It took the Philippines more than half a century to bring down its birth rates to somewhat decent levels, from an average of 6.3 children per woman in 1970 to 2.67 in 2017, and if we are to be assured that there was no blip on the chart or a fluke happening to 1.9 this year.
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TEENAGE mothers attend an orientation in Hinigaran, Negros Occidental. (Popcom 6)
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Population (Popcom) reported Thursday, July 21, that teenage pregnancy is still high in Western Visayas or Region 6.
The region had a slight decrease in teenagers giving birth, from 9.