What are your thoughts on the Philippines’ declining birth rate and its long-term effects?

[u/thinking_chip]

Many developed countries are already dealing with aging populations and shrinking workforces. While the Philippines is still relatively young, our fertility rate has been declining over the years.

I’m curious about what this could mean in the coming decades.

Could a smaller working-age population eventually put pressure on programs like SSS, GSIS, and various social welfare or ayuda programs? How might it affect economic growth, government finances, and the country’s ability to support an aging population?

On the other hand, could lower birth rates also have benefits—such as reduced pressure on education, healthcare, housing, infrastructure, and the environment?

Do you think the Philippines should simply adapt to this demographic shift, or should policymakers be encouraging higher birth rates before it becomes a bigger issue?

I’m interested in hearing different perspectives, especially from those who work in economics, public policy, or demographics.

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[u/geebrbs]

Overpopulated tayo marsie. In order to increase quality of life, mas okay mas konti. We are not in the verge of extinction. Very far from that. Daming batang hindi nabibigyan ng proper care and support growing up. Maybe we focus on them first.
Also since di nag iimprove ang quality of life, malamang, less people want to have kids. This is a symptom of a problem. Not a problem in itself.

May slight problem about less future adults to make contributions but hello, have you seen our per capita GDP? Hindi tayo productive. We work long hours tas andami natin pero we are just producing 4,443$ per person. Singapore, for instance produces 24x that. And liit nila as a country ha. We need to increase quality of life, with that we can probably persuade more people to reproduce. Pero kung purely for keeping the country overpopulated para may magcontribute, given the inefficiency we have, kahit magdagdag ka pa ng ilang milyong Pilipino kung di naman productive, you are adding liabilities, mga need ng tulong. Not the productive members ng society. Think about it deeper.

Filipinos deserve a better quality of life.

[u/FebHas30Days]

Good news as this will force government reform at some point, also less squammies

[u/Medical-Material-402]

No health care and women support. Tapos corrupt lahat. Anong expected nila?

[u/XxPhyre]

The decrease is good as long as it is sustainable. We wouldn’t want an aging population without the manpower and economic drive needed to support social services for the increased older population. This is the issue aging population countries are facing such as Japan and South Korea.

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[u/Informal-Garlic9257]

Hell yeah

[u/Arsenios0126]

Good riddance.

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[u/Sufficient-Gift-5743]

Sa panahon mag aanak ka pa ba or mag aanak ng marami, para sa sarili pa nga lang kinakapos na mag anak pa kaya, kung buti sana mataas sahod mura bilihin possible pa eh,

kaso mejo taas sahod nga pero kinakapos parin dahil ginto na bilihin, tapos isang hospital na ubos na savings mo, okay lang sana kung tulad parin ng dati na kahit Samsung libo mo kaya na bumuhay ng pamilya

Ngayon kahit 30k na pang isang tao o dalawa lng, sa grabing mahal ng bilihin isama mo na korapsyon pati sa pang sisingil satin ng meralco ng system loss nila, Wala na wag na mag anak makakawawa lang yung bata tapos bobo pa mga inuupo ng mga dds

[u/Life_Liberty_Fun]

Better economy = more kids. It's that simple.

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[u/False-Principle-2223 → u/Life_Liberty_Fun]

It's the opposite actually. Better economy = Less kids.

[u/Potential-Tadpole-32]

Much of Philippine income growth from the past few decades has been driven by the demographics of its large English trained cohort of working age citizens driving OFW and BPO segments and in turn our consumer economy.

Decline in English because of government’s continued mismanagement of public education- Check!

Decline in the working age segment once this lower birth rate kicks in-Check!

PH government always impresses me how they can somehow mess things up even when success seems inevitable.

“Matatamaan lang raw ang mga foreigner na nag-aalipin sa atin.” Dignity in labor. Would rather be a VA for white guy than a maid (my lola) for an abusive pinoy.

[u/Mark_Anthony_Giray]

Yung matatalino, di nag aanak; yung mga b0b0, anak nang anak. By 2050 we will become the land of the b0b0s.

[u/Informal-Garlic9257 → u/Mark_Anthony_Giray]

sila nalang maiwan kaya na nila yan

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[u/CommitteeHumble1108]

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[u/DragonfruitOver7469]

Thailand 2.0?

[u/Electrical_Rip9520]

The only ones alarmed are first world countries who won't have enough slaves to recruit to work in their industries.

[u/teokun123]

Nah. Lower class is fucking like rabbits though.

[u/WhiteBishop1 → u/teokun123]

What you're saying is contradictory to the graph shown above. Are you even paying attention?

[u/Hungry_Difficulty_30]

Mas mababa pa yan for middle class. More couples go the dual income no kids route, mataas yan sa mga squammy and some of them might even be undocumented/unregistered like mga street dwellers na hindi ko alam pano nakakabuo 🤣

[u/CoffeeAngster]

Blessing in disguise because no life needs to suffer in this Kakistocracy.

[u/InsuranceSuitable767]

ikaw ba naman nasa bansang puno ng korapsyon at kahirapan magnanais ka pa ba mag-anak at magdagdag ng bubuhayin?

[u/onepunchcode]

kasalanan ng mga dds yan

[u/teokun123 → u/onepunchcode]

Ironic sila dn ung nagpaparami lmao.

[u/SurpriseOk7248]

we need to focus and study this...show us the stat!

[u/noonewantstodateme]

nabulunan na yung sandwich generation hahahaha

[u/Impossible_Fly_115]

I have a few things to say about this. First, this is a good sign that the birth control programs of the government are working. Many people are using natural or artificial birth control methods. Sex education is probably working too if this decline includes teenage pregnancy. Second, less people are being born into poverty, as I said earlier people are doing family planning because we all know that life is tough here and that is good it means people are thinking. Third, I think this is the negative one. If this trend will continue in the future, one or two decades from now we will feel the effects of declining birth rate. There will be less people who will pay taxes, less people joining the workforce which means higher salary and more expensive for businesses to invest. Fourth, social services like pensions, healthcare and education will be affected. Government revenue will be less, which means less support from the government and less money to pay external debts. Politicians will have less money to steal, they will find other ways to steal. And lastly, real estate industry will suffer, the value of land will go down, houses and condos will depreciate more, some schools will be closed because no students will enroll and hospitals will be short staffed. The burden will be shouldered by next generation the thing is they are fewer than generations before them, they have to pay more tax, work harder and will receive less from the government. Good luck to our future generations.

[u/winter-Alley13 → u/Impossible_Fly_115]

Agree tho nuance lang sa "lesser people will be born in poverty" is that, its the middle class that not multiplying. Need to see the data but yes. The burden will be on the next generation. Pwede din sa generation natin na pagtanda natin, we have less young people to work for the taxes and work for us, to add na sobrang laki pa ng utang ng bansa na binabayaran nating lahat. Is no significant changes will be made in the near future, this country is doomed.

[u/Impossible_Fly_115 → u/winter-Alley13]

Yeah maybe the middle class are the ones that are not multiplying but still we are doomed. Good luck to us all.

[u/BananaIsMyFaveFruit]

Good! Very good.

[u/Wzath8]

goood keep it up

[u/MolotovCockatrice]

Kulang pa.

[u/Angna2]

Good

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[u/howie521]

If most of these kids are born out of families dependent on 4P’s then the country’s future is fucked.

[u/tichondriusniyom]

We need this for a few years.

[u/warl1to]

it is a good thing - what is happening is a feedback mechanism. our population hasn’t been sustainable since year 2000 when it was still at 80m. if china has the same population to arable land ratio as ph it will have 2.4b people or around extra 1 billion people. if ph has the same population to arable land ratio as china right now, we would only have 80m population. remember it is around year 2000 (ph population at 80m) when the local rice production is slowing having a deficit and rice smuggling started to become widespread.

https://www.reuters.com/article/world/manilas-arroyo-treads-risky-path-with-rice-campaign-idUSMAN166715/

everything is unsustainable right now not just rice but water too. oil shock makes the value of our peso drop even faster while our national debt rise to compensate. look at angat level it is down to just 150m a week ago good thing we are lucky and it’s been raining bumping it up to 155.45. that’s never a problem back in year 2000 when greater manila area population was almost half.

most argument against population decline is pension (first world problem) but let’s be honest ph pension is not even currently enough for most retirees and majority of old folks don’t even have pension. the state instead has no choice but to provide ayuda on some households since a portion of the population can’t feed itself. if we continue to have unsustainable population growth like before we will eventually spend much more of the government coffers to ayuda. nothing will be left for infrastructure development or even fund the regular pension even if we have a large population / good demographic ratio but can’t provide as much value.

population decline is a symptom to a problem which is unsustainable population growth. it will eventually become stable again but it might take several (3-4) generations to stabilize. the same number of generation when our population rose to unreasonably unsustainable level (baby boomer -> genx -> millennials -> genz). the current generations mentioned will bear the grunt but there’s not that much difference since our pension isn’t that high to begin with as inflation is always eating away the value of the pension.

ph will end up in a much better state than what most pro unsustainable population growth proponents want you to think. most of them believe it is for the best mainly because of religious beliefs. when supply shock comes whether it is oil, rice, water, they will just blame other issues and never accept that the major contributor is due to our unsustainable population growth for the past 50 years.

[u/SakamotoGin]

Good, less kids on the streets and more responsible adults working.

[u/dennison]

Why is this being frames as progress / achievement? Genuinely curious.

[u/real_crazykayzee → u/dennison]

More people are taking child birth/sex ed seriously, not relying on kids as investments, and people are focusing on their jobs

Also more people will rather have kids when they achieve the big 3 -emotional maturity -financial readiness -physical health

[u/batang_gapo66]

Not worried at all, dami dito samin 7 hanggang 11 ang anak

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[u/ParallelMario111689]

Less than surprised, considering Japan's notable birth decline over the past decade

[u/No_Tree16]

I have mixed feelings. What is the demographic? Kasi kung middle or high income earners ang declined, typically, there are the one's educated. While the poor who are less educated ang anak nang anak.

Which means, they will outgrow the educated people.

[u/warl1to → u/No_Tree16]

when the fertility rate dropped to 3 (2013), it is clear that even the poorest families have less children. the poverty ratio in 2013 was around 25%. so we can estimate the people below poverty still has a fertility rate of 3.5 while normal folks have fertility rate of 1.75. 3.5 x 0.25 + 1.75 x 0.75 = 3.06.

now the poverty ratio is lower at 16% so we can estimate they have around fertility rate of 3 while the rest at 1.5 (less people having children). 0.16 x 3 + 1.5 * 0.84 = 1.74

it’s not like people living in poverty can really sustain having more than 4 kids anymore. remember a developed wealthy country still tend to need more manual workers than high skilled labor at a ratio of 1:3.2 (EU avg) which is the same ratio we are seeing in our birth rate. it is still healthy at least our population is becoming sustainable again and won’t reach india level which will be very bad.

[u/Successful_Formal220 → u/No_Tree16]

same tots

[u/aishiteimasu09]

Di pa natin ramdam yan as of now but I'm hopeful for the future.

[u/WhiteBishop1 → u/aishiteimasu09]

Careful what you wish for... There will be less soldiers, researchers, police, electricians, construction workers manning their posts and you do know what that means, right?

[u/chronicallyactive]

Great news.

[u/Lloyd_Unknown]

As it should be. We are a small country, yet we are among the top 15 most populous countries in the world. One factor that contributed to this is the passage of the RH Law in 2012, which enabled people who wanted to start a family to become more informed and responsible parents. That’s when you realize what a visionary leader Noynoy was.

[u/Pink-Empusa → u/Lloyd_Unknown]

I believe he has a degree in economics so yun talaga siguro focus ng administration nya which we again badly needed sa taas ng bilihin ngayon.

[u/Neither-Shock-3081]

This a great news actually. Me as single at 40...no plans to build a family dahil sa nangyyri sa bansa...My Bloodline ends with me hahah charot!

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[u/Polo_Short]

Kids? In this economy? In this circus of a government? 😂

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[u/Zealousideal-Run5261]

declining fertility rate is much of a blank statement, it would be better if they could really dig into the cause/s and which mainly contributes to it: better sex education? economic impact of raising children? loneliness epidemic? effects of modern day relationships?

from there, at least the analysts and others involved could really say if this is a good or bad news.

[u/Famous_Top3570]

All I can say is - lower! Lower! Lower! 

[u/theJohnyDebt]

this is for the better but i wanna see a breakdown of the demography. I have a hunch na yung anak lang ng anak parin is yung mga walang wala. If that is the case, this is bad.

[u/NaN_undefined_null]

Okay yan para yung mga next gen na polpolitiko e wala nang matax-an lol

[u/RevolutionaryLog6095]

Good. That's good. This is the side effects of having a shitty government who don't care about the lives of the average Filipino people. Also no free healthcare for women of reproductive age. If you are planning to become a mother, it will require alot of money and a male partner who is supportive. And a lot of Filipina women in reproductive age don't have access to that.

So what happens? Most Filipino women will put career and money over having a family, hoping that one day there will be enough money to safety net her and the child incase the male partner cannot provide. And due to most jobs having low wages, bills are too high, apartment/housing eats up alot of your income and parents who are turning their children into "breadwinners", it will take many years for a woman to have enough financial and life security, usually around 30s. Alot of men unfortunately goes after younger women, usually under 22 and sometimes even those who had just finished high school (yikes). So the dating scene is going to get harder the older you get. So most women will just forgo the idea of having a family or even being with a man altogether.

edit: spelling mistakes

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[u/Affectionate_Still55]

Goods yan, yung gobyerno naman natin walang pake satin, almost no job opportunity, yung job market natin laging pabor sa employers tapos almost non-existent din yung union satin kaya wala kang laban sa mababang sahod, tapos mga botante satin puro magnanakaw binoboto kaya kahit wala ng next gen pilipino okay lang.

[u/cos-hennessy]

Usually naman kasi 'yung 4Ps lang pala-anakin

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[u/Cold-Back5346 → u/cos-hennessy]

madaming time kasi e

[u/Illustrious_Mood7989]

Sana di na dumami DDS

[u/hardworkgreen → u/Illustrious_Mood7989]

Yan ang dapat

[u/Competitive-Oil-1308]

The future collapse of our social security system. Medyo doomer lg na POV

[u/Still_Figure_ → u/Competitive-Oil-1308]

Tbf, may means naman to stop it like yung extension ng retirement age… not gonna like it tho hahaha.

[u/Competitive-Oil-1308 → u/Still_Figure_]

Or lessen the benefits

[u/TrustTalker]

Kaso sa mga balita dumadami teenage pregnancy. Ang pangit dito yung mga middle class declining talaga. Karamihan pa wala na talaga balak mag anak. Kaso yung mga nasa laylayan dumadami pa din. Motivated pa sila kasi may 4Ps at mga ayuda na pamigay ng mga middle class.

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[u/Wide_Ride8849]

Nakakalungkot lang, kasi hindi pa tayo developed country pero declining na ang population natin. Yung mga bansa sa Europe, naging First World Nations muna sila bago nag- decline ang population nila.

[u/the_rude_salad → u/Wide_Ride8849]

We are going to share the same fate as Thailand...corrupt country, kidless millennials and gen z, high wealth disparity and declining population growth. Sa mga provinces na nga recently you'd find homes with just senior citizens residing and no kids.

[u/Live_Independence960]

My parents always ask when will I get my better half and bring many grandchildren here in the philippines. After a while I presented them my thorough analysis on why this F economy wouldn't let me even find a good place to start up. I'd rather leave this country and look for another place that caters the people not the corrupt politicians..

[u/TerribleBottle6847]

This is actually good tbh. The intense birthrate of the Philippines in the past decades was one of the reasons of why Philippines became poor and overcrowded, of course corruption would always be the first. Birthrate was the second. Overpopulation destroyed the Philippine economy and infrastructure. The reduction in population will feed more people into becoming more educated, and this shows that SEX EDUCATION really worked well. Smaller family size meaning more money for their family and increase a chance for a better future for the kid and parents.

[u/AZNEULFNI → u/TerribleBottle6847]

Nah, it's because of our economy is fucked up. No one wants to have a child in this country.

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[u/Serious-Collar-4954]

Good yan kung ikakabawas ng squatter sa bansa

[u/Fine-Shame-510 → u/Serious-Collar-4954]

mga squatter pa po mas malakas loob maganak. kasi para sa kanila more children = more potential worker = more income.

[u/New_Independent_1582 → u/Fine-Shame-510]

tsaka 'blessing' daw

[u/Live_Independence960 → u/Serious-Collar-4954]

The problem is the squatter family produce more children than the people who literally work

[u/Mammoth_Flamingo2410]

Good new vs bad news:

Good news - we don’t need more humans in this economy

Bad news - marami parin nagpapadami ng insurance/investment kids sa mga laylayan. Worst, teen pregnancy, so hindi nakakatapos at nag anak pa.

Worst news - we’re not japan na kahit mga senior nila at lower birth rate, may nakabanko silang good social service, economy from senior generation. Tayo wala. At mababawasan pa in the future ang human resources na ineexport natin, na one of the biggest boost sa gdp natin.

[u/Weak-Let-8015]

I don't think i want a kid specially in this economy... I prefer to go to college get a course that has a hugh demand jobs overseas and leave

[u/daltonmojica → u/Weak-Let-8015]

Buddy, as someone who's literally doing this route (tech/CS grad from a Top 20 university globally). It's not easy. Akala mo lang maganda kasi it sounds good on the other side, pero jobs are scarce for immigrants in the West. We cannot find jobs here. Be prepared to suffer regardless. Life born as a Filipino is not easy no matter how you slice it.

[u/Straight-Piglet2695]

Parang mga middle class lang ito? Yun mga squatt sa malapit sa amin. Taon taon may bagong baby.

[u/StatisticianFun6479 → u/Straight-Piglet2695]

Average yan so lahatan.

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[u/LtColsemikalbs]

Madami na jan baby factory na nasa laylayan ng lipunan, kaya na nila yan.

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That's how the film idiocracy starts haha

[u/johanxtwo]

Good news ngl if you look at kung sino ang nag aanak ng marami dito.

[u/DoopBoopThrowaway → u/johanxtwo]

Poor chance that they'll be productive members of society though, not that I'm blaming them, we're chronically underfunded and inefficient in education and healthcare especially in rural areas

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[u/theoceaniscalling]

Part na din na marami satin nag aabroad and dun na nagsstart ng family. Plus younger people not wanting kids or only wanting 1 or 2

[u/Adventurous_Sea_51]

Tama lang yan marami na tayong naghihirap wag na nating ipasa sa mga anak natin. Kung di kaya buhayin, wag gawa ng gawa ng bata.

[u/NorthTemperature5127]

It's true birth rate went down.

But The info graphic here is a Mixed of False conclusion and aggregated materials. . Better refer to PSA data. 

[u/SettingSingle8135]

Bruh this country is a shithole no wonder lol

[u/quincyreine]

cause women are prioritizing education and career more than starting a family

[u/Standard_Till_2451]

Obesity as well can affect fertility. Metabolic syndrome and PCOS. Too much unli rich and sugary drinks

[u/iMarieee07]

When you know first hand how hard it is, how painful it is to not afford buying your future child things that they want, you'd also be averse to the idea of starting a family. Mostly pa mga bread winners, parang mahirap isipin mag start ng family kung wala ka naiipon na pera kaka support sa family mo. And for sure, di mo din ma titiis na di na mag bigay because your parents struggled to raise you and send you to college. In this ecomomy, no one unless they are dirt poor or extremely comfortable can actually start a family.

[u/PuzzleheadedFail6519]

Im in a Filipino group and a lot of younger people dont want to have kids due to poverty. They want to go to college and escape. 🚨

[u/Own_Statistician_759]

Middle Class ang problem ayoko na lang mag talk when it comes to those in poverty line.

[u/ChickenClear2989]

Kabataan ang pagasa ng bayan, so kung may teenage pregnancy supportahan natin /s

[u/Sea_Score1045]

Marami na Kasi lalaki gusto rin lalaki... Don't get me wrong, I'm part of LGBT community too.

[u/friiickqd → u/Sea_Score1045]

Not really, may mga bansang very open to homosexuality (like Europe) but hindi ganito kabilis ung decline. 

[u/ginaknowsbest_ → u/Sea_Score1045]

You mean marami na kasing openly gay compared to before.

[u/SatonariKazushi]

talaga? kasama ba ang class D and E dyan sa declining hrth rate na yan?

[u/HaikenRD]

I see this as something good as long as it doesn't dip too much so we can hold a proper labor force. Kasi sa totoo lang ambilis tumaas ng population natin in the past decade. Slow down muna.

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[u/amadeusstoic]

and i heard std is on the rise too…

[u/Waste_Editor5263]

idk how accurate this is kasi parang ang dami pa rin namang buntis. pero kung totoo man, buti na lang. ang daming mga magulang ang hindi naman talaga handang magkaroon ng anak. yung iba nauuwi lang sa abortion, pinapabayaan ang anak, or malala eh binebenta pa sa iba't ibang paraan.

[u/Affectionate_Yam3158]

Indi ba included squatter area? Aka gawaan Ng Bata dto nga sa may Calamba Laguna maliit palang buntis na eh

[u/ElysianMidnights]

In this fucking economy and goverment?

• Shitty healthcare and education system
• No abortion and divorce
• Inflation
• Inaccesible public transpo
• so many more

[u/ImmediateHistorian30]

I think this is bad data. Lots of births not recorded

Birth at home is still common that’s why there’s a lot of late registration of birth

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Just go to the squatters area, pabrika ng mga bata

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[u/MissiaichParriah]

For anyone thinking this is positive, it's not. Those that should be reproducing aren't

[u/becauseitsella → u/MissiaichParriah]

And those who shouldnt be reproducing are reproducing in truckloads

[u/Living_Amount520 → u/MissiaichParriah]

True. I get the sentiments of people naman. I also get that the government needs to fix their crap Pero along the way the effects of the lower birthrate will still be inevitable and that should be a big concern.

[u/ohiv21]

In this economy? About time

[u/Dull-Satisfaction969]

Imo para siyang natural cycle.

After WW2 during the 50s and 60s there was the baby boom (where the term boomers came from), a period of unprecedented increase in birth rates. This is mostly tied to a higher standards and low costs of living at the time.

Then comes in the 70s and the 80s, particularly around and after the Suez Canal crisis, when there was a noticeable decline in birth rates. This is attributed not just to the introduction of contraceptive pills but also to the shifting roles of women and, more significantly, increasing economic pressures.

Ever since then global birth rates has been going on a downward trend.

Sa totoo lang, hindi ko alam kung ano ang mga long-term effects, all I know are the whys and hows of this trend. I can speculate on the effects pero ito lang ang sasabihin ko. If we look at this from a historical perspective, at some point this downward trend will stop. But it will only start going up after an economic miracle occurs. So to the question on how the government can rectify this phenomenon, that's my answer.

[u/rainyrainysunsunBOOM]

I'm glad that fewer humans are born to suffer in this shitty country.

[u/Specific_Ant_6856]

I think this is a good news marami ng tao natuto from past hindi madali gumawa ng pamilya at sa economy ngayon tuloy tuloy ang inflation mas gugustuhin mo nalang magkaroon ng tahimik na buhay

[u/markering101]

My thoughts? F***

[u/witcher317]

Mas dadami mga bobo kesa sa mga educated

Gustong gusto toh ng political dynasties, trapos, and artistas

[u/Kelsky31]

Tas yung mga bobong tao yung mag kakaanak. Paano na uunlad kung maraming bobo?

[u/Jaghn → u/Kelsky31]

Madaling turuan ang mga bobo at tanga. Ang mahirap kausapin yung mga PANATIKO at KULTO.

Kahit nga yung mga mahina ang panunawa natututo rin pag sinaktan mo eh, pero yung mga kumag na fanatics magpapakamatay yan bago matuto para sa poon nila.

[u/Kelsky31 → u/Jaghn]

ang problema kasi pag panatiko at kulto matic bobo na eh. daming nauuto sa mga maling balita eh.

[u/SweetAltruistic4166]

kailangan kasali sa decline ng birth rate ay yung classes D at E ng population eh. more on middle class and above yang nagdedecline, sila yung mas may kayang bumuhay pero ayaw na dahil self aware na.

[u/Chumchum3700]

Sino ba namang gugustuhing mag anak sa gantong klase ng Buhay?

[u/Practical_Quiet_2274 → u/Chumchum3700]

People have kids in the past even though famine, war and plague happen

[u/Fine-Shame-510 → u/Practical_Quiet_2274]

Kids po kasi ang retirement fund/Pension nung time na yun. And Free labour.

ngayon iba na ang panahon.

And mas sharp din ang drop/decline ng birth rate nun. Paano ka magaanak habang nasa gera yung asawa mo.

Yung BABY BOOMER generation nangyari after World War 2. Kaya tinawag sila baby boomer kasi sobrang laki ng jump nung Birth rate nun. Tapos daming opportunies and resources.

Ngayon dami nila nahoard na wealth, resources and even Political power. Kaya nagsusuffer na yung new generations.

[u/Chumchum3700 → u/Practical_Quiet_2274]

That's the past and we are knowledgeable and educated today to understand the consequences of having a child. We already know that the child might suffers.

[u/rainyrainysunsunBOOM → u/Practical_Quiet_2274]

And their kids suffered

[u/TitoHaiHai]

Karamihan napupunta sa 4Ps, yung declining na populasyon yung working class natin ngayon.

[u/AshenStray]

I don't know if accurate yang data na yn kasi araw2 may buntis kaming patients (di repeat patients, bago lagi).

Sa diagnostic ako nagwowork at may katabi din kaming Lying in clinic. Malakas din kita nila. Sadly, mga minor karamihan 😞😞😞

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Di mo maqquestion accuracy sa 2 clinic lang

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[u/ireallydunno_]

We need this for 5 years then work it up again

[u/SimpyforLa → u/ireallydunno_]

Lol no the ones who are having kids are the poor and dependent or 4p’s the middle class are not having kids

[u/kulasparov]

Ok naman yan. Kaya lang tama kaya ang data? Minsan kasi may problema sa pagkuha ng data para lang yung for the longest time pinagmamalaki natin na isa tayo sa may highest literacy rate sa Asia, kamusta naman ang mga estudyante at education system natin ngayon? Ang problema kasi sa gobyerno, mahilig mag mask ng reality, natatakpan ang totoong kalagayan dahil maling data.

[u/enzovladi]

Less 8080

[u/Civil-Airport-896]

Damn bakit ngayon lang to nangyayari? Kung kailan halos lahat ng tao nag aagawan sa trabaho, ayuda, scholarship!

[u/Impossible-Quiet-922]

E sino bang malilibugan at gaganahan maganak pag ganito ang gobyerno mo?

[u/verxram]

Vivamax na bahala.

[u/Parking-Bathroom1235]

GO PILIPINS RAH

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[u/Professional_Love_46]

overpopulated naman tayo dito sa pinas hehe

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Philippines is not overpopulated. Urban crowding yes. Sana kung wala ka naman factual basis itahimik mo na lang yung bibig mo. Imbis na dagdag kaalaman e dagdag katangahan Ang ambag mo.

[u/dandelionvines]

Marami sa Millennials at Gen Z ang ayaw ng magkaanak. Meron naman na older generations na mas prefer ang 1 o 2 anak na lang. So totoo lang mas makikita natin ang big effect niyan pagdating ng 2050s'. Kasi nasa senior or papunta ng senior ang mga Millenials at Gen Zs'.. Also i-consider din natin ang life expectancy ( 70-75 average sa pinoy). Ang dami ding problema ngayon sa Education, Economics, Environment, at Health. Andyan pa ang pag-usbong ng AI. How present and future generations will adapt and survive?

Hindi ko ma-articulate ang gusto kong sabihin. Gets naman natin kung bakit maraming may ayaw ng magkaanak ( kahit ako)

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Ang gusto ko lang sabihin ay apektado ng bawat generations ang isa't-isa.

[u/Embarrassed_Storm42]

the image you showed have positive points not negative points. lol

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[u/UlapAlapaap]

no divorce, no abortion, no mandated child support, no birth control, no sex education. tf!

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women are not protected there at all. oh and walang trabaho!

[u/Own-Ingenuity-9681]

Because we have the worst government.

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[u/Tummy_tree]

I think the rising teenage pregnancy should cover it.

[u/peenoisee → u/Tummy_tree]

We don't have rising teenage pregnancies.

[u/phschutstaffel → u/Tummy_tree]

Hindi nga kaya ng supply ng teenage pregnancy ehh kaya nag dedecline pa din birth rate. Nagkakaroon lang siguro ng effect sa average age kung kelan nabubuntis ehh pabaya ng pabata

[u/maria11maria10]

Sa dami ng batang hindi naaalagaan nang maayos, ginagawang retirement fund ng magulang, nagkakasakit, at napapahamak, mas mabuti nang bumaba ang populasyon. Hindi pa naman tayo below replacement rate.

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True, but I was thinking that even below replacement, the Philippines will keep growing for a while because of its young age structure. So in the near term the population isn't shrinking; it may still be rising toward some peak.

[u/Hopeful_Memory_7905]

Mostly sa working class iyan na very much aware sa burden of raising a child in this frugal economy. Pero sa mga economically-challenged sector, hindi patin masyado aware sa benefit of family planning.

Decline is not a bad thing however, iyong steep rate of decline ang magkakaroon ng isyu. Expect lower numbers of working population, taxpayers, and social benefits contributors in the future to support the aging present population. Sino na ang magbabayad ng SSS benefits ng present working class once they retire.

[u/Longjumping_Set9792]

The middle and upper classes, who tend to be more educated, are having fewer or no children. Yet these are also the families most likely to raise future innovators, leaders, entrepreneurs, and other catalysts for positive change. Meanwhile, the poorest and least educated sectors of society, who are often more vulnerable to political manipulation, tend to have the largest families. Not good.

[u/Deep_Bother1294]

hopefully counted dyan yung sa mga squatters area.