RH PROGRAMS. Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) Undersecretary Elpidio R. Jordan Jr. and Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) officer in charge Executive Director Lolito Tacardon (right) discuss programs that would benefit the urban poor on Feb. 15, 2023. PCUP and POPCUP joined hands for stronger reproductive health programs. (Photo courtesy of PCUP) MANILA - The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) and Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) are collaborating to push for stronger reproductive health programs that aim to uplift the lives of the poor. PCUP Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Undersecretary Elpidio R. Jordan Jr., and POPCOM officer-in-charge Executive Director Lolito Tacardon met at the PCUP central office in Mandaluyong on Feb. 15 to discuss ways to cooperate to beef up PCUP's banner programs. Jordan recognized POPCOM's role in supporting the efforts of the Philippine government to promote responsible paren
TEENAGE MOM. The Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) is raising the alarm over the increasing cases of teenage pregnancies among girls aged 10 years to 14 years. In a televised interview Wednesday evening (Feb. 8, 2023), Popcom Deputy Executive Director Lolito Tacardon urged young women to stay focused on their life ambitions to avoid early pregnancy and finish their schooling. (Photo courtesy of Popcom Facebook page) MANILA - The Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) has urged young women to stay focused on their life ambitions to avoid early pregnancy and finish their schooling. "Mangarap sila. Magkaroon sila ng plano sa buhay nang sa ganoon ay meron silang motibasyon para makapagtapos ng pag-aaral (They should dream. They should create plans for their lives so that they will have the motivation to finish school)," Popcom Deputy Executive Director Lolito Tacardon said during a televised interview aired over One PH on Wednesday evening. Tacardon als
Teenage pregnancy in the Philippines has gone down in 2022 and the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) is ecstatic of the downtrend as it would mean that the young generation of women would be able to fulfill its dream that would eventually result in the gradual addressing of the vicio
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