Manado, Aug. 31 -- The Head of the North Sulawesi Population and Civil Registry Office (Disdukcapil) Christodharma Sondakh said the demographic bonus depends on the younger generation.

"As the young generation, the demographic bonus rests on your shoulders. Will we become a nation that is advanced, productive, and prosperous, or the opposite?" Christodharma said in front of senior high school students of Public High School (SMAN) 9 in Manado on Saturday.

He explained that one of the efforts to develop advanced and productive nation begins with youths' awareness on population issues, reproductive health, and careful life planning through the Generasi Berencana (Planned Generation) program carried out by the National Population and Family...