MANILA – Commission on Population and Development (CPD) Undersecretary Lisa Grace Bersales on Tuesday underscored the urgent need to assess existing policies on aging to identify gains and implementation gaps as the country’s senior population hit almost 11 million in 2025. Bersales made this remark as the CPD, along with the United Nations Economic and Social … Read more
Manila, 10–11 December 2025: ERIA visited Manila to hold discussions on the Silver Economy and social welfare policies with key Philippine institutions. These included the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev); Department of Health (DOH); Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD); Commission on Population and Development (CPD); National Commission for Senior Citizens (NCSC); the … Read more
This Oct. 1 to 7, we join the nation in celebrating Elderly Filipino Week, with the theme: “Embracing age, living a life of dignity and purpose.” This annual observance, established through Proclamation 470 (1994), pays tribute to our senior citizens and honors their wisdom, resilience and invaluable contributions to nation-building. Led by the National Commission … Read more
House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Joey Sarte Salceda is pushing for a specialized health insurance program for senior citizens to cover catastrophic health expenditures under the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). He presented this proposal during his sponsorship speech for House Bill No. 52, the PhilHealth Reform Act, which was discussed by the … Read more
MANILA, Philippines — What kind of life do you see for yourself when you hit 60? Do you dream of traveling the world? Are you seeking financial security, free from the burden of debt? For some of us, we often see retirement as a distant reality, but it is never too early to think about … Read more
Heads of households should conduct a simple ‘fall checklist,’ which includes removing or repairing anything that can cause an elderly to trip or slip, like loose rugs, cords, or uneven flooring When Luisa (not her real name), a hale and healthy sexagenarian, hit her head on the floor after falling off her favorite folding … Read more
This study utilized baseline survey data from the Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Health in the Philippines (LSAHP) and the Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Health in Vietnam (LSAHV) to evaluate the prevalence of falls and explore associated factors among older individuals in the Philippines and Vietnam. Falls, defined in this study as “unintentional events … Read more
RAPPLER.COM – “Kung makuha ko ang virus, at walang pang-pagamot ang pamilya ko, eh ‘di patay ako,” shared an 81-year-old hypertensive woman I recently met at the market.
By now social media users know the double-edged reality of living lives on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and the like. While the technology offers tremendous benefits that have changed the way we live—from connecting and keeping in touch with friends and loved ones to keeping ourselves updated about the world—the platform has also served to unleash unsavory, destructive forces peculiar to the instantaneous, viral character of the medium. The rise of fake news is one; the prevalence of cyberbullying is another.
Young Filipinos nowadays are driven to engage in early sex due to exposure to pornography and sex-related content on the internet, social media and other digital media, according to a recent study by the Commission on Population (Popcom).
Everywhere in Asia, the number of teen mothers has been decreasing, according to the 2015 report from the United Nations (UN). Our country, however, is an exception. Not only is teen pregnancy on the rise, but there is also an alarming number of Filipino girls in the tween stage who are becoming mothers.
The Philippines recorded annually over a 3-year period at least 40 childbirths from Filipino kids, a population official said Thursday.
This translates to 151 babies born to 9-year-old moms for the years 2011-2014, according to data provided by the Philippine Statistics Authority.
THE proportion of youth aged 15-24 in Davao Region aware of HIV/AIDS has declined, a recent study revealed.
Data from the national 2013 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study (Yafs 4) conducted by the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) and the Demographic Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (DRDF) showed a 1.2 percentage point decline, from 93.0 percent in 2002 to 90.8 percent in 2013.
IN CELEBRATION of the World Population Day on July 11, the Population Commission (PopCom) in northern Mindanao celebrated the day anchored on the theme “Investing in Young People.”
PopCom said the youth, which comprises nearly 20 percent of the country’s population, is an investment for a better society.
DAVAO CITY — Davao Region ranks fifth among the country’s 17 regions in teenage fertility as well as in the number of youths aged 15-24 who had accessed pornographic content through various reading and online materials.
DRDF works closely with the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI), with whom it has special working relationship and arrangements. DRDF is temporarily housed in the UPPI premises.
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