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UN boosts RP contraceptive use

By Sheila Crisostomo | April 16, 2005 - 12:00am

How much will it cost to slow down the country’s birth rate? Officials said yesterday that weaning the Philippines from dependence on US contraceptive donations will cost P56 million, which the United Nations...

Headlines

Arroyo diverted funds for contraceptives — UN

October 24, 2003 - 12:00am

There could be a sharp rise in unwanted pregnancies in the Philippines after the government diverted P70 million allocated for contraceptives to natural family planning, a United Nations (UN) official warned yesterday. The...

News Commentary