The Philippine Demography presents and shows demographic elevation and collision in the whole society of the Philippines. It shows the study of changes such as number of deaths, birthrate, some illnesses that occur over a period of time in human populations.
A population-control bill in the Philippines is likely to be passed that supports coercive government-funded family-planning initiatives for demographically targeted populations. If passed, one year or even one generation from now, the root problems that this bill seeks to address will still exist. In fact, they’re likely to be exaggerated. Philippines faces increasing economic, socio-cultural, political, and security problems while their populations age start to decline. Widespread use of contraceptives preference for having fewer children pushed the fertility rates of developed countries below replacement levels. The population control program began in the Philippines through the use of the mass media, legislation, government policies, and the promotion of contraceptives. This program has succeeded in bringing down Philippine fertility rates during the past three and a half decades, principally by persuading people to have smaller families. Mortality and life expectancies depend much on the medical sciences´ capacity to reduce deaths and prolong life, but these have their limits. Improvement in health care will not be unending. When the period of improvement ceases, that is, when infant and child mortality has been lowered to the minimum, and health care can no further extend life expectancy, the large number of deaths among the by then immense elderly population will contribute to population decline. The Philippines is not exempted from the global trend of decreasing TFRs (Total Fertility Rates) and increasing life expectancy, which cause world population today to age and later to decline. The economic, social, security, and other implications of this trend are forcing many governments to encourage citizens to have more babies for the sake of the nation, and to facilitate immigration to have more laborers and to bodily replenish their population. Meanwhile, in the Philippines, which will probably experience the same problems within decades, many legislators and agencies still push for intensified population control. Population control is done not only through the distribution of contraceptives, but worse, by creating a mentality that goes against large families in sex education modules and in the mass media, and by creating an atmosphere less and less conducive to larger families. One of population increase is on employment rate. The employment rate or the proportion of employed persons is the total of labor force recored. According to my further research, Labor Policy in the Philippines is specified mainly by the country’s Labor Code of the Philippines and through other labor laws. They cover 38 million Filipinos that belong to the labor force and to some extent, also the overseas workers. They aim to address Filipino workers’ legal rights and their limitations with regard to the hiring process, working conditions, benefits, policymaking on labor within the company, activities, and relations with employers. The Philippines is a country that has one of the biggest available pools of qualified workers. Unemployment occurs when people are without work and actively seeking work. The unemployment rate is a measure of the prevalence of unemployment and it is calculated as a percentage by dividing the number of unemployed individuals by all individuals currently in the labor force. Another is the Poverty Incidence. Poverty remains a critical social problem that needs to be addressed in the Philippines. Functional Literacy rate is higher among persons with higher level of education. Without the basic ability to understand simple reading material, students can’t absorb information from textbooks for study purposes, nor do they easily comprehend general literature for functional use or pleasure. These children are at a great disadvantage in all areas of learning; from elementary school and throughout their adult lives. Students with weak reading and numeracy abilities will often drop out of school. Unfortunately that means their access to many profitable, knowledge-based jobs is limited. In fact, it appears that an individual’s employment outcome can be significantly affected without strong literacy skills – and is even more of a factor than whether they graduated high school or not.
Demographics are used by governments, corporations and non-government organizations to learn more about a population’s characteristics for many purposes, including policy development and economic market research. Sadly, Philippine poverty statistics support the view that recent economic growth has not been inclusive. One reason is that the growth of the agriculture sector has been sluggish. Yet, more than half of the population depends for their livelihood on agriculture and about one-third of the work force are gainfully employed in the sector. The administration officials misjudge the thinking of the average man on the street. They thought Filipinos prefer dole-outs to work. They were wrong. Having a job is better because it is not only good for one’s pocket but it’s also good for one’s soul. Overpopulation may be debatable, but poverty and unsustainable practices are reality and life is geared towards raising consciousness about alternative ways to operate as a society.
- BY: MA. ALTHEIA NAVARRETE