Amidst the current health crisis, an increasing number of cases of teenage pregnancy around the region was seen out of the data gathered by the Commission on Population and Development – Caraga. In a data presented by Regional Director Alexander A. Makinano of POPCOM-Caraga during the 2nd Gender and Development Focal Point System Virtual Meeting, continue reading : Teen Pregnancy rises in the midst of pandemic
POPCOM Caraga supports national event for children
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Caraga is one with the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) in celebrating this year’s National Children’s Month, with the theme “Sama-samang Itaguyod ang Karapatan ng Bawat Bata sa Panahon ng Pandemya!” Alongside with other government agencies, including local government units through its population office, POPCOM focuses continue reading : POPCOM Caraga supports national event for children
Caraga is out-migration, survey shows
Among the regions in the country, Caraga has the 3rd highest in-migration rate at 40 per 1000 population and 2nd highest out-migration rate at 47 per 1000 population, respectively, in the past 5 years based on the 2018 National Migration Survey (NMS) conducted by the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) in partnership with continue reading : Caraga is out-migration, survey shows