Philippine NGO Council on Population, Health and Welfare, Inc. (PNGOC) was founded on June 24, 1987 by 17 Philippine NGOs with the objective of becoming the voice of population and development advocates within the NGO, government and funding circles.
Orientation of Local Broadcasters on RP-NFP Using the Broadcaster’s Manual
October 01, 2008
The Philippine NGO Council on Population, Health and Welfare Inc. (PNGOC) in partnership with the Commission on Population (POPCOM) will initiate a project that will bring the local media practitioners, specifically, radio broadcasters, in an effort to spread knowledge on Responsible Parenthood, Respect for Life, Birth Spacing, Breast feeding and Informed Choice.
Local Media and Community Mobilization in Support of Reproductive Health Bill
October 01, 2008
House Bill 5043 entitled “Reproductive Health, Responsible Parenthood, and Population Management Act of 2008” is now being deliberated in the Upper House of Philippine Congress. The Bill aims to provide an explicit government policy to ensure that reproductive health information and services are available and accessible to the poor and hard to reach marginalized population.
Well Baby Bakuna Program
January 01, 2008
Well Baby Bakuna Program is a partnership that brings NGO (Philippine NGO Council on Population, Health and Welfare, Inc.), government (Dept. of Health), the business sector (GlaxoSmithKline) and the Philppine Pediatric Society Inc, in a program that aims to provide Access, Awareness and Affordable vaccines to families from these income brackets. For pediatricians, this will also serve as social commitment in their health profession and improve their income for clinic sustainability.
Pulse Asia's October 2008 Nationwide Survey on Reproductive Health and the Reproductive Health Bill
Pulse Asia is pleased to share with you some findings from the October 2008 Ulat ng Bayan national survey on Reproductive Health and the Reproductive Health Bill. We request you to assist us in informing the public by disseminating this information on Filipino perceptions, opinions, sentiments, and attitudes relating to current developments here and abroad.
Surveys can’t decide
Anti-life advocates and lobbyists of Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman’s contraception bill, euphemistically called the Reproductive Health and Population Management Act of 2008 (an oxymoron and a proposed law which makes the state intrude into your bedroom and tells you what to do in your exercise of marital love, and makes a “national policy” in the name of family planning and responsible parenthood contraception) , are making a big thing of the Pulse Asia survey that says six out of 10 Filipinos favor the passage of the Lagman bill in the name of free choice.
Bishops becoming isolated in battle over birth control
THE Catholic Church is increasingly becoming isolated on the issue of family planning as other major religious groups have joined forces to support the reproductive health bill in Congress.
Young Combatants and the MDGs
young people possess the knowledge and skills required to make informed, voluntary and responsible life choices, including decisions about sexual and reproductive health. That vision is also reflected in the Millennium Development Goals
Debate heats up on population bill
The reproductive health bill has not only drawn the ire of the Catholic Church but also widened the gap between proponents and opponents of the measure.
Popcom head seeks passage of RH Bill
The head of the Population Commission (Popcom) in Eastern Visayas has expressed hope that Congress with approve the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill to address the continued rise of population.
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