The Philippines is not yet reaping the benefits of having a young population because of persistently high fertility rates in the country, contrary to recent claims that the economy is already in the demographic “sweet spot,” a new National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) study revealed.

Spearheaded by NEDA and supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the report titled “Demographic Sweet Spot and Dividend in the Philippines:

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