Research Projects

In the context of increasing globalization, the state of affairs of marital unions in the Philippines is changing as in most Asian countries. Nuptiality is associated with a number of societal changes. For example, the economic environment of the country could explain the shift of marital timing, behaviors, and patterns. With overseas labor migration dramatically … Read more

The Situation of the Philippine Population and Reproductive Health Analysis aims to contribute to a better understanding of the causes of the country’s population dynamics, levels and trends, the reproductive health situation and the status of gender equality, and how these are all interrelated with the overall economic development of the country, particularly the well … Read more

The 2002 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study (YAFS 3) is a national survey of 19,728 young adults ages 15-27. It is the third in a series of cross-sectional surveys on Filipino youth conducted by the Demographic Research and Development Foundation and the University of the Philippines Population Institute, with funding support from the David … Read more

The major research question tackled in this study is the verification of the “real score” in the current HIV situation in the Philippines. To do this, the study examines what is currently known about the epidemic from various sources—scientific literature on HIV/AIDS, official data from the AIDS Registry, research findings from behavioral studies of known … Read more