Contributors iii -- Preface iv -- Foreword vi -- Introduction viii -- Acknowledgements xvi -- The Rafael M. Salas Foundation xvii -- Population, Resources and the Philippine Future : An Ecological Perspective 1 -- Religion and Responsible Parenthood 25 -- Ang Batas, Ang Pamilya, at Ang Pambansang Patakaran sa Populasyon 31 -- Education and the Filipino Family 39 -- Health and Nutrition and the Role of the Family 46 -- Family Enterprise : An Effective Way of Controlling Population 53 -- Housing and the Role of the Filipino Family 55 -- Treading the Philippine Population Distribution, Migration and Development Pathways 63 -- Population and Sustainable Development : A Status Report to Religious Leaders 100 -- Population and National Security 115 -- Engendering Development 128 -- A Society of Dignity at Peace with Nature 141

This collection makes accessible to the concerned reader some of the most thoughtful discussion about Philippines development. All the outstanding issues in the population and development debate appear to have been covered in the brilliant papers that compose this volume. Brought together by this volumes, the individually significant papers presented before the Rafael Salas Forum acquire a certain intellectual synergy. - - Preface