Commission on Population and Development Region XI

𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗗!
𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 (PMO)

May 28, 2026 | (The Pre-Marriage Orientation and Counseling (PMOC) Team of LGU Caraga successfully conducts Pre-Marriage Orientation (PMO) to one (2) would-be couples (4 participants).

Special thanks to the following facilitators:
✓ 𝗔𝗰𝗲 𝗦. 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗰, 𝗥𝗣𝗺, 𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗔, 𝗖𝗠𝗛𝗧
Clerk III/Population and Development Officer-Designate
✓ 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆 𝗙. 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘁𝗲, 𝗥𝗠, 𝗕𝗦𝗠
RPRH/FP Coordinator
✓ 𝗣𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗷𝗲𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗣 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗼
ASST. WCPD PNCO
✓ 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗕. 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗼
Municipal Civil Registrar/PMOC Team Member
✓ 𝗔𝗺𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗻, 𝗥𝗦𝗪
Social Worker/PMOC Team Member

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𝗜𝗸𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗸𝗮 𝗻𝗮 𝗯𝗮? 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮!
Alamin ang Tungkol sa Pre-marriage Orientation and Counseling (PMOC)
- Lahat ng magkasintahan na nagnanais magpakasal ay kinakailangan na dumalo sa PMOC 𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲.
- Ito ay isinasagawa ng mga ahensya ng gobyerno, tulad ng 𝗟𝗼𝗸𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗮𝗻 sa pamamagitan ng Population and Development Office.
- Layunin nitong magbigay ng kaalaman, kasanayan, at sapat na paghahanda para sa buhay may-asawa.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝟰-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 f𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴:
Topic 1: Marriage and Relationships
Topic 2: Responsible Parenthood
Topic 3: Planning the Family
Topic 4: Pregnancy and Child Care
Topic 5: Related Laws, Community Involvement, and Spiritual Strengthening

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Don't just plan the wedding, plan the marriage!

LOOK: CPD Region XI underscores people-centered POPDEV strategies and policy directions in the 2025 NDHS Regional Dissemination Forum

The Commission on Population and Development (CPD) Region XI participated in the Regional Dissemination Forum on Key Indicators of the 2025 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) held today, May 28, 2026, at the Apo View Hotel, Davao City.

The forum gathered stakeholders from regional line agencies, LGUs, healthcare institutions, academe, civil society organizations, and media partners in Region XI to present the updated demographic and health indicators from the 2025 NDHS, which provides vital information on fertility, fertility preferences, family planning practices, childhood mortality, maternal care, child health and development, violence against women, and other health issues. The survey findings are intended to support policymakers, program managers, and development partners in designing, strengthening, and evaluating programs that improve the health, welfare, and development of Filipinos. The 2025 NDHS also provides indicators aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Philippine Development Plan 2023–2028.

CPD Region XI Director Jeff Fuentes served as one of the discussants during the session titled "Strengthening Demographic Resilience through Rights-based and Evidence-based Population and Development (POPDEV) Strategies: Turning Insights into Impact - Policy Directions from the 2025 NDHS Region XI Findings.”

In his presentation, RD Fuentes emphasized that Region XI is entering a more advanced stage of demographic transition, where declining fertility may open opportunities for demographic dividend, reduced dependency burden, and increased investments per child. He underscored the need to promote a balanced fertility framework anchored on reproductive rights, informed choice, and socioeconomic security.

On adolescent pregnancy, RD Fuentes noted the significant improvement reflected in the 2025 NDHS, with adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 who have ever been pregnant declining from 8.2 percent in 2022 to 4.1 percent in 2025, the lowest in Mindanao. However, he stressed that 2024 Civil Registration and Vital Statistics data still show continuing births among the 10 to 14 age group, which signals serious child protection concerns.

He emphasized that adolescent pregnancy remains a major population and development, child protection, and human capital concern. To address this, he called for intensified adolescent pregnancy prevention using life-course and human capital approaches, strengthened localized demographic intelligence, deeper intersectoral convergence, and stronger POPDEV localization.

RD Fuentes further advocated for the continued integration of reproductive health, poverty reduction, human capital formation, and demographic resilience into broader regional and local development planning.