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Abstract
The study intended to provide additional information in order to widen the perspective and knowledge as a child-free. This study will help society gain insight into why Filipino millennials choose to not have children, as well as their social advantages and disadvantages. Child-free is a social issue that is not often discussed and has not received much attention in society. There are negative and positive reactions whenever other people know someone who’s voluntarily not wanting to have a child in the future. In order to know the factors that are causing Filipino millennials to be child-free, the researchers used descriptive research design and made an open-ended questionnaire, which involved 10 Filipino child-free millennials in Metro Manila. After gathering the data, the researchers utilized thematic analysis to thematize themes and codes needed for the study. The results indicate the reasons why Filipino millennials are reluctant to have children, with the most common answers being their childhood upbringing, experiences, financial ability to have children, and their desired life satisfaction. Along with the results, it also revealed the concerns of the participants and the stereotyping they experienced, they received criticisms from their family, workplace, and their surroundings wherein they opened up their decision and was not accepted by the society.
