities in family planning. Yana explained that they accept members as young as 15 years old so they would be educated on community development, livelihood, and responsible parenthood.  In the same forum, Board of Director of the KATROPA Danao City Fede...

  BERSALES (right, with Deputy Executive Director Lolito Tacardon and POPCOM officials): I would like to go further than the data, and get to know the faces that comprise the numbers. POPCOM FILE PHOTO The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) marked a new era for the Philippine Population and Development Program by welcoming its 13th executive director (ED) in the person of Dr. Lisa Grace S. Bersales. Expressing her appreciation and delight in joining the agency, Bersales conveyed her goal of steering POPCOM in further fulfilling its mandate through the ongoing programs on family planning and reproductive health, adolescent health and development, as well as population and development (POPDEV) integration. “We will look into empirical-based decisions on the PPDP: where to start, and what to prioritize in accordance with the new Philippine Development Plan,” the new POPDEV undersecretary revealed. “Data and statistics will be used as the basis for prioritizing, for focu...

  The youth are capable of and have the right to choose for themselves and make informed decisions on the matters of the adolescent sexuality and reproductive health (ASRH). Adults’ role is to provide them with the necessary and correct information to guide them as they make these decisions. The Department of Health (DOH), Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM), Department of Education (DepEd), and National Youth Commission (NYC), along with partner organizations, emphasized this during the national launch of the I CHOOSE #MalayaAkongMaging Campaign on Nov. 27, 2021. The I CHOOSE #MalayaAkongMaging campaign primarily targets adolescents and encourages them to exercise the freedom to be who they want to be by helping them determine healthy options for themselves, which also extend to their networks, their families, and communities. Along with development partners, the government agencies aim to provide safe platforms for the adolescent population where they can engage amo...

  On POPDEV Week, POPCOM pushes for decent and appropriate wages for a household, or “living wage,” for its members to achieve genuine development. (POPCOM File Photo) As family planning continues to gain ground nationwide, and family sizes stabilize at two to three children, the Philippine government must now turn to other important development aspects of the country’s population—particularly the “living wages” necessary for parents to responsibly fulfill their role as heads of their families. This was the position of Undersecretary Juan Antonio A. Perez III, MD, MPH, as the country observes Population and Development (POPDEV) Week from November 23 to 29. According to him, it is high time for Filipinos to focus their attention on fostering families that will not only have enough food and other necessities. They also have to ensure brighter paths for their children, which not only allows for the survival of their members, but also the means to save for their future. Recently, the C...