Tag: Philippine Statistics Authority
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4 couples tie the knot behind bars

BAGUIO CITY — Love knows no bounds. Four couples, five of them persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), tied the knot in a ceremony held inside the Baguio City Jail-Male Dormitory (BCJ-MD) on Valentine’s Day. Mayor Benjamin Magalong officiated the wedding and witnessed by their families, fellow PDLs and selected guests. Philippine Statistics Authority-Benguet Chief Statistical Specialist Imelda…
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Teenage pregnancy down by 9.7% in Central Luzon

PAMPANGA— The cases of teenage pregnancy notably decreased by 9.73 percent from 17,107 cases in 2022 to 15,442 cases in 2023, according to the latest Civil Registry and Vital Statistics data from the Philippine Statistics Authority. Commission on Population and Development (CPD) Regional Director Lourdes Nacionales attributed the decrease of cases in the region to the…
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