Pope Paul VI wrote the 1967 encyclical Populorum Progressio to advocate for the economic development of all people and nations. The Pope argued that the global economy should serve humanity, not just the wealthy. He expressed concern that the gap between rich and poor nations was growing and called on wealthy countries to promote solidarity and provide aid to developing nations. The encyclical outlined Catholic social teachings on workers' rights, just wages, and the universal destination of resources.

1. POPULORUM
PROGRESSIO
“The development of the people”

2. Populorum Progressio
 Populorum progressio is an encyclical written by Pope Paul
VI on the topic of "the development of peoples" and that the
economy of the world should serve mankind and not just the
few. It was released on 26 March 1967.
 It touches on a variety of principles of Catholic social
teachings such as the right to just wage; the right to security
of employment; the right to fair and reasonable working
conditions; the right to join a union; and the universal
destination of resources and goods

3. Summary
 Pope Paul VI wrote the encyclical Populorum Progressio in 1967 to address the world
economy and its effect on peoples. The Church is committed to advocating for a secure
food supply, cures for diseases, and stable employment. Each nation needs the social
and economic structure necessary to achieve growth. The growing gap between rich
and poor nations and increasing signs of social unrest demonstrate the severity of the
situation. The Church has long made efforts to help nations develop, but their great
needs must be answered by their fellow countries. The wealthiest nations must give aid
and promote solidarity with developing nations, he says. All of humanity is called to
lend a hand toward helping those in need.

4. Main Concerns
 1. Dignity of a Human Person
 2. Common Good and Community
 3. Rights and Responsibilities
 4. Option for the Poor
 5. Global Solidarity and Deployment

5. 1. Dignity of a Human Person
 "The idea that all people are sacred and should be treated equally disregarding disability,
race, age, or poverty". o At its most basic, the concept of human dignity is the belief that all
people hold a special value that’s tied solely to their humanity. It has nothing to do with their
class, race, gender, religion, abilities, or any other factor other than them being human.
 The struggle against destitution, though urgent and necessary, is not enough. It is a question,
rather, of building a world where every man, no matter what his race, religion or nationality,
can live a fully human life, freed from servitude imposed on him by other men or by natural
forces over which he has not sufficient control; a world where freedom is not an empty word
and where the poor man Lazarus can sit down at the same table with the rich man.

6. 2. Common Good and Community
 "All people have the right to seek the common good in a society".
 We know, however, that a revolutionary uprising–save where there is
manifest, long-standing tyranny which would do great damage to fundamental
personal rights and dangerous harm to the common good of the country–
produces new injustices, throws more elements out of balance and brings on
new disasters. A real evil should not be fought against at the cost of greater
misery.

7. 3. Rights and Responsibilities
 "Humans have the right to life: life, food, shelter, education, health care, and
freedom of speech".
 Freedom from misery, the greater assurance of finding subsistence, health
and fixed employment; an increased share of responsibility without
oppression of any kind and in security from situations that do violence to their
dignity as men; better education–in brief, to seek to do more, know more and
have more in order to be more: that is what men aspire to now when a
greater number of them are condemned to live in conditions that make this
lawful desire illusory.

8. 4. Option for the Poor
 "Does not group the poor into a class, it rather states that the devastation of the poor affect
the entire society".
 “If someone who has the riches of this world sees his brother in need and closes his heart to
him, how does the love of God abide in him?” (1 Jhon 3:17). It is well known how strong were
the words used by the Fathers of the Church to describe the proper attitude of persons who
possess anything towards persons in need. To quote Saint Ambrose: “You are not making a gift
of your possessions to the poor person. You are handing over to him what is his. For what has
been given in common for the use of all, you have arrogated to yourself. The world is given to
all, and not only to the rich.”

9. 5. Global Solidarity and Deployment
 "We are on human family of God's creation. We must agree on the positive
moral, spiritual and cultural dimensions of each individual person".
 The solidarity between the rich and the poor is strongly encouraged. This act
would help reduce the impact of poverty and provide the kind act of helping
other’s.

10. Populorum Progressio and the 6
Aspects of the Human Person
 1. The Importance of Others
 2. The Importance of Having Direction in Life
 3. The Importance of Communication and Language
 4. The Importance of Character and Ones Body
 5. The Importance of Conscience
 6. Three Senses of Conscience

11. Case Analysis on the Relation
of Unemployment and Abortion
in CARAGA, Philippines
Presenters:
TIWANAK, EDESSA MARIE Z.
TURNUAS, MARJORIE
VILLALON, NORVIJUN

13. Scriptural Background
 "Be fruitful and multiply" (Genesis 1:28)
 “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land
that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against
your poor brother, but you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need,
whatever it may be.” (Deuteronomy 15:7-8)

14. Introduction
 Our economic landscape dramatically changed in the recent years due to the occurrence of the
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID -19) pandemic. The emergence of its various variants further
challenged the CARAGA Region’s outlook and saw new waves of lockdowns and protocols.
 Erratic weather disturbances, notably Typhoons Auring in February and Odette in December
2021, also impacted the Region and its economy. The imposition of stringent community
quarantines due to the pandemic, which impacted economic activities, contributed to
increased poverty incidence, among others.
 Meanwhile, the Philippines remains to have one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the
world. Despite the restrictive law, many Filipino women still seek out abortions. Emerging
estimates from 2020 project that around 1.26 million abortions were induced in the country.
Some of these induced abortions are from low to middle-class women who were too young
(ages 15-19) and not financially stable to provide for their unborn child.

15. Body
 In a data presented by Regional Director Alexander A. Makinano of POPCOM-Caraga during the
Second Gender and Development Focal Point System Virtual Meeting, 2,337 cases of teenagers,
aged between 15 to 19 years, became pregnant on the first quarter of the year, while 2,081
were expectant in the second quarter, the time where first confirmed cases of coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) were tallied.
 The POPCOM official said a teenage mom, who is not well educated cannot assume parental
and familial responsibilities as they are still dependent on their parents and families.

16.  On the other hand, a study conducted by PINSAN in 2020 found 1.26 million abortions were
carried out in the country, “placing the lives and health of Filipina women at risk.” And that
figure is expected to grow. Another study by the University of the Philippines estimated that
1.1 million abortions occur every year in the country.
 Under the Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines (1987), Article II, Section 12 it states
that “The State recognizes the sanctity of family life and shall protect and strengthen the
family as a basic autonomous social institution. It shall equally protect the life of the mother
and the life of the unborn from conception. The natural and primary right and duty of parents
in the rearing of the youth for civic efficiency and the development of moral character shall
receive the support of the Government.”

17. The reasons why women have abortions are
diverse and vary across the country
Reasons include:
 maternal health,
 an inability to afford a child because of unemployment,
 domestic violence,
 lack of support,
 feeling they are too young,
 wishing to complete education or advance a career,
 and not being able or willing to raise a child conceived as a result of rape or incest.

18. eal Scenario
Over half of women who have
had an abortion in the
Philippines were not using any
family planning and of those
that were, three-quarters were
using natural methods
advocated by the government
such as rhythm or withdrawal,
according to a survey by the
U.S.-based. Guttmacher
Institute

19.  TESDA are offering Technical and Vocational Livelihood programs to Filipinos so that they can
join the labor force. There are also community-based TESDA trainings that teaches skills like
welding, garments, vehicle driving, electrical maintenance, and other skills that can greatly
help Filipinos get a job.
 LGUs or the Local Government Units are also mobilizing their cooperative livelihood programs
to help those people especially in rural areas where employment is very low. These livelihood
programs specialize in that specific area’s specialty like PAMANA where locals can gather and
sell their own produce in a local market to earn money.
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20. Family Planning
 Meanwhile, Catholic clerics in the Philippines urge their
congregations to use natural family methods. “The natural
family planning method is a good option, not only a good one
but an effective one,” Father Melvin Castro, executive
secretary of the Episcopal Commission on Family and Life,
told Reuters in an interview

21. Educate the Youth
 In the Department of Education, sex education is taught in MAPEH and integrated in other
subjects for students to be aware of proper reproductive health care and what are the possible
consequences of unwanted and teenage pregnancies. There are also symposiums conducted to
educate these young people and answer their inquiries instead of exploring on their own that
might result to negative effects without proper guidance.

22. CONCLUSION
 The official teachings of the Catechism of the Catholic Church promulgated by Pope John Paul
II in 1992 oppose all forms of abortion procedures whose direct purpose is to destroy a zygote,
blastocyst, embryo or fetus, since it holds that "human life must be respected and protected
absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human
being must be recognized as having the rights of a person – among which is the inviolable right
of every innocent being to life."
 Education is the key for preventing situations like unwanted pregnancies especially among
teenage girls. Proper family planning is vital for young and old couples alike to avoid unwanted
pregnancies and to plan out the possible actions without resorting to abortion.
 Meanwhile, the unemployment situation in the Region can be minimized with the focus turning
towards technical and vocational jobs instead.

23. POPULORUM
PROGRESSIO
Presenters:
TIWANAK, EDESSA MARIE Z.
TURNUAS, MARJORIE P.
VILLALON, NORVIJUN P.
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