It is not clear to me whether the government’s move sprung from its idea that overpopulation is one of the root causes of grinding poverty in the Philippines and hence, it must be put into a lower gear. (N.B.: I always assume perhaps with precision that the main roots of poverty in the country are graft and corruption and the unabated abuse and destruction of the environment and natural resources.) 
Haipo wazi kwangu iwapo hatua hii ya serikali inapata imetokana na fikra yake kuwa chanzo cha umasikini ni idadi kubwa sana ya watu nchini Ufilipino na hivyo ni lazima kasi ya kuzaliana ipunguzwe (N.B.: Siku zote huwa naamini kuwa msingi mkuu wa umasikini ni ubadhilifu na rushwa pia uharibifu wa mazingira usiodhibitiwa.)