Responsible parenthood, family planning program intensified in SurSur villages By Charina May L. Lagunde
The local government unit (LGU) of Marihatag, Surigao del Sur has strengthened the Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning (RPFP) Program to its five barangays amidst the pandemic. In the official RPFP report submitted by said LGU to the regional office of the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM), population workers and barangay volunteers, observing the minimum standard health protocol, conducted house to house visit in the five Caraga INFOCUS
with the service to the Regional Health Unit. POPCOM Caraga together with its partners at the local and community level continues its advocacy to empower couples and individuals to achieve their desired number, timing, and spacing of children in barangays of Marihatag, the context of informed Surigao del Sur, namely choice and responsible Brgy. Amontay, Bayan, parenthood as one Mararag, Alegria, and of the thrusts of the San Isidro. agency gearing towards “Matatag, Maginhawa, The said report showed at Planadaong that a total of 54 Pamilyang Pilipino.” couples or individuals participated in which 39 POPCOM is the country’s of them expressed their lead organization in interest in the different population management family planning methods. for well-planned and Most of them preferred empowered Filipino pills as their chosen families and communities. modern FP method; on Its goal is to attain a better one hand, four couples quality of life for all Filipinos with unmet need for through the management Modern Family Planning and maintenance were validated, as of population-level well as four women of resources. (POPCOM reproductive age were Caraga/PIA-Surigao del referred and provided Sur) May 29-June 4, 2021 |
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