Mandaue’s Women’s Health Caravan Brings Rights-Based Reproductive Care to Barangays, Boosting Choice and Adolescent Health
Mandaue, a highly urbanized city in Central Visayas in the Philippines, has taken bold steps to reframe reproductive health as a foundation for women’s empowerment. In recent years, the city faced serious gaps in reproductive health care. Services were available only...
Iligan City Strengthens Youth-Friendly, Data-Driven Sustainable Family Planning Through Inclusive Leadership and Long-Term TCI Partnership
Located in Northern Mindanao in the Philippines, Iligan faced serious challenges in addressing family planning and reproductive health, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports showed a 30% decline in facility-based deliveries and an increase in home births...
Las Piñas Builds a Unified Adolescent Health Network, Turning Fragmented Services Into Coordinated Care and Support
Once a quiet fishing village, Las Piñas City in the Philippines has grown into a vibrant urban hub in southern Metro Manila, with expanding residential communities, commercial centers, and industrial zones. By 2025, its population had reached 628,652, prompting the...
Santiago City Reduces Teen Pregnancies by Empowering Youth, Expanding Services, and Sustaining Family Planning Gains
In 2020, Population Officer Johana Gabriel witnessed firsthand the heartbreaking consequences of adolescent pregnancy in Santiago City. She saw shattered young dreams and futures put on hold. That year, the city topped Region II with the highest rate of adolescent...
