An assessment of the Philippine population problem and the necessity of law

• Main Authors: Cruz, Katrina Felize S., Cruz, Nino Martin B.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2005
• Subjects: Commercial Law
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/17969
• Institution: De La Salle University

Human beings have a right to live a life composed of things that make life at its best. And yet, this cannot be accomplished if even the basic needs such as food, clothing and housing cannot be sustained. In the Philippines, the majority of the people live below the poverty line and this is often, if not always, linked to the fact that the amount of resources the Filipino people have is persistently decreasing year after year. This continuous exhaustion of resources is causing apprehension regarding the future of the Filipino people. This is the reason why many consider the rapid population growth as one of the major barriers in the economic growth of the country. Furthermore, human welfare and the quality of life are closely associated to the accessibility of the basic necessities. Also, the rapid population growth reduces the availability of resources and other factors such as educational attainment and job opportunities. In th is paper, the researchers would like to emphasize the importance of population management in attaining economic development and family quality life which many pro-life groups disagree. They would like to stress that despite of the existing population policies and programs, a population dilemma still exists. This is because the government failed to realize the causes of the problem. With this, they want to propose a more comprehensive population law in lieu of the ideas suggested in the Congress.