Population Institute

UPPI Assistant Professor Christian Joy P. Cruz represented the Philippines at the “Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Digital Solutions and Technologies for Senior Citizen’s Connectivity and Healthiness” seminar in Beijing, China, from September 17 to 19, 2025. In line with enhancing older adults’ quality of life through health-oriented digital solutions, the three-day seminar brought together 30 representatives from 14 APEC member countries who are aging and digital technology experts in the field of academe, development work, medicine, research, policymaking, and technology.

The Philippines is transitioning to an aging society, making research on population aging more critical than ever to inform policies and programs that promote the health and well-being of older Filipinos.

The UPPI has one of the largest delegations at the recently concluded 2025 Philippine Population Association International Scientific Conference, held at Bicol University from March 6 to 7, 2025. UPPI sent 15 delegates to the event, including all seven faculty members in attendance.

The Institute is pleased to announce that the research proposal entitled, "Studying the understudied phenomenon: Levels, trends, and correlates of under-15 fertility in the Philippines," by Assoc. Prof. Maria Paz N. Marquez and Prof. Maria Midea M. Kabamalan has been selected for the 2024 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Mentored Papers Program.

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Students and faculty from the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) and Duke Kunshan University (DKU) embarked on a three-day field exposure activity from May 26 to 28, 2025 to gain firsthand insights into the state of long-term care and health services for older persons in the country.

The UPPI celebrated six decades of pioneering research in demography and population studies in the Philippines on 8 November 2024, at the Atencio-Libunao Hall, University of the Philippines Diliman. With the theme “From counting people to making people count,” the event commemorated the milestones of the Institute and honored individuals instrumental in its growth.