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0 0 googleplus 0 0 Like 0 Bong Go 'surprised, flattered' that selfies went viral CEBU, Philippines — The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is urging government November 15, 2017 - 9:01pm agencies and partners to work towards attaining and maximizing the country’s demographic dividend, Iniong steps in for Angela Lee in ONE's which is crucial to the country’s growth. Singapore card November 15, 2017 - 8:45pm The demographic dividend is attained through the transition that takes place when birth and mortality rates decline, and the government is spending less on the needs of the youngest and oldest age groups Review: Not even Wonder Woman can save in the country. This allows a country to use its resources for investment in economic development and 'Justice League' family welfare. November 15, 2017 - 7:32pm Zimbabwe army has President, control of “Maximizing the demographic dividend will ensure that the economy will expand even faster beyond the capital country’s medium-term plan and thus achieve the AmBisyon Natin 2040,” NEDA Undersecretary November 15, 2017 - 6:53pm Rosemarie Edillon said at the recent 2nd National Family Planning Conference held in Waterfront Cebu 14 agreements between China and Philippines City Hotel and Casino. signed November 15, 2017 - 6:37pm Edillon said strategies to attain the demographic dividend have been spelled out in the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022. Hotel Prices You're Not Allowed to See! (tripsinsider) Among them are the full and aggressive implementation of existing laws and policies, such as the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act (RA 10354), the Magna Carta of Women (RA [Gallery] Diver Finds Planes At Bottom Of 9710), the National Population Policy (PD 79, s. 1972) and the carrying out of a sustained universal Pacific, But When They Look Inside.. (OMG!) healthcare program. View more » Recommended by Edillon compared the Philippines and Thailand, saying that both had roughly similar growth rates back in 1975.

But Thailand curbed its population level and grew at an average of 1.6 percent only.

The Philippines, on the other hand, grew at an average of 2.4 percent in the 1990s and reached a population of 76 million. It hit 105 million this year.

“What would happen if the Philippines had followed the population path of Thailand between 1975 and 2000?” Edillon asked.

Citing a study done by University of the Philippines professor Dennis Mapa, Edillon said the Philippines would have been an upper middle-income country had it followed Thailand’s population path.

“There will be a cumulative increase of about 22 percent on the average income per person in the year 2000,” she said, adding this means an average income per person of about US$5,000.

Edillon noted that it is not merely the population per se that the government must work on but its quality, citing a study that shows that workers’ population growth has a positive and significant impact on economic growth.

“It is true that, the higher your working age population is, the faster your economic growth will be,” she said.

Nearly a thousand delegates coming from national and local government units, civil society groups, non- government organizations, development partners and the private sector participated in the plenary sessions on reproductive health, women’s rights, and access to healthcare, among others, at the conference last Nov. 8 to 9.

The two-day conference was organized by the Commission on Population, the Department of Health and the Forum for Family Planning and Development Inc. (FREEMAN)

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