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The root of our problems in this country stems from overpopulation. Isn’t it
The Philippines has one of the fastest growing populations in Southeast Asia. From
having fifty million inhabitants in 1980, the Philippines today is home to around
ninty million people with 11 million living in Manila only. Living place is
Photojournalist Mads Nisssen visited some of these overcrowded areas in Manila and
poses the question how will it be in thirty years time when the Philippine
Everyday we complain about traffic, crowded streets, malls, and markets, crowded
etc. What about the more pressing concerns directly affecting the people like food
poverty and poor economic growth among families by depriving them of the financial
resources that are required to secure education and adequate health care for their
children. The government of the Philippines agreed in 1967, along with 12 other
fertility rates and rapid population growth among the poor as significant
economies can find difficult to manage. The hospital maternity wards in Manila, the
capital city of the Philippines, are overcrowded to the point where several new
mothers and their babies are crowded into one bed. The educational system was also
beaches and the terminally polluted Pasig River, which runs through the city, has
nation. In order to reach the stage of development of Western Europe and North
America, for example, less developed countries with 75% of the of world' population
much achieve social and economic advancement, including low birth rates and low
in a high rate of natural increase and rapid population growth. Rapid population
growth affects capital formation, food shortages, consumer prices, labor problems,
and social and political unrest. Money shortages affect the ability to meet day to
day needs and expenditures rise. Rural and urban development are affected. School
Production costs are affected. In India, there is a need to reduce the birth rate,
Thesis statement
For several years population has been increasing faster than renewable resources. This means the
amount of these resources per person is declining in spite of modern technology. Other massive social
and environmental problems such as food and water shortages, traffic jams, air and water pollution, and
increasing violence and crime. These devastating events continue to worsen as our number of people in
the Philippines increase by more than a million people every year. As of 1 January 2016, the population
of Philippines was estimated to be 101,498,763 people. This is an increase of 1.58% (1,579,720 people)
compared to population in the year 2015. During 2016, Philippine population is projected to increase
by 1,604,695 people and the population of Philippines will increase by 4,396 persons daily in 2016.
Many families who experience financial difficulties are the one who have the most number of children.
Today, there are more people suffering in misery and starvation than ever before in history. One of the
reasons is that people cannot suffice the needs of their families. Solving these problems will be much
less difficult when we stop increasing the number of people and limiting chilren commensurate to the
financial capacity of a family. But how can we prevent the increasing number of people? One of the
possible ways is by implementing the 3-child policy. It imposes a maximum number of children into (3)
three. Thus, this thesis aims to examine the effiectiveness of the 3-child policy and to explore its