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• POPCOM was created in____ by Executive Order (EO) 171 which was established a 22 member Commission on Population.

  1969
• Population Act of the Philippines

  Republic Act 6365
• "The population problem must be recognised as a principal element in long-range planning 8f governments are to achieve their economic goals and fulfill the aspirations of their people."

  Ferdinand Marcos
• POPCOM was listed as a attached agency to the ____ by EO 123 in 1986

  DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development)
• Chief executive Corazon Aquino, placed POPCOM under the office of the Presidentin order to facilitate the coordination of policies and programs relative to population.

  1990, EO 48
• The following year, EO 476 made POPCOM an attached agency of the NEDA
• 1. Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning (RPFP) 


  Assisting couples to achieve their desired number and spacing of children within the demand
• Global pledge to attain equality, development, and peace for women worldwide.

  Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (Sept 1995)
• Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710)


  The law provides and entrenched women's rights particularly among those who are marginalised, undeserved, and discriminated.
• The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 


  Addresses extreme poverty, hunger, disease, lack of adequate shelter, while promoting gender equality, education, and environmental sustainability.