Population Institute

The Institute is proud of its alumni's valuable contribution to sustainable development. Their work not only advances academic knowledge but also proposed solutions for pressing global challenges.

Two graduates of the Master in Population Studies program of the UP Population Institute are joining the roster of UPPI alumni pursuing doctoral degrees abroad.

The UPPI has one of the largest delegations at the recently concluded 2025 Philippine Population Association International Scientific Conference, held at Bicol University from March 6 to 7, 2025. UPPI sent 15 delegates to the event, including all seven faculty members in attendance.

The Institute is pleased to announce that the research proposal entitled, "Studying the understudied phenomenon: Levels, trends, and correlates of under-15 fertility in the Philippines," by Assoc. Prof. Maria Paz N. Marquez and Prof. Maria Midea M. Kabamalan has been selected for the 2024 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Mentored Papers Program.

The Institute showed full support for the 2024 National Conference on Family Planning, held on November 20-21, 2024, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Pasig City. The Scientific and Program Committee for this two-day event was chaired by UPPI Faculty Dr. Grace T. Cruz. UPPI University Researcher Klarriness P. Tanalgo and Assistant Professor Mark Ryan B. Paguirigan also helped in the conference preparations.

The UPPI celebrated six decades of pioneering research in demography and population studies in the Philippines on 8 November 2024, at the Atencio-Libunao Hall, University of the Philippines Diliman. With the theme “From counting people to making people count,” the event commemorated the milestones of the Institute and honored individuals instrumental in its growth.