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
SUPPORTER. Former President Fidel V. Ramos (left) meets officials after his State of the Population speech in celebration of Population and Development Week at the Heroes' Hall of Malacanang Palace on Nov. 23, 1992. The Commission on Population and Development said Ramos, who died Sunday (July 31, 2022), was a staunch pillar of support and a persistent advocate of family planning and population management. (Photo courtesy of POPCOM) MANILA - Former president Fidel V. Ramos will always be remembered by the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) as a staunch pillar of support and a persistent advocate of family planning and population management throughout his administration. "The former president's development policy firmly put people at the center of development. He was, during his presidency up to the last years of his active life, a firm believer of the benefits of family planning," Undersecretary Juan Antonio Perez III, POPCOM Executive Director, said in