The RH Bill Debate in the Philippines

THE RH BILL DEBATE A snapshot of the population growth in the Philippines 1,745,585 babies born in 2009 THAT'S 1 BABY EVERY 18 SECONDS 10% 40% 60% 90% For every 10 babies, 1 is born to a teen-age mother For every 10 births, 4 are born illegitimate 459,357 or 26.3% of total births are born illegitimate in Luzon 112 Million Filipinos by 2020 300 280 260 240 220 200- 180- 160- 140 120 100 80- 60- 40 20- Calabarzon 266.7 NCR 265.8 C. Luzon 204.1 C. Visayas 145.4 W. Visayas 121.3 Top 5 Regions with the highest live births by the thousand Sources National Statistics Office Press Release dated Oct. 19, 2011 Projected population by 2020 National Statistical Coordination Board 2010