That eventual doubling of the population presents an existential threat to the Philippines, especially for the people who depend on its natural resources for food.

On the map below, click on each province for more information on the Catholic population there. You may also change views by clicking on the legends above the map.

In the Philippines, amid a population explosion and staggering birth rate, caused partly by limited access to contraception or family planning advice, NewsHour Special Correspondent Mark Litke ...

Cebu Province has a larger population than any other division of the Philippines, the estimate being about 650,000. Iloilo cames second, with about 400,000.

The Philippines has one of the fastest growing populations in Southeast Asia with around 100 million people. At least 12 million people live in the capital city of Manila alone, making it one of ...

The Philippine eagle has been declared threatened with extinction for nearly three decades, but little is definitely known about its range and its wild population. Using satellite images, decades ...

The Philippines boasts of being the only Christian nation in Asia. Filipino Catholics make up 80 percent of the population while evangelicals make up another 3 percent. The country’s large ...

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), which is set to begin a nationwide population census next week, is reminding the public that refusal to take part in the data collection is punishable under ...

Wealthy countries and a growing number of middle-income nations, which are traditionally the main sources of migrants, face declining populations – the Philippines is still an expanding and a ...

The Philippines is still an expanding and a young population and it has been on record that the number of children per woman in the Philippines is about 2.8, well above the 2.1 replacement rate ...

The Philippines should start preparing for the “graying” of its population with the increase in the number of senior citizens, the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) said on Tuesday.

"The challenge of demography will not be on an aging population but more on a young population that needs to find jobs either domestically or internationally,” Quy-Toan Do, a Washington-based ...