MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) hopes that more community pantries will give away contraceptives to help the government’s reproductive health programs and to avoid unintended pregnancies.
PopCom pointed out in a statement issued on Sunday that strict lockdowns imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic had hampered the rollout of family planning services.
“PopCom is very much supportive of community pantries as a form of collective action in alleviating the need for sustenance of our less privileged,” Health Undersecretary Juan Antonio Perez III, PopCom executive director, said.
“We believe that they will welcome the addition of condom…
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