As the European Union (EU) eases COVID-19 restrictions, the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) sends four delegates to the Department of Geography, University of Namur (UNamur) in Belgium, as part of the ongoing collaboration between the two institutions under the EU Erasmus+ Mobility Program.
Ms. Jean Paula B. Regulano, a UPPI graduate student, successfully presented her pre-print research paper entitled "Demographic Considerations in Climate Change Action Planning: The Use of Population Dynamics in Reference Scenarios for Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment" as the final requirement for the degree of Masters in Population Studies (MPOPS). The presentation was made via Zoom on October 21, 2021 and was attended by faculty members of UPPI and a number of graduate students.
Social scientists around the world have had to grapple with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on data collection. In the case of the UPPI, it had to modify its plans for the conduct of the 2021 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study (YAFS5), said UPPI professor and YAFS5 project coordinator Dr. Maria Midea Kabamalan, who presented the highlights of YAFS5 fieldwork at the 2022 Philippine Population Association (PPA) Scientific Virtual Conference held last March 30-31, 2022.
About one in every five Filipino voters is aged 18-24, making them a force to be reckoned with in the 2022 elections.
This is among the findings highlighted by Dr. Elma P. Laguna of the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) in her presentation of preliminary results from the 2021 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study (YAFS5), during a virtual forum on electoral participation last April 21, 2022.
Conducted since 1982 by the UPPI and the Demographic Research and Development Foundation, Inc., the Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study (YAFS) series prides itself as the Philippines’ largest series of nationally and regionally representative, cross-sectional surveys on the 15-24 age group. It has provided comprehensive and timely information on Filipino adolescents and young adults, specifically on issues related to sexuality, fertility, reproductive health, education, and employment aspirations and trajectories, health and lifestyle, media use, mental health, as well as their attitudes on marriage, family formation, and norms, among others.
The 2021 YAFS is the fifth round in the series.
The Philippines’ large base of once young people are now entering the working ages. Accompanied by falling birth rates, this demographic transition opens a “window of opportunity” for accelerated economic growth.
Reaping such advantage, called the demographic dividend, is the focus of a recent study by Assistant Professor Michael Dominic Del Mundo.
