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Philippine Population Management Program

The Philippine Population Management Program- Directional Plan 2017-2022 (PPMP-DP 2017-2022) aims to build and nurture "Matatag, Maginhawa, at Planadong Pamilyang Pilipino" by empowering Filipinos to achieve their aspirations. The PPMP-DP 2017-2022 will serve as the framework for government agencies and organizations to address population issues based on commitments like the ICPD and SDGs. It focuses on three major programs: population and development integration, adolescent health development, and responsible parenthood and family planning.

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Philippine Population Management Program

The Philippine Population Management Program- Directional Plan 2017-2022 (PPMP-DP 2017-2022) aims to build and nurture "Matatag, Maginhawa, at Planadong Pamilyang Pilipino" by empowering Filipinos to achieve their aspirations. The PPMP-DP 2017-2022 will serve as the framework for government agencies and organizations to address population issues based on commitments like the ICPD and SDGs. It focuses on three major programs: population and development integration, adolescent health development, and responsible parenthood and family planning.

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Philippine Population Management Program- Directional Plan 2017-2022

(PPMP-DP 2017-2022)

1. Anchored towards the direction of the national development, the _____is aimed at building
and nurturing “Matatag, Maginhawa, at Planadong Pamilyang Pilipino.” It empowers every
Filipino individual, family, and community to achieve their aspirations.

ANSWER: Philippine Population Management Program

2. _________ will serve as the collaborative framework for all concerned national and local
government agencies and the civil society organizations (CSOs). The Plan will also serve as the
basic reference of the country relative to its international commitments such as the
International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) as well as the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).

ANSWER: PPMP Directional Plan 2017-2022

3. What are the three (3) major programs of PPMP?

ANSWER: Population and Development Integration


Adolescent Health Development
Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning

4. True or False. About 101 Million Filipinos are currently residing in the country, as recorded by
the 2015 Population Census. The latest Population is higher by 8.64 Million compared with the
Population of 92.34 Million in 2010, and by 24.47 Million compared with the population of 76.51
Million in 2000 (PSA, 2016). This exhibits that the pace of growth is slowing down, from 1.9%
annual growth rate in 2000-2010 period to 1.7% in 2010-2015.

ANSWER: True

5. True or False. Filipinos are unequally distributed across regions. Based on the 2015
Population Census, about one-third of Filipinos or a total of 38.5 Million (out of 101 Million)
reside in highly urbanized regions of CALABARZON, Central Luzon, and Metro Manila. The
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has the lowest number of Filipinos with only
1.7 Million.

ANSWER: False (CAR has the lowest)

6. The country’s population remains relatively old. Based on the 2010 Population Census, about
33.4 percent or 30.7 Million of Filipinos were below 15 years of age; 62.3 percent were between
15 to 64 years old (consisting of the working or productive ages); and 4.3 percent were aged
65 and over.

ANSWER: False (relatively young)

7. True or False. The overall dependency ratio of the Philippines based on Census of Population
2015 was 58 dependents for every 100 persons in the working age group, down from 60
dependents in 2010. Of the 58 dependents, 50 were young dependents while eight were old
dependents.

ANSWER: True

8. True or False. Increasing older population is likewise a noticeable trend in population age
structure. Filipinos aged 60 years and over made up 6.8 percent of the 92.1 Million household
populations in 2010. This is higher than the 6.0 percent recorded in 2000. In terms of sex
characteristic, females (55.8 percent) outnumbered the males (44.2 percent).

ANSWER: True
9. Increasing older population is likewise a noticeable trend in population age structure.
Filipinos aged 60 years and over made up 6.8 percent of the 92.1 Million household population
in 2010. This is higher than the 6.0 percent recorded in 2000. For geographical distribution,
eight (8) regions have a proportion of senior citizens higher than the national figure: Region I
(9.0 percent), Region VI (8.7 percent), Region VIII (8.2 percent), Region VII (7.8 percent),
Region II (7.3 percent), Region III (7.0 percent), and ARMM and CAR (6.9 percent each).
Caraga, with 2.9 percent, has the lowest proportion of senior citizens (PSA, 2012).

ANSWER: False. (Caraga and CAR with 6.9%, ARMM- lowest)

10. The most recent figures estimate that the Indigenous population would be between 10-12
Million (based on an unofficial survey conducted by the National Commission on Indigenous
Peoples (NCIP). However, it is presumed that the actual population may be higher. Indigenous
Peoples (IPs) roughly constitute 10-15 percent of the total population of the Philippines. The IPs
are present in 65 of the country’s 78 provinces

ANSWER: False. (12-15 M)

11. About 16 per thousand of the country’s population is affected with disability (PSA, 2010). Of
the 92.1 Million household population, 1,443 thousand persons or _______ percent had
disability, based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing.

ANSWER: 1.57%

12. Among the 17 regions, NCR had the highest number of PWD at 193,000. This was followed
by the Region IV-A (CALABARZON) with 167,000. The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR),
on the other hand, had the lowest number at 26,000.

ANSWER: False (CALABARZON then NCR)

13. True or False. Based on 2013 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) of the
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the total fertility rate (TFR) was at Four (4) children. This
means that a Filipino woman is expected to have Four (4) children within her reproductive or
childbearing years (i.e. 15-49 years).

ANSWER: False. (TFR= 3)

14. True or False. The fast-growing population has likewise slowed down initiatives to reduce
unemployment and raising productivity. The period 2011 to 2015, the labor force participation
rate, employment, and unemployment rates for both sexes had minimal increases.

ANSWER: The PPMP will be pursued to address the key population issues in the country.

15. The PPMP Directional Plan 2017-2022 is aimed to achieve its overall goal of ___________.

ANSWER: “Matatag, Maginhawa at Planadong Pamilyang Pilipino”

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