The Philippine population comprises 1.37 percent
of the world’s total population. Its growth was 3.8 percent as of 2010 and by
2013 the annual growth increased by 1.7 percent. The growth of the population
both had negative and positive effects.
The largest proportions of employed population
are the laborers and the unskilled workers which are 32.4 percent followed by
farmers, forestry workers and fishermen with 16.2 percent share of the total
employed population.
This is one of the positive effects of the
increase of population. The increase of the population also increases the
employment rate. The biggest resources we have are the human resources, the
dollars they send are a big help to the economy.
Despite the help of the population increase to
our economy there is also a downside to this. The most common negative effects
is the rapid increase of the poverty rates. One of the cause of which is
teenage pregnancy. They get pregnant at an early age and do not have the
financial capability to support both their child and their selves. One in three
births in the Philippines is unplanned either unwanted or untimed.
There are different solutions to this, two of
which is the functional literacy and family planning. For me, being
functionally literate means one had the proper education to know the
consequences of what one means to therefore decreasing not only the rapid
growth of teenage pregnancy but also the crime rates in our country.
In conclusion both the positive and negative effects
of overpopulation should not be ignored and should be given attention.
