population decline is not necessary the answer on why we're struggling in poverty now.why cant they decline graft and corruption instead??that would be a good start.but can we trust our leaders to cooperate??no, of course!their too busy putting up their greedy intentions into action.

This article by Antonio Montalvan simply presents its strong stand against Malthus theory and the very hot issues of the Philippine government on anti-life and anti-family bills.And I stood against Montalvan's principle and wanted to dispute and rebut about it. Yah, there are still other factors to be seen, but at large, population is dragging the country's economy.

Yes! I attest to the line, "The proposed bills are premised on the belief that we are poor because we are too many." And many of those who have more number of children are those under the low class. See! No matter how will you educate these group of people, like the natives, the "badjaos" and the other very least class in level --- they will not go for that.I understand this point, "Fewer births may (or may not) mean less expense for a family, depending on its priorities. What is certain however, is that less births means less people for the labor force in the next 20 years. Higher population densities do not necessarily translate into lower personal income". But, I strongly dropped this explanation! Why? What can you expect from a group of people having more numbers of children without quality input of resources? Our country is not charting of producing low-performing individuals. What can you expect from the "badjaos" flooding the streets? What can you gain from the narrow-minded of most "natives"?I strongly disagree with Montalvan's statement, "Population control is simply not the solution to poverty". I must stress and emphasize that population control is the solution to be saved from poverty and for the nation's economy be elevated.Come on, --- why look for other angles when we are obliged to solve this emerging chaos today! --- Population expolsion explodes like a bomb.Basically, how can a non-working couple having a least of five(5) children without income at all? How can we address basic needs for this? Then, how can situation like this help our country's economy?Let's focus on the fact about Family Income which includes primary income and receipts from other sources received by all family members during the calendar year, as paricipants in any economic activity or as recipients of transfers, pensions, grants, etc. (2000 FIES, NSO). So, what family income does the lower class of family have?Then, how can we coincide Montalvan's idea to this fact? In the Philippine official methodology, the poverty line may be viewed as the minimum income required to meet the food requirements and other non-food basic needs. (1997 Philippine Poverty Statistics, NSCB). How can basic needs be addressed effectively and efficiently, quality-wise if population floods out?Montalvan's insight is out of reality. We should deal with population control seriously otherwise we will be drowned by our own outputs of unhealthy and unwise decisions.

The Philippines is a democratic society through and through. As such, the citizens are allowed to do anything they want in their own rights which is not a violation of the law. The citizens are free to move on their own discretion, although one may argue that this is the reason why so many crimes are committed in the Philippines. Nonetheless, with the independence of the country came the independence of the people which earns high marks for the Philippines on this policy.

"Population Control is simply not the solution to poverty"