Philippine's Population Climbs Higher

Difficulty on choosing what is best between moral and reality.

*The Philippines' population has grown over two percent each year since 2000, but experts said Asia's biggest Catholic nation was unlikely to change policies to slow the increase. The country has one of the highest population growth rates in the region, with at least three babies born every minute. The figures come as the government grapples with soaring prices of rice, due at least partly to the inability of the country to grow enough of the staple to feed its rapidly growing population. As a measure of the seriousness of the problem, Manila has temporarily halted conversion of agricultural land for property development, hoping to ring-fence paddy fields to meet the food needs of the country. The country's top economic planner said population control policies needed to be reviewed, but promoting artificial birth control, anathema to the Church, is not a likely option. At least one-third of the country's population is poor and the number of poor is growing faster than the population. Government data showed that 28 million people were subsisting on less than US$1 per day in 2006, up 16 percent from 2003.But Santos said artificial birth control remained a sensitive issue. In a nod to the Church, the government emphasizes natural family planning over artificial methods, and experts said there was not likely to be any change in this in the immediate future. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who came to power in 2001 with the backing of the Church, has consistently emphasized natural family planning. Government booklets on responsible parenting make no mention of condoms, pills or intrauterine devices. "She has made it very clear she will not purchase contraceptives, she will not promote any other method except what the Church approves and she has very strong links with the most conservative elements of the Church," said Alberto Romualdez, a former health secretary. In lieu of condoms or pills, government and church authorities promote what they call "natural" family planning. Women are advised to purchase a thermometer, monitor their cycle, and abstain from sex on all but their least-fertile days. But abstinence is a tough sell and people, it seems, arent buying it.

ニュースアニメ「宗教と政治の狭間で揺れるフィリピンの人口政策」
人口の増加が続くフィリピンで、人口政策が議論の的になっている。「人口増加が貧困層の拡大につながる」とする一部国会議員や学者らが人口抑制法案を重要課題と位置付け成­立を急いでいるが、人工的な避妊や中絶を認めないカトリック教会の強い反対などで難航している。国連人口基金が昨年１１月に発表した推計によると、２００８年のフィリピン­の合計特殊出生率は３・２０で、東南アジア諸国連合（ＡＳＥＡＮ）加盟国中でトップ。過剰な人口増加が貧困や食糧不足の悪化をさらに加速させると警鐘を鳴らしている。同年­の推定人口も９０００万人近くに達し、ベトナムを抜いてＡＳＥＡＮではインドネシアに次ぐ２位に浮上、世界順位でも１２位という多さだ。一方、フィリピンは人口の９割がキ­リスト教徒と、アジア唯一のキリスト教国。キリスト教徒のうちほとんどがカトリックであるため、今回のカトリック側の反発は大きな影響が出そうだ。熱心なカトリック信者と­して知られるアロヨ大統領は、人口抑制を政府の重要課題と認めながらも、カトリック教会との関係悪化は政権維持にかかわる問題にもなりかねず、避妊具の使用には一貫して反­対の立場を取り、包括的な人口政策を打ち出せていない。

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[kevin080592]

CATHOLICISM====HYPOCRISY

[Joseph20062007]

Catholic Church is the most corrupt institution in the Philippines aside to the fake government.

[twentius777]

It's because of Government Instability and Communist Infiltration.. We should round up all commie, Legal or Armed to deport them to North Korea, where they're communism lives alive!

[twentius777]

It's because of Government Instability and Communist Infiltration.. We should round up all commie, Legal or Armed to deport them to North Korea, where they're communism lives alive!

[hyperidiot34]

@inewkiller thats impossible our total poppulation is only 89 million people

[johnzkeePW]

We'll there are enforcer *looks at the beer house* oh there they are. don't blame it on the enforcers though. Filipinos have been showing how undisciplined they are for decades.

[GuardianShisa]

Nobody enforces any of the laws over there. I heard that we're installing "going green" laws and there's a legal age. Went there last month and what did I see? Kids in Jr High drinking at the canteens and trash everywhere. Even under those "Bawal Magtapon Dito: signs.

[inewkiller]

lol ur not accounting all over the world filipino living all the country i think i estamate over 250m filipino ...

[TheIxtlan]

As of mid 2009, Phillippines population is estimated about 92,226,600. Wow,  That is lots of loving. lol

[johnzkeePW]

June 2 birthday ko eh, kaya di ako 18 dating ng election. Baket?

[johnzkeePW]

"We deserve the government that we have"

-Winnie Monsod

"No Government didn't came from God."

-Bible, don't know what chapter and verse.

kasi tingnan mo muna mga Pinoy, mga walang disiplina at mga tarantadong walang ginawa kundi isisi sa gobyerno ang lahat ng mali. Muntikan na kong makasapak dun sa mga nagrereklamo sa pila sa Comelec, Diyos ko po, tatlong taon ng nananawagan ang Comelec, sabi nga nung isa Karapatan nya daw bumoto, sabi ko naman, tungkulin mo namang mag parehistro ng maaga.

[johnzkeePW]

Catholicism was enforced by lies, and the real bible was hidden from the Filipinos during the spanish times, I'm not surprised if the lies are still here. Sila rin humarang sa death penalty, noon kasi di pa naghahari ung mga pulitiko, kung maagang na impose ung death penalty, marahil takot sila mangurakot ngaun, kasi kung gusto nilang maghari, itataya muna nila buhay nila. eh wala eh, siraulo mga katoliko eh, sila rin dahilan kung bakit walang tiwala mga muslim saten.