Regional News the barangay and city level. RBIM will be useful in designing and developing plans, policies, and programs tailored to the needs of the populace.
(SONA) directing all concerned agencies on the full compliance and implementation of the RPRH Law, which is also a main component of the current administration’s 10-Point As emphasized by Director Socioeconomic Agenda. Makinano, RBIM is among the initiatives under the Philippine Population Gemma Tabada, Liga President, Management Program (PPMP). called all barangay captains to adapt Making sense of the population the initiative not only in compliance with dynamics, which is the target of RBIM, the provisions of the Local Government is an important step to the country’s Code of 1991, but more importantly as growth and development, touching among the prerequisites under the Seal on social, economic, and infrastructure of Good Local Governance. development. Butuan City Population Office As a component of the Philippine (CPO), led by Dr. Josephine C. Population Management Program Chua, commits to prioritizing RBIM’s and the Responsible Parenthood and implementation in all 86 barangays in the Reproductive Health Law of 2012, the city. By providing the right information implementation of RBIM is deemed and tools, POPCOM-Caraga and “necessary and relevant.” Echoed by Butuan CPO urge all barangay captains President Rodrigo Duterte in his last to comply accordingly. (POPCOM four State of the Nation Addresses Caraga/PIA Caraga)
POPCOM to heighten strategies for development BUTUAN CITY - Amidst the various issues that the country is currently facing, the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) is optimistic with new perspective and prospects of positive change and innovations this 2020 and beyond, as the agency reboots its work plans for population and development leaving behind limited population planning. In his directive to all regional offices of POPCOM, Undersecretary for Population and Development and Executive Director of POPCOM, Dr. Juan Antonio A. Perez III said the agency
shall focus intensely on population and development. Under its strategic plan, POPCOM strengthens coordination
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