The Forum for Family Planning and Development
Working together for the Filipino Family
FEATURED STORIES
The Commission on Population and Development, and The Forum for Family Planning and Development have co-convened the 3rd NCFP – Youth Conference 2024, in partnership with various organizations, held on September 17-18, 2024 in Quezon City. Participated by at least 180 youth-serving organizations, youth leaders, and advocates from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
The Philippines celebrates National Family Planning Month this August with the theme, “Panalo ang Pamilyang Planado! Tara, Usap Tayo sa Family Planning!” The month-long celebration brings together stakeholders, government agencies, non-government organizations like the Forum for Family Planning and Development Inc., Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) advocates, and communities to engage in various activities aimed at raising awareness about SRHR and family planning in the country.
Every year on September 26th, the world celebrates World Contraception Day. This celebration is a campaign to raise awareness about sexual and reproductive health and rights, particularly among adolescents and youth which are directly left behind and experience SRHR issues. By providing young people with accurate, non-judgmental information on contraceptive methods and related sexuality and reproductive health topics, we empower them to make informed choices and take control of their lives.
ABOUT US
ADVOCATING FOR A CAUSE
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Established in 2004, The Forum is a non stock, non profit and non governmental organization composed of experts, well known personalities and supporters of population management, health, nutrition and family welfare, who are highly committed to make a difference in people’s lives.
It works with existing local alliances and networks with similar advocacies. The Forum supports and strengthens institutional linkages with the private and business sectors and academic community through advocacy, capacity-building and awareness-raising initiatives.
VISION
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The Forum is a leading voice in the advocacy of national policies on population management, health, nutrition, and family welfare and in the provision of universal access to information and service for all Filipinos especially the poor and the youth.
MISSION
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It encourages the active involvement of key stakeholders in the provision of information, advice and services in reproductive health and nutrition as critical element in the economy and society’s well being.
ISSUE
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The specific issues that The Forum addresses is the acute dearth of information and services on population management, health, nutrition and family welfare for the underserved population. While efforts had been made to solve this problem in the past, the ability to adequately and continuously meet this need is overtaken by yearly increases in population.
GOAL
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To resolve this critical issue, The Forum will bridge this information and service gaps among the poor and the youth, on population management, health, nutrition and family welfare in selected areas of the country. This will be accomplished by enlisting the voluntary assistance of prominent people in the private sector, as well as in the academe.
STRATEGIES
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First, it sets up a roster of well know individuals to help managers and implementors of population management, health, nutrition and family welfare programs;
Second, it draws assistance from international, national and local associations and appropriate agencies to support the roster of experts and its activities; and
Third, it develops youth and future community leaders by encouraging their participation in the Forum-initiated population management, health, nutrition and family welfare through capacity-building and advocacy interventions including strategic leadership training and communication programs.
The Forum serves as a platform in the Philippines and in Asia where the best minds will debate and draw attention to these critical issues of population management, health, nutrition and family welfare.
ACTIVITIES
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It has mounted a two-pronged advocacy program: one that focuses on the top-level decision makers of academic institutions and chief executive officers (CEOs) of business and industry including labor organizations; the other that focuses on community leaders, youth and influential persons, particularly heads of civil society organizations (CSOs). The purpose of this program is to advocate for private sector leadership and participation, mobilization and resource generation.
It has endeavored to make issues relating to population management, health, nutrition and family welfare an integral part of existing and future programs and initiatives of government and private sector.
It serves as a resource center for information services and capacity-building and aims to make this institution a center of excellence. In doing this, it collaborates and networks with the government, CSOs including youth and media to address the aforementioned issues.
WHO WE ARE
EMINENT PERSONS
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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Janina Carine S. Medina-Fariñas
Jose Miguel R. de la Rosa
Alejandro N. Herrin, PhD
Felipe M. Medalla, PhD
Enrique T. Ona, MD
Ernesto M. Pernia, PhD
Amina Evangelista Swanepoel
Jaime Z. Galvez Tan, MD
Margarito B. Teves
Emee Lei E. Albano-Valdehuesa
Elizabeth E. Zobel
BOARD OF ADVISERS
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Edgardo A. Bautista
Dante B. Canlas, PhD
Cecilia Orena Drilon
Cyndy Tan-Jarabata
Menardo R. Jimenez
Jonathan David A. Flavier, MD
Ernesto Luis Salas
Leticia R. Shahani, PhD +
Victoria Jardiolin Villa
Carmelita L. Villanueva
Peter L. Wallace
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
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BENJAMIN D. DE LEON
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CONTACT
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The Forum for Family Planning and Development, Inc.
Room 305, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, Ramon Magsaysay Avenue,
UP Campus, Diliman, Quezon City, 1101 Philippines
Telephone: +632-4265484
Fax No.: +632-2771435
Email: forumforfp@gmail.com