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...
From Policy Paralysis to Progress: How Manila Rebuilt Family Planning and Youth Health Services with TCI
For decades, Manila’s access to family planning was shaped by restrictive policies. In 2000, an executive order effectively banned artificial contraceptives in the city. Although later lifted, it was replaced by a new executive order in 2008, which barred city funding...
