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Message for World Population Day 2010 Everyone Counts
Message for World Population Day 2010 Everyone Counts Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, UNFPA Executive Director As we commemorate World Population Day, “Everyone Counts” is a theme that speaks to the inherent... Read more
Philippines Leaders Voice Support for RH on World Population Day
The UNFPA Philippines Country Office observed today the World Population Day with a forum focused on the use of census data with improvement of social services, including reproductive health. The... Read more
Agence France Presse: Sex Education Debate Heats Up in Philippines
A new sex education campaign in Philippine schools has sparked widespread debate in Asia's bedrock of Catholicism, where the high birth rate is blamed for desperate poverty. The Catholic Church and... Read more
Inquirer: Only Courts Can Stop Sex Ed, Says DepEd
Unless stopped by the courts, the Department of Education (DepEd) intends to proceed with the pilot-testing of sex education in public schools this school year, Education Secretary Mona Valisno said... Read more
UN Statement on the Provision of Life Skills Education in Public Schools in the Philippines
Global leaders of 189 countries met in 2000 and signed the Millennium Declaration, declaring their commitment to attaining the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. These goals cover a wide range of... Read more
ABS-CBNNews.com: Filipino Voters Show "Maturity" by Electing Pro-RH Bets
Results of the national and local elections, where most advocates of the reproductive health (RH) bill won, indicate “maturity” on the part of Filipino voters, health advocates said. Contrary to how... Read more
Inquirer: Advocates Bullish on RH Bill, with Aquino's Help
Advocates of the reproductive health bill are bullish about the prospects of passing the controversial measure in the new Congress, hopefully with a little help from presumptive president-elect... Read more
Inquirer: Popcom Official Urges Aquino to Act on RH Program
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines -- A Commission on Population (Popcom) official in Eastern Visayas expressed hope that the reproductive health program would be given more attention under the... Read more
Inquirer: Iglesia Ni Cristo Endorses Aquino-Roxas Tandem
The influential religious group Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) has made official its choice for president and vice president in the coming May 10-elections. Beginning Wednesday during early worship service... Read more
International Day of the Midwife Joint Message from UNFPA and ICM
“The World Needs Midwives Now More than Ever” Each year, hundreds of thousands of women die and three million newborns do not survive the first week of life because they lack access to maternity... Read more