Pandemic population boom
The Philippine Star|September 27, 2020
The coronavirus disease 2019 continues to take lives, with nearly a million deaths worldwide and 5,196 in the Philippines as of yesterday. But the lockdowns imposed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have also led to the creation of life.
Pandemic population boom

The Commission on Population and Development sees 214,000 more births this year, on top of the projected 1.7 million, as a result of people forced to stay home due to pandemic quarantines. With the country joining the international community in marking World Contraception Day on Sept. 26, POPCOM has expressed concern over the impact of the pandemic lockdowns on unplanned pregnancy rates and the delivery of reproductive health services.

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