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Fact
Sheet
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“Always
the population growing, and the money owing...”
— West Side Story
Philippine
population projections
—75.3
million
— year 2000 (preliminary findings of the 2000 Census
of Population
—84.2 million by the year 2005 (using the 1995
Census as the basis for a medium projection)
—99.7 million — 2000-2010
—113.3 million — 2010-2020
—150.6 million — 2035
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| Source |
Amount
(pesos)
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Percent
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Government |
385,911,380
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25.1
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| National
agencies |
140,420,910
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9.1
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| Foreign-assisted
projects |
142,222,374
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9.2
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| Local
government |
103,268,096
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6.7
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| Donors
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551,159,501
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35.8
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| USAID/Country
assistance |
496,666.380
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32.3
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| UNFPA/Country
assistance |
53,183,750
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3.5
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| Other
donors |
1,309,371
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0.1
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| NGOs |
146,529,706
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9.5
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| Households
out-of-pocket |
454,734,941
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29.6
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| Donations
to government providers |
147,881,180
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9.6
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| Fees
paid to NGO providers |
2,092,711
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0.1
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| Fees
paid to private for-profit providers |
304,761,050
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19.8
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| Total
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1,538,335,528
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100.00
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Source of basic data: Herrin, A.N.R.H. Racelis M. Manalo,
and A.R. Cabuang, 1997, “Family Planning Expenditures
in the Philippines”, USAID and Carolina Population
Center Evaluation Project.
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Abortion:
The Bleak Picture
—Estimated
incidence of abortion, which is illegal in the Philippines:
320,000-480,000 cases annually
—Abortion is the fourth leading cause of maternal
deaths in the country.
—In the Philippines, there are an estimated 16
abortions per 100 pregnancies.
—At the Philippine General Hospital, from January
1990 to April 1994, there were 10,260 referrals
of induced abortions, or more than six admitted cases
daily in PGH alone.
Sources: UPPI. DOH. PGH-Ob-gyne. 1994-96
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Family
Planning Expenditures by Source of Financing, 1994 and
1998
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1994
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1998
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| Source |
Amount
(‘000,000)
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Percent
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Amount
(‘000,000)
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Percent
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| Government |
385.91
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25.1
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964.62
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35.0
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| National
agencies |
140.42
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9.1
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378.69
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13.7
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| Foreign-assisted
projects (national) |
142.22
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9.3
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216.38
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7.9
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| Local
government |
103.27
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6.7
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262.59
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9.6
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| Foreign-assisted
projects (local) |
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104.95
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3.8
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| Donors
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551.17
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35.9
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510.58
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18.5
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| USAID/CAs
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496.67
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32.3
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445.65
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16.2
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| UNFPA/CAs |
53.19
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3.5
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20.22
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0.7
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| Other
donors |
1.31
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0.1
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44.71
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1.6
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| NGOs
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146.53
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9.5
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241.68
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8.8
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| Household
out-of-pocket |
452.82
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29.5
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1,037.94
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37.7
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| Donations
to government providers |
148.06
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9.6
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339.16
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12.3
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| Fees
paid to private for-profit and NGO providers |
304.76
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19.8
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698.78
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25.4
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| Total
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1,536.43
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100.0
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2,754.83
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100.0
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Note: A further source of financing, especially for voluntary
surgical sterilization, is the national health insurance
program (PHILHEALTH). Data is not available on claims
paid in 1998, but available data for June 1999 to March
2000 show total claims of 946,016 pesos. |
| Employment
by Occupation Groups and Sex, 1998 |
Occupation |
Male (‘000)
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Female (‘000)
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Total (‘000)
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| Professional,
technical and related workers |
600
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1,098
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1,698
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| Administrative,
executive and managerial |
410
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226
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636
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| Others
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16,627
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9,219
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25,846
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| Total |
17,637
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10,543
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28,180
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THERE were many more men employed—more than 17 million
— than women (over 10 million) as of 1998. Men dominated
in the administrative, executive and managerial fields;
but there were more women employed in the professional,
technical and related fields. |
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