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• POPCOM was created by virtue of Executive Order (EO) 171


  1969
• Republic Act 6365, or the Population Act of the Philippines, was enacted into law by the Philippine Congress


  August 16, 1971
• POPCOM was mandated by Presidential Decree 79, or the Revised Population Act of the Philippines, to be the central policymaking, planning, coordinating, and monitoring agency for the Philippine Population Management Program (PPMP)


  1972
• Ferdinand Marcos, together with 17 other heads of state, signed the United Nations Declaration on Population


  December 1967
• The Ad Hoc Commission on Population recommended the launch of the National Population Program through EO 233


  1970
• POPCOM was listed as an attached agency to the Department of Social Welfare and Development by virtue of EO 123


  1986
• EO 48 placed POPCOM under the Office of the President


  1990
• EO 476 made POPCOM an attached agency of the NEDA


  1991
• POPCOM adopted the PPMP, as well as the Population, Resources and Environment Framework


  1993
• EO 188 transferred POPCOM under the Department of Health (DOH)


  2003
• POPCOM was created in 1969 by virtue of Executive Order (EO) 171 which established a 22-member Commission on Population
• Republic Act 6365, or the Population Act of the Philippines, was enacted into law by the Philippine Congress on August 16, 1971, which established the National Population Policy
• POPCOM was mandated in 1972 by Presidential Decree 79, or the Revised Population Act of the Philippines, to be the central policymaking, planning, coordinating, and monitoring agency for the Philippine Population Management Program (PPMP)
• Before the actual creation of POPCOM, then-president of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos, together with 17 other heads of state, signed in December 1967 the United Nations Declaration on Population
• In 1970 the Ad Hoc Commission on Population, created the year prior, recommended the launch of the National Population Program through EO 233
• Toward the next decade, POPCOM was listed as an attached agency to the Department of Social Welfare and Development by virtue of EO 123 in 1986
• In 1990, EO 48, as directed by then-chief executive Corazon Aquino, placed POPCOM under the Office of the President in order to "facilitate coordination of policies and programs relative to population"
• The following year, EO 476 made POPCOM an attached agency of the NEDA
• In 1993, POPCOM adopted the PPMP, as well as the Population, Resources and Environment Framework by the administration of ex-Philippine president Fidel V. Ramos
• In 2003, then-president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued EO 188, which transferred POPCOM under the Department of Health (DOH)
• Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning (RPFP)


  POPCOM's RPFP strategies are geared toward assisting couples to achieve their desired number and spacing of children within the demand of responsible parenthood through effective family planning. They aim to attain zero unmet need for modern family planning through increased access to family planning information and services.
• Adolescent Health and Development (AHD)


  POPCOM's overall goal is to contribute to the prevention of early and repeated pregnancies among Filipino youth.
• POPDEV Integration


  The explicit consideration and integration of population dynamics and dimensions in the critical steps of any development initiative, such as plan and program development, policy formulation, database management and utilization, and other efforts that aim to improve, in a sustainable manner, the development conditions of the people and the localities where they live.
• Policy principles of the Philippine Population and Development Program (PPDP)

  • The central idea of the program is responsible parenthood
  • The program is non-coercive
  • The program rejects abortion as a means to control fertility
  • The program promotes self-reliance and multi-sectoral participation
  • The program adheres to gender equality and equity which is non-discriminatory in all political, social, and economic development concerns
• The Gender and Development Program of the Commission on Population and Development is anchored both on the international commitments and local laws
• The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international treaty adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly
• The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) articulated a bold new vision about the relationships between population, development and individual well-being
• The Philippines was among the 179 signatory countries that supported the ICPD Programme of Action
• The passage of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Bill into law in 2012 was a major accomplishment for the Philippines
• The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action that was approved in September 1995 at the Fourth World Conference on Women, is a global pledge to attaining equality, development and peace for women worldwide
• The enactment of the Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710) has been regarded nationally and internationally as a significant milestone in the empowerment of Filipino women
• The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 addresses extreme poverty in its many dimensions-income poverty, hunger, disease
• There is a mandatory provision of at least 5% of the total budget be allotted to the Gender and Development (GAD) initiatives
• Magna Carta of Women


  A law that provides and entrenches women's rights particularly among those who are marginalized, underserved, and discriminated against
• The Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710) has been regarded nationally and internationally as a significant milestone in the empowerment of Filipino women
• Implementation of the Magna Carta of Women


  • Led by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) with institutional support and collaboration with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for localization and monitoring
  • Capacity building and appropriate institutional mechanisms have been set in place for the mobilization of DILG and LGUs in the implementation at the local level
• Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)


  Addresses extreme poverty in its many dimensions-income poverty, hunger, disease, lack of adequate shelter, and exclusion-while promoting gender equality, education, and environmental sustainability
• Composition of the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Board of Commissioners

  • Chairperson: Socioeconomic Planning Secretary
  • Members: Secretary of Health, Secretary of Interior & Local Government, Secretary of Labor & Employment, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Agrarian Reform, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Trade and Industry, Secretary of Social Welfare and Development, Secretary of Public Works and Highways, Director of the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI), Three (3) Private Sector Representatives
• POPCOM Board


  Tasked to set policies and directions for the country's population management program
• Composition of the POPCOM Secretariat


  • Headed by an Executive Director III, supported by a Deputy Executive Director, five (5) Division Chiefs, and 16 Regional Directors