CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA- The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Region III is set to celebrate National Women’s Month through Gender and Development (GAD) and Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning (RPFP) activities that address women’s issues and concerns. POPCOM III Regional Director Lourdes P. Nacionales states that the celebration, which still adopts the continue reading : Press Release: POPCOM III joins the celebration of the National Women’s Month

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO PAMPANGA – The latest civil-registry statistics for 2019 from the Philippine Statistics Authority revealed that births among adolescent girls remained high in Central Luzon contributing a total of 20,974 or 31.27% of the total adolescent birth rate in the country with 67,082. While majority of teenage pregnancy in the region is continue reading : Press Release: POPCOM III: high teen pregnancy cases in Central Luzon need multi-sectoral approaches

Filipinos in Central Luzon will continue to increase in 2021 but at a slower pace as the region’s population would reach 12,609,535, according to projections by the Commission on Population and Development – (POPCOM) Region III. Despite the rise in absolute numbers, the population grew gradually by 1.63% by the start of 2021—an increase from continue reading : Press Release: POPCOM III: CENTRAL LUZON POPULATION TO HIT 12.6 MILLION BY 2021