Reproductive Health

by Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) – Oct 28, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Thirty two years after the passage of the Milk Code of the Philippines, the breastfeeding rate in the country remains low, to the detriment of Filipino children, results of a research study commissioned by non-governmental organization Save the Children Philippines showed yesterday.

by Catherine Talavera (The Philippine Star), Sep 9, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia is urging the full implementation of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law for the country to reach its demographic dividend period by 2022 to 2025 and lower poverty incidence.

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), Mar 12, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — To enable more women to get employed and participate in the labor force, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is pushing the implementation of reproductive health programs for the informal sector.

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by Julie M. Aurelio, Julius N. Leonen, Inquirer, Feb 23, 2018 The fertility of Filipino women went down in 2017, a development which, the Commission on Population (PopCom) said, was due to increased use of modern family planning methods.

by Lisa Rapaport, Dec 16, 2017 (Reuters Health) – Women with sleep disorders other than sleep apnea may be more than three times as likely to experience infertility as their counterparts who don’t have trouble sleeping, a recent study suggests.

By Nickky Faustine P. De Guzman, Businessworld, Nov 3, 2017 Jessica, not her real name, already has child of her own although she is a child herself at 14 years old. Jessica has seven siblings from different fathers; her mother is a vendor who receives meager income from selling fish.

By Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star), Nov 3, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — Thirty-five out of 51 contraceptives have so far been recertified as safe, effective and non-abortifacient by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

By Leilani Junio, Philippine News Agency, Sep 27, 2017 MANILA— The country incurs PHP34 billion in economic losses annually due to the high prevalence of teenage pregnancy, former health secretary, Dr. Esperanza Cabral, said.

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By CNN Philippines Staff, Aug 9, 2017 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 9) – One in every three Filipino women who used contraceptives relied on rhythm and withdrawal over modern artificial contraceptive methods, a study said.

By JESSICA BARTOLOME, GMA News, Jul 24, 2017 Every State of the Nation Address is both a look back and a look ahead—to the President’s accomplishments the previous year, and to what he or she plans to do next.

By: Eunice Barbara C. Novio, INQUIRER.net US Bureau , Jul 12, 2017 Bangkok—Despite the world’s efforts to curb the population growth due to dwindling resources and the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) continuous effort to protect the rights of the women, the Philippines remains at the bottom when it comes to full implementation of reproductive…

On World Population Day, experts call on lawmakers to work towards the enactment of bills tackling the issue of teenage pregnancy in the Philippines Jee Y. Geronimo, Rappler, Jul 11, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Imagine this: Every day, 5 girls aged 10 to 14 become pregnant or give birth in the Philippines.

New findings show more men than women and that there will be 1bn over-60s next year for the first time Half the growth in population will come from nine countries, India among them. Guardian staff, Jun 21, 2017 The world’s population will break through the 8 billion mark in 2023, there are more men than…

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/inside-the-philippines-long-journey-towards-reproductive_us_5911d7d9e4b07e366cebb5f3 On January 9 2017, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order calling for universal access to modern family planning methods. The document also called for accelerated implementation of the country’s Reproductive Health Law. The Conversation

YenAnonymous March 06, 2017 The Senate on Monday, March 06, approved on third and final reading a bill which seeks to expand the maternity leave to 120 days with 22 affirmative votes and zero negative votes.

By: Maila Ager, INQINQUIRER.net, Mar 06, 2017 The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill that would raise the maternity leave period of female workers in the government and private sectors to 120 days or four months.

Fertility apps help with both Women have found a novel use for fertility apps: turning them into a new form of birth control. Media for Medical, UIG via Getty Images by Katie Collins, Feb 20, 2017 Recording basal body temperature at the same time every day is a key part of the fertility awareness method.

Agence France-Presse, Feb. 8, 2017 PARIS, France — Women who work nights and do heavy lifting on the job may have fewer and inferior eggs than nine-to-fivers, said a study Wednesday into a potential cause of infertility.

By Ariel Nepomuceno, Businessmirror, Jan. 18, 2017 January 9, 2016, is a crucial day for antipoverty and health advocates. The issuance of Executive Order (EO) 12 by President Duterte aims to implement the provisions of the reproductive-health (RH) law, which were not covered by the temporary restraining order released by the Supreme Court (SC). Furthermore,…

BY CATHERINE S. VALENTE, TMT, Manila Times, JANUARY 12, 2017 T PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has issued an executive order (EO) to “accelerate” the implementation of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RP/RH) law to ensure “zero unmet need” for contraception and reduce poverty, a senior Cabinet official announced on Wednesday.

By Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star), January 3, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Lack of available contraceptives would easily make the Philippine population balloon to over 106 million this year, the Commission on Population (PopCom) declared yesterday.

By Jess Diaz (The Philippine Star), October 29, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives Committee on Women and Gender Equality has endorsed for plenary approval a bill seeking to increase the maternity leave period to 130 days.

Government officials push for the full implementation of the reproductive health law as part of the efforts to improve child nutrition in the country Jee Y. Geronimo @jeegeronimo, September 01, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – With childhood undernutrition on the rise, government officials are raising the alarm over teenage pregnancy and its effects on the health…

by Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco, August 13, 2016 ABOUT P33 billion is lost in potential lifetime income of women who get pregnant or give birth in their teen years, according to a study on teenage pregnancy in the Philippines.

A Swiss startup wants to revolutionize reproductive health with a wristband that pinpoints a woman’s fertility window. by Samantha Rhodes, July 26, 2016 The Ava bracelet, worn at night, tracks nine physiological metrics, including pulse rate and skin temperature. There’s a wearable for just about everything these days. Fake nails to help you commute. A…

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), July 13, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The government will run out of contraceptives for Filipino women within the next two years if the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court (SC) on reproductive health products is not lifted, the Commission on Population (Popcom) said yesterday.

Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 10th, 2016 Worrisome is the announcement of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) that the Philippines is the only country in the Asia-Pacific with rising numbers of teenage pregnancies in the past two decades. It’s bad enough when there are more children than can be properly nourished and cared for in…

The population in the Philippines has grown five times to 100 million since 1950, while GDP has grown only 1.7 times. In this staunchly Catholic country, 12-year-olds can have consensual sex, but older teens need parental permission to get contraceptives.