MANILA -- Media advocates for responsible parenthood and natural family planning are joining Tuesday’s National Population Congress with 1,500 participants nationwide which, the Commission on Population is sponsoring with the theme: “Sa Tamang Agwat ng Pangnganganak, Buhay ay Aangat.”

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Selected members of the Visayas Media Advocates for Responsible Parenthood (VIMAR) include Felix Codilla III - West Leyte Express, Editha Colmo - Manila Bulletin/Negros Daily Bulletin, Felipe Celino - Panay News Capiz, Jun Aguirre - Hala Bira News Weekly, Rafael Tillaflor - News Express, Chita Heap - Western Visayas Explorer, Jose Ma. Vasquez – Radyo Natin Hinigaran, Michael Salvani - Wild FM, Bobby Del Rosario – Radyo Natin Guihulgan, Johanna Natavio - RGMA 7, Andrew Falsis - RMN Iloilo, Aldwin Gravador - RN FM Bais, Annie Lee Bautista - RGMA DYRU Kalibo, Joseph Tomias - RN Bayawan, Jonathan Javelosa - Radyo Natin Sagay, and Dino Taladico - Hot FM.

A media briefing on the population development congress and fellowship at 6 p.m. will be held today at Lotus Garden Hotel while the POPDEV Congress will be held at the Manila Hotel tomorrow.

VIMAR was established last Oct. 2 by POPCOM through the Philippine NGO Council on Population and Health spearheaded by its executive director Dr. Eden Divinagracia. The media core group is aimed at heightening people’s awareness with regard population management and development with responsible parenting and natural family planning as the major platform of the advocacy.