California now has more than 6 million people of Asian descent — more than the total population of most other states.

More Asians now live in California, census shows

A lower birth rate and rising death rates are not the results of vaccines, as some conspiracy theorists propound, but because of prudence among couples in producing another child in uncertain conditions like the pandemic. Also, COVID has been cited as the third major cause of death in 2021 by the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Lower population growth, high mortality traced to Covid-19

According to statistics, about 11 percent of the total population will be 60 and older by 2030, surpassing children 0 to 4 years old, effectively reversing a historical trend of the country having more children than older persons.

POPCOM: PH must prepare for 'aging' population

According to the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM), this annual “natural increase” is the lowest since the period between 1946 and 1947, when the population grew by 254,000.

No baby boom: POPCOM projects slowest population rise in 75 years

Sex-selective practices could undermine social cohesion in the long term with the projected shortfall in the number of girls being born leading to a surplus of young men in about a third of the global population by 2030, which could lead to increased anti-social behavior and violence.

Nearly 5M fewer girls to be born worldwide in next 10 years

Population Commission head and Undersecretary for Population and Development Dr. Juan Antonio Perez III said the passage of SB 2332 will “will effectively deter abuses on young girls who are potential victims of power play by older men.”

PopCom bets on bill to stop teenage rape

The 2020 national census showed that Quezon City’s population increased by only 23,932 or 0.17 percent annually from 2,936,116 to 2,960,048 in a five-year span.

Slow population growth? QC asks PSA to correct "impossible" 2020 census data

Amid reports of a declining fertility rate in the Philippines, several government and international agencies have called for investments and policy decisions that will advance gender equality and attain the right demographic dividend for the country.


Finally, Ph fertility rate declines as gender equality advances

A total of 8,085,000 Filipinos used modern methods of family planning (FP), a 6-percent increase from last year.

Modern families; 8-M Pinoys use modern birth control methods in 2020

Poverty worsened during the first half of the year rising to 23.7 percent or about 26.1 million Filipinos with more pronounced poverty in areas with stringent quarantine rules such as Regions 3, 4-A and 7. The latest poverty figures are higher than those in 2018 when incidence was at 21.1 percent or 22.26 million Filipinos.

Poverty rises to 23.7% in 1st half of 2021

Nearly 5M fewer girls to be born worldwide in next 10 years from RTE

No baby boom POPCOM projects slowest population rise in 75 years photo POPCOM

Modern families; 8-M Pinoys use modern birth control methods in 2020 photo from Commission on Population and development

More Asians now live in California, census shows photo from CBS

Poverty rises to 23.7% in 1st half of 2021 photo Inquirer.net

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