PopCom hopes more pantries will hand out contraceptives to avoid unplanned pregnancies

PopCom pointed out in a statement issued on Sunday that strict lockdowns imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic had hampered the rollout of family planning services.

Perez stressed that pantries wishing to give out family planning supplies should seek the help of barangay health workers and family planning volunteers as they would know the needs of people in their locale. PopCo admitted several times in the past that the COVID-19 pandemic had greatly disrupted the delivery of reproductive health services, as the country’s health facilities are focused on beating the disease., but a COVID-19 surge forced the national government to put Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and other areas in Cagayan Valley under enhanced community quarantine and eventually under a modified ECQ .

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