Philippine Center for Population Development

"The rapid population growth in the Philippines over the last several decades has hindered the country's economic development. From 2000 to 2009, the Philippines had one of the highest population growth rates in the Southeast Asian region at 2.04 percent (as of 2007) and the second largest population of more than 92 million in 2009, next only to Indonesia. Download a full version of this policy brief at the resources/papers page of the PCPD website."

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The University of the Philippines (UP) Mindanao, Office of Population Studies-University of San Carlos (OPS-USC) and the Demographic Research and Development Foundation (DRDF) are among the new grantees and partners of PCPD.

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Comments in interview signal break with Vatican\\\'s blanket ban on the use of contraceptives

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