Three child policy for Filipino families + 200 subscribers unlocked
In a family, how many children should a couple have? This is easy to answer, but we may have conflict based on our beliefs, cultures, and origins. Some of you are parents already and you know the struggle of raising a child most especially for mothers. I cannot imagine myself bearing a child inside me which stays for nine months. How painful and irritated I would be.
In 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte announced about the issue of overpopulation. Indeed, if you don't know Philippines break the number of 110 million plus citizens and it is increasing in rapid pace. In the latest data and survey of Philippine National Statistics, during pandemic the percent of birth rate increased so much. Should we be alarmed because of this? In my opinion, the data shows very alarming because of those birth rate, teenage pregnancy became a trend.
However, I would not talk about teenage pregnancy, instead about my opinion for the 2016 three child policy by President Duterte. Actually, it is not a policy, but a suggestion from him. It was not became a policy or law because of churches. You know, churches are so against about birth control and reproduction health law. In the current situation of the average family, they have at least 2-4 children.
In our family, we are five. Of course, my parents, yours truly and my two sisters. When my first sibling was born, I was happy about it. She was the new joy of the family. As if the star's above fell down in our humble home. That's how we treated the newborn baby. We're so excited looking at the baby. Playing, touching the cheeks and even holding the baby in superman pose. We saw babies as stress reliever too.
However, when a family is growing in number and their finances cannot support the whole family. Is it still admirable? You know, I know how hard it is to experience no money at all. We're just two children back then. How much more the pain and suffering of those kids in the poorest family? We saw a lot of stray and street kids begging for money because when they don't beg, there is no food at home. They cannot eat for a day.
Overpopulation has a significant effect especially for kids. Can you imagine how hard it is for children to bear their hunger for skipping meals because there's no food at the table. Children is the one to suffer while parents are enjoying their time in their addictions. We cannot deny that most of the family who has at least 4-10 children came from the poorest family. It is very evident in some places in Manila and squatter areas. How I wish condoms and contraceptives is no longer issue in our country.
I just wanna say that if you guys plan to have children. Just make enough children you know that you can feed and raise properly. Your love is not sufficient to raise, to grow and to support the family. We all know and aware how much the inflation increases during pandemic. Thus, it is still increasing while many of us still unemployed and the basic salary is not increasing. Poor us! Such suffering and pain for children to experience.
Yesterday, I saw my account reached 200 subscribers and I am so delighted. To reach this number is a huge achievement for me. Y'all know that we always started zero. Zero subscribers, zero likers, zero commenters, zero upvotes and zero views. But as the day goes on, everything will rise and rise until we unlocked something. And then, we will write an article about it and published here so that we can thank everyone.
I am truly grateful for everyone who believed and subscribed in my account. Although, I may not be a good writer, y'all still there reading and leaving something for me. Only ten days left and I will also celebrating 4 months in this platform. Gosh! I did not know how much I grew in writing and expanding my knowledge reading articles everyday. Do you know who's my first ever subscriber? It is none other than my friend @OfficialGamboaLikeUs Thank you pre! She's actually busy in her work and having trouble in her internet connection that's why she is quite inactive in the platform.
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