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Gatchalian seeks health interventions for vulnerable infants, mothers amid looming baby boom
While the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) expects the uptick of lockdown babies to peak in the first half of 2021, Senator Win Gatchalian reiterated the urgency of providing health and nutrition interventions for vulnerable infants and mothers, especially those in far-flung and poverty-stricken areas.
Gatchalian explained that these interventions and programs are provided for under the Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-Nanay Act (Republic Act 11148) or the First 1,000 Days Law, which aims to scale up nutrition intervention programs in the first 1,000 days of a child s life, from conception up to the second birthday. The law gives priority to those who are living in unserved and underserved communities.
The Philippines is expected to record a slower population growth rate of 1.31% by the end of 2021, the government said Wednesday, noting that Filipinos opting for smaller families may be causing the decline. But experts said the impact of the coronavirus pandemic may slightly alter demographic trends.
Published on: Friday, January 01, 2021
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The increase in the birth rate was brought about by disruptions in the delivery of family planning services due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
MANILA: The Philippine population is expected to reach 110.8 million in 2021, up from 109.4 million in 2020, the Commission on Population (PopCom) said Wednesday.
The figure does not include some 250,000 babies projected by the University of the Philippines-Population Institute (UPPI) to be born due to the community quarantine imposed to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to PopCom executive director Juan Antonio Perez III, the UPPI’s projection showed there will be up to 750,000 new births next year related to the quarantine.
CALOOCAN CITY, Dec. 31 (PIA) The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) said the number of Filipinos will continue to grow in numbers in 2021 although at a slower pace as their number is projected to reach 110,881,756 next year.
In a news release, the POPCOM said that despite the rise in absolute numbers, the population grew gradually to 1.31% by the start of 2021 an increase from the previous 109,480,590 at the onset of 2020. From a 1.68% population growth rate in 2016, it was at 1.45% between 2019 and 2020.
“With effects of the COVID-19 pandemic such as service delivery disruptions on family planning factored-in, the figure is estimated to swell at 111.1 million, affecting mainly the under-1 age group due to increased unplanned pregnancies,” the POPCOM said.