Fewer births, more deaths as Singapore population ages

Inquirer.net 07/15/2018

SINGAPORE — Last year, the number of babies born fell to a seven-year low, while the number of deaths was the highest in at least two decades. A total of 39,615 births were registered, four percent fewer…

High school group in Bogo lauded

PR 11/28/2017

SEXUAL, RH ADVOCACY The Bogo Responsible Adolescents for Health and Deve-lopment (BRAHD) has been recognized by the Commission on Population-Region 7 (Popcom-7) as an “Outstanding AHDP Peer Facilitators’ Network” for its work on peer-led Adolescent Health and…

Mandaue City College to limit student population to Mandauehanons

Fe Marie Dumaboc 07/20/2017

Starting next school year, the city government-run Mandaue City College will no longer accept students from outside the city. This decision was announced by Mandaue City Mayor Luigi Quisumbing during his first State of the City Address…

PH faces tough challenge in population control

Inquirer.net 07/12/2017

Bangkok — Despite the world’s efforts to curb the population growth due to dwindling resources and the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) continuous effort to protect the rights of the women, the Philippines remains at the bottom…

Fire hits densely populated area in Lapu-Lapu City

Norman V. Mendoza 05/01/2017

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu–At least 30 houses were damaged in a fire that hit a densely populated Sitio Caimitohan Sudtunggan in Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City past 11 a.m. on Monday. Base on initial investigation, SFO2 Climaco Salisid of…

LA is world’s most clogged city

02/21/2017

DETROIT — When it comes to getting stuck in traffic on the way to and from work, Los Angeles leads the world. Drivers in the car-crazy California metropolis spent 104 hours each driving in congestion during peak…

Traffic and the countryside

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/29/2016

(CONCLUSION) Biz leader: Set up eco-zone, townships in other Cebu areas to help ease Metro Cebu traffic Spread development to the countryside. Glenn Soco, Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) president, gave this suggestion as one…

Our unutilized natural highways

11/08/2016

We consider the waters separating our islands as obstacles to travel. But a hundred years ago, our ancestors had a different perspective: the seas connected our islands. Our ancestors viewed the waters surrounding our islands as natural…

The fight against poverty is doable

Fernando Fajardo 11/03/2016

The country’s poverty incidence declined significantly to 21.6% in 2015 of our population from 25.2% in 2012, and 26.3% in 2009 as reported by the Philippine Statistic Authority last October 27, 2016. The 2015 poverty incidence is…

Cousteau visits PH, calls for conservation of Tañon Strait

PR 09/24/2016

OCEANA senior advisor Alexandra Cousteau visited the Philippines from Aug. 29 to Sept. 11 and met with Cebu local officials, civil society, business leaders and media to help promote Oceana’s campaigns against the twin bane of uncontrolled…

Big firms urged: Share gains, be links to small businesses

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/10/2016

“Keep on expanding. That is what the country needs to do.” Dr. Ronald Mendoza, dean of the Ateneo School of Government, issued this challenge to large businesses especially in the manufacturing sector, which could become links between…

Popcom educates 4Ps couples on responsible parenthood

Carmel Loise Matus 07/28/2016

THE Commission on Population in Central Visayas (Popcom-7) is directing their focus and attention on promoting responsible parenthood with the new members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Leo Fernandez, information officer of Popcom-7, said they…

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