CARTOON FOR MAY 29, 2026

W. Visayas fertility rates linked to poverty, inequality

Fertility trends in Western Visayas are increasingly shaped by poverty and educational inequality, the Commission on Population and Development said, calling for population policies aligned with broader socioeconomic development strategies. CPD 6 Regional Director Harold Alfred P. Marshall, speaking at the 2025 National Demographic and Health Survey Regional Dissemination Forum, said