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DOH Memo 2008-0100 (7 May 2008). Villaverde MarioC., Department Memor<strong>and</strong>um 2008-0100 – Suballotmentof funds to Centers for Health Development forgrants to local government units (LGUs) for reproductivehealth (RH) commodities <strong>and</strong> reproductive healthtra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g activities. http://home.doh.gov.ph/dm/dm2008-0100.pdf, retrieved 23 November 2010.EO 119 (30 January 1987). Aqu<strong>in</strong>o, Corazon C.,Executive Order No. 119 - Reorganiz<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> M<strong>in</strong>istry ofHealth, its Attached Agencies <strong>and</strong> for O<strong>the</strong>r Purposes.http://www.chanrobles.com/executiveorders/1987/executiveorderno119-1987.html, retrieved on 9November 2010.PD 79 (8 December 1972). Marcos, Ferd<strong>in</strong><strong>and</strong> E.,Presidential Decree No. 79 - Revis<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> PopulationAct of N<strong>in</strong>eteen Hundred <strong>and</strong> Seventy-One. http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1972/pd_79_1972.html, retrieved on 9 November 2010.RA 1937 or Tariff <strong>and</strong> Customs Law (22 June 1957).Philipp<strong>in</strong>e Congress, Republic Act No. 1937 - AnAct to Revise <strong>and</strong> Codify <strong>the</strong> Tariff <strong>and</strong> CustomsLaws of <strong>the</strong> Philipp<strong>in</strong>es. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno1937book1.htm, retrieved on 9November 2010.RA 4623 or Revised Adm<strong>in</strong>istrative Code (19 June1965). Philipp<strong>in</strong>e Congress, Republic Act No. 4623 -An Act to Amend Sections N<strong>in</strong>eteen Hundred <strong>and</strong> Fifty-Four <strong>and</strong> N<strong>in</strong>eteen Hundred <strong>and</strong> Seventy-Eight-A of <strong>the</strong>Revised Adm<strong>in</strong>istrative Code. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno4623.html, retrievedon 9 November 2010.RA 4729 (18 June 1966). Philipp<strong>in</strong>e Congress,Republic Act No. 4729 - An Act to Regulate <strong>the</strong> Sale,Dispensation, <strong>and</strong>/or Distribution of ContraceptiveDrugs <strong>and</strong> Devices. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno4729.html, retrieved on 9November 2010.RA 6365 or Population Act (16 August 1971).Philipp<strong>in</strong>e Congress, Republic Act No. 6365 - AnAct Establish<strong>in</strong>g a National Policy on Population,Creat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Commission on Population <strong>and</strong> for o<strong>the</strong>rPurposes. http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno6365.html, retrieved on 9 November2010.End Note*1 DALY – disability adjusted life years. One DALY can be thoughtof as one lost year of “healthy” life.*2 The reasons <strong>in</strong> DHS were reorganized <strong>in</strong>to major groups by <strong>the</strong>authors. Table 11 provides <strong>the</strong> component details for all groups.*3 32 per cent of <strong>the</strong> 31 per cent of all women non-users that visiteda health facility equals 10 per cent of all women non-users*4 Davao del Norte <strong>and</strong> Compostela Valley*5 The percentage use of female sterilization was divided by <strong>the</strong>percentage of women who wanted no more children.*6 There is no <strong>in</strong>equity by wealth qu<strong>in</strong>tiles <strong>in</strong> IUD use: 4 per centof <strong>the</strong> lowest to <strong>the</strong> fourth qu<strong>in</strong>tile, <strong>and</strong> 2 per cent of <strong>the</strong> highestqu<strong>in</strong>tile used <strong>the</strong>m.*7 Unless qualified with <strong>the</strong> word “formal/formally”, <strong>the</strong> termmarried <strong>in</strong>cludes those liv<strong>in</strong>g toge<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>formal unions.*8 Data are unavailable for young women.*9 Referr<strong>in</strong>g to elected <strong>and</strong> autonomous government structures at <strong>the</strong>prov<strong>in</strong>ce, city, municipality <strong>and</strong> village (barangay) levels.*10 President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo replaced President JosephEjercito Estrada <strong>in</strong> January 2001 after anti-corruption massprotests forced him out of office. The new President held powerfor more than n<strong>in</strong>e years.*11 The f<strong>in</strong>al shipment reportedly arrived <strong>in</strong> 2010.*12 The temporary loss or lower<strong>in</strong>g of fertility of breastfeed<strong>in</strong>g womenup to about six months after childbirth.*13 An active anti-abortion <strong>and</strong> anti-contraception organization.*14 Under LGC, Rural Health Units (health centres) <strong>and</strong> BarangayHealth Stations (health posts) are controlled by municipalgovernments, so it is possible that services <strong>and</strong> supplies werema<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> some localities.1 National Statistical Coord<strong>in</strong>ation Board ( January 2004). A Viewof <strong>the</strong> Philipp<strong>in</strong>es – Geography. http://www.nscb.gov.ph/view/geography.asp, retrieved on 8 November 2010.2 National Statistics Office (8 December 2006). “Table 1. Summaryof projected population by sex <strong>and</strong> by s<strong>in</strong>gle-calendar year <strong>in</strong>terval,Philipp<strong>in</strong>es: 2000 – 2010, Medium assumption”, 2000 CensusbasedPopulation Projection <strong>in</strong> collaboration with <strong>the</strong> Inter-Agency Work<strong>in</strong>g Group on Population Projections. http://www.census.gov.ph/data/sectordata/popproj_tab1r.html, retrieved on 8November 2010.3 Lewis, M. Paul (ed.) (2009). Ethnologue: Languages of <strong>the</strong> World,Sixteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL <strong>International</strong>. Onl<strong>in</strong>e version,http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=PH,retrieved on 8 November 2010.4 National Statistics Office (9 September 2010). Almost n<strong>in</strong>e out often Filip<strong>in</strong>os are functionally literate (f<strong>in</strong>al results from <strong>the</strong> 2008Functional Literacy <strong>and</strong> Mass Media Survey). http://www.census.gov.ph/data/pressrelease/2010/pr10142tx.html, retrieved on 8November 2010. In this survey, a functionally literate person isone who can read, write <strong>and</strong> compute or one who can read, write,compute <strong>and</strong> comprehend. Persons who completed high school ora higher level of education are also considered functionally literate.5 World Bank (2009). Philipp<strong>in</strong>es at a Glance. http://devdata.worldbank.org/AAG/phl_aag.pdf, retrieved on 23 November2010.6 Commission on Population (2004). “Chapter 1: The urbansprawl”, State of <strong>the</strong> Philipp<strong>in</strong>e Population Report 2004. http://www.popcom.gov.ph/sppr/sppr03/pdfs/_Chapter%20I_NEW.pdf, retrieved on 8 November 2010.7 Bureau of Labor <strong>and</strong> Employment Statistics (August 1999).“Agricultural employment trends <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Philipp<strong>in</strong>es: <strong>the</strong> decadepast”, Labstat Updates, 3(14). http://www.bles.dole.gov.ph/PUBLICATION-ARCHIVES/LABSTAT%20UPDATES%20%28NEW%20CATEGORY%29/issues/vol3_14.pdf, retrievedon 8 November 2010.8 National Statistics Office (21 January 2010). “Table 1. Annualestimates for employed persons by <strong>in</strong>dustry, occupation, class of331