Access to Birth Control
Access to contraception is a fundamental right that empowers individuals to take control of their reproductive health. Whether through public health centers, private organizations, NGOs, or drugstores, birth control should be accessible and affordable for everyone who needs it.
Public Health Centers
Public health centers provide free or low-cost birth control options, including contraceptive pills, injectables, and condoms. They also offer family planning counseling and reproductive health services, making contraception accessible to underserved communities.
Government Health Facilities
This includes Barangay Health Centers, Rural Health Units (RHUs), City Health Offices, and Public Hospitals, which provide free or affordable birth control options, family planning services, and counseling.
Commission on Population and Development Centers
They offer family planning programs and resources.
Private Organizations
Private organizations offer a range of birth control methods through clinics and telehealth services. They often provide confidential consultations, modern contraceptive options, and educational programs to empower individuals in making informed reproductive health choices.
Private Hospitals and Clinics
They can guide you in choosing the best contraceptive method. They also offer consultations, prescriptions, and procedures like IUD insertion or implants.
Kindred
Kindred is a private women's health clinic in the Philippines that provides holistic, patient-centered care through virtual and in-clinic services.
Hara Clinic PH
Hara Clinic PH is a holistic and inclusive healthcare clinic specializing in gender and sexual health, offering services such as birth control, reproductive health consultations, and LGBTQ+ affirming care.
NGOs
NGOs play a crucial role in expanding access to contraception, especially in marginalized communities. They focus on advocacy, education, and providing free or subsidized birth control methods to promote reproductive rights and family planning.
Likhaan Center for Women's Health
They provide reproductive health services, including free contraceptives, counseling, and maternal care, especially for marginalized communities.
Roots of Health (Ugat ng Kalusugan)
Based in Palawan, this NGO focuses on reproductive health education and services, offering free birth control options such as contraceptive pills, injectables, and condoms.
Family Planning Organization of the Philippines
One of the oldest NGOs advocating for reproductive health, FPOP provides access to contraceptives, family planning counseling, and sexual health education in various communities nationwide.
Drugstores
Drugstores serve as convenient access points for over-the-counter and prescription contraceptives. They offer birth control pills, condoms, emergency contraception, and other family planning products, with some branches providing online ordering and home delivery.
Mercury Drug
Mercury Drug offers a variety of contraceptive pills, condoms, injectables, and emergency contraception. They are available in-store and via online ordering (depending on location).
Watsons
Watsons sells birth control pills, condoms, and emergency contraception. They are available in physical stores, mobile app, and online delivery.
Southstar Drug
Southstar drug provides contraceptive pills, condoms, and injectables. Some branches allow online ordering and home delivery.
Generika Drugstore
Generika Drugstore specializes in affordable generic contraceptive pills and other family planning products. They offer pharmacist consultation for guidance.
The Generics Pharmacy
The Generics Pharmacy sells budget-friendly generic contraceptive pills and condoms. The are available in-store at various locations nationwide.