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LCP LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS
| Dispelling Myths, Advocating Truths: Men's Role in Reproductive Health** Rey T. Uy* 2012-02-01 |
 Reproductive health is a civil right. In a man's point of view, it is not only a right but a huge responsibility to bear. It is in this premise that the state should take a serious stance on the issue of reproductive health. The growing nexus between a ballooning population and the dismal state of poverty in the Philippines should alarm us all - from government officials down to the ordinary folks. The waves of friendly and sometimes fiery debate between two opposing sides should not really be a force to divide us, rather it should help us dispel myths and advocate the truth.read more... |
| Filipino Men and Reproductive Health: An Uncharted Domain* Jaime Paulo Mora 2012-02-01 |
 At some point, reproductive health and family planning programs have become the women’s domain and many studies of contraceptive use focused on women and little on men.read more... |
| Celebration of the 20th year of the signing of the Local Government Code of 1991 DILG 2011-09-28 |
| The landmark legislation on local autonomy and decentralization known as the Local Government Code of 1991 will mark its 20th year of
implementation on October 10, 2011. Over the years, we witnessed the emergence of good local governance practices and a remarkable change in local government leadership. There is wider citizen's participation and greater civil society, business and private sector engagement and support in good local governance. These changes, to some degree, can be attributed to the implementation of the Local Government Code of 1991. read more... |
| IPC co-hosts Second Forum on Children in the Urban Environment Institute of Philippine Culture 2011-09-06 |
| The Institute of Philippine Culture (IPC), School of Social Sciences of the Ateneo de Manila University, together with UNICEF Philippines and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), cordially invite you to the "Second Forum on Children in the Urban Environment" to be held on August 23-24, 2011 at the Ricardo and Dr. Rosita Leong Hall Auditorium, Ateneo de Manila University in Loyola Heights, Quezon City. read more... |
| In an urbanizing world, Philippine cities become the country's reckoning force LCP Secretariat 2011-08-12 |
 The history of nations can often be understood through the success of its cities. More than seats of power, they are the economic growth centers. They host the biggest learning centers, attracting the brightest of minds. Being hubs of socio-economic mobility and opportunity, cities have motivated rural-to-urban migration. Undoubtedly, cities are centers of innovation.read more... |