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07 January 2016
Statement
Deletion of Contraceptives Budget a Cause for Alarm
Manila -- UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is expressing concern over the non-inclusion of contraceptives in the Philippine government’s 2016 national budget,…
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01 January 2016
Training Prepares Officer in Campaign VS Trafficking
A female police officer who intercepted a suspected case of trafficking of five young girls from Tacloban City attributes her alertness to her training on human trafficking…
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01 January 2016
New UNFPA Representative to the Philippines
The United Nations Population Fund has named a new representative to the Philippines, Ms. Ugochi Daniels, who took the helm of the country office in November last year. A…
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01 January 2016
Philippine Star: 94 Million and Counting (Editorial)
Faced with a high growth rate, the government can do two things: it can increase the capacity of the state to meet the needs of all its citizens, or it can curb population growth…
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01 January 2016
Manila Standard: ‘This Is It!’ (Opinion Column/Bong Austero)
The data presented on HIV/AIDS prevalence in the country was not only sobering; it was depressing. Seeing the stark data in graphs and hearing the confirmation from the NEC made…
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01 January 2016
Business Sector Takes Active Role in Family Planning
A national business sector summit on family planning will be held in Manila on 15 November 2012 in conjunction with the global launch of the State of World Population 2012 report…
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01 January 2016
Statement
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - Message from Ms. Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director UNFPA
Every day, women and girls are subject to domestic violence, exploitation, sexual violence, trafficking, honour crimes, harmful traditional practices, such as bride burning and…
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01 January 2016
36.1 Million Filipinos Call for End to Poverty
For the second year in a row, the Philippines sent the loudest voice worldwide in calling for an end to extreme poverty, with 36.1 million Filipinos participating in various…
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01 January 2016
Inquirer: For RH Stand, Noynoy is Bad News for Church
While the Catholic Church was all out in its support for the late President Corazon Aquino in the 1986 snap elections, some clerics say they may not do the same for Cory’s…
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