POPULATION GROWTH: PROBLEM OF THE PHILIPPINES
Pasicollan, Vanessa M.
Baliday, Erika Keisha R.
Dopeño, Kristine Jade
Clemente, Joshua
Reniva, Jhon Carl

Table of Contents
Title Page

Chapter I I. Introduction 3

II. Background of the study 4

III. Statement of the Problem 6

Scope and Delimination 6

Significance of the study 7

Chapter II Methodology 8 Chapter III Review of Literature and Study Chapter IV Data analysis and Findings

Chapter I PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND In this chapter, the researchers will be discussing about the Introduction, Statement of the Problem, Hypothesis, Scope and Delimitation of the Study, Significance of the Study and Definition of Terms.

I. Introduction :

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This thesis aims to discuss the population growth on some countries specially Philippines, that somehow affects the or our economy. The population and poverty nexus is not new but remains an important development issue for many countries. In the Philippines, for instance, the debate on role of population growth and family size in development, in general, and poverty, in particular, is largely unresolved. Recent research has added the important dimension of vulnerability to poverty to the debate on the determinants of the welfare status of a population. Dercon (2005) has emphasized that vulnerability can even cause poverty. The issue of vulnerability has hardly been dealt with using Philippine data.
This paper summarizes the empirical evidence, from secondary sources and from the researcher’s own analyses, on the importance of family size in poverty and vulnerability to poverty.
The role of demographic changes in the development of the Philippines has been highlighted in many papers for a considerable period. While it has been credited as one of the earliest adopters of a strong population program in Asia, today its still has not resolved the population problem while her late adopting neighbors have successfully addressed the problem and turned to face other problems. Several papers came out recently to highlight the issue of the importance of demographic concerns in Philippine development. Herrin (2002) highlights the role of a clear population policy. Mapa and Balisacan (2004) have done simulations to show the benefits of just being able to generate the fertility reduction achieved by Thailand with all other things the same. Alonzo et al. (2004) highlighted the role of population in helping achieve the Medium- Term Development Plan objectives. Orbeta (2002) reviewed the implications of population concerns for the Philippine’s fight against poverty.

II. Background of the study: The population of the Philippines has been steadily growing for many years. In 2013, it is the 12th most populated country in the world, between Mexico and Ethiopia, and continues to grow at a rate of 1.89% per year. Based on the 2010 census results, the population increased nearly 16 million from the 2000 census results. The growth rate has slowed slightly from the previous census, down to 1.89% from 2.34%. The next census in the Philippines is scheduled for 2015. Thus Philippines has a population of 96.71 million as of year 2012. Philippines Largest Cities

The Philippines' largest city is Quezon City, which contains 2,679,450 people. It forms a part of the wider Metropolitan Manila area, which is comprised of 16 cities and has an overall population of 11,553,427 people. To make things even more complicated, the entire Manila urban area spills out beyond the boundaries of Metro Manila and is reported to contain around 25 million people – a quarter of the Philippines entire population.
Other major cities include Manila itself (pop: 1,660,714), Caloocan (pop: 1,378,856) and Davao City (1,363,337). Of these, only Davao City is outside of the Metropolitan Manila area. ETHNICITY

Religion in the Philippines is heavily influenced by its history as a part of the Spanish Empire. As well as naming the country after its King (Philip II), Spain also exported its religion, and today around 80% of the country’s citizens are Roman Catholic Christians. Of the remaining people, 10% are from other Christian denominations and around 5% are Muslim, mainly based in the South West in the country.
Although the official language of the Philippines was, for many years, Spanish, the legacy of the American administration during the first half of the 20th century has been that its two official languages today are English and Filipino (derived from Tagalog). Filipinos Overseas

As well as the approximately 100 million Filipinos living in the Philippines itself, there are estimated to be around 10 million Filipino people living abroad. Many have moved abroad temporarily to find work, but others have settled abroad permanently.
Given its close ties with America, it is not surprising that the United States is home to the largest group of overseas Filipinos - around 3.4 million. There are also large Filipino populations in the Middle East (1.1 million in Saudi Arabia, 600,000 in UAE and 260,000 in Qatar) Malaysia(900,000) Japan(350,000) and Australia(330,000). Interestingly, only 241,000 Filipinos live in Spain.

III. Statement of the problem :

The researchers will be able to identify the top problems regarding to the topic which is “Population Growth: Problem of the Philippines” Specifically, it seeks to answer the following questions: 1. How does population growth affect the following: a. Environment ; b. Economy; c. Moral Values/ Behaviors ; 2. What are our responsibilities as human beings? 3. What motivates an individual to fight population growth? 4. What can be done to minimize population boost?

Scope and Delimination This research is based most probably on the internet. This study covered some websites which talk about population growth. For efficient collection of information, the researchers gathered useful information regarding the topic.

Significance of the study The researchers believed that this study is very essential to all people in the Philippines which includes us students, to acquire more knowledge and become more familiar with this matter. This research study is chosen by the researchers for the reason that they believe that all information on how an individual can help on growing population to improve a lot of things being affected by the population growth.

Chapter II Methodology
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This chapter shall present research methodology and procedure for the conduct of the study. Research Approach As cited from the degree paper of Balmaceda (2009), according to Lester (1999), “phenomenology is concerned with the study of experience from the perspective of the individual, ‘bracketing’ taken-for-granted assumptions and usual ways of perceiving.
One can employ a general phenomenological perspective to elucidate the importance of using method that capture peoples experience of the world without conducting a phenomenological study that focuses in the essence of shared experience.
In addition mentioned by Lester (2009), “the purpose of the phenomenological approach is to illuminate the specific, to identify phenomena through how they are perceived by the actors in situations.
First step - The individual profile as researcher and co researcher
Second step – Textual rendition or transcription on the “Population Growth: Problem of the Philippines”
Third step – Synthesis and imaging
Forth step - Implication and Recommendations.
Our narrations were recorded with the aid of cam recorder.
Chapter III Review of Literature and Studies

Chapter IV
Data analysis and Findings Global rate of human population growth peaked around 1963, and it is expected to exceed nine billion by the year 2050. Some environmentalist observed that many of the environmental problems, from climate change, specie lost and over zealous resume extraction are mostly cost by population growth.

Chapter V Conclusion