One for the album: Jennalyn, who has been designated as the Philippines' '100,000,000th baby', sleeping during a presentation at a government hospital in Manila. - AFP
MANILA: A baby girl born early yesterday has officially pushed the population of the Philippines to 100 million, highlighting the challenge of providing for more people in the already-impoverished nation.
The child, Jennalyn Sentino, was one of 100 babies born in state hospitals all over the archipelago who received the symbolic designation of “100,000,000th baby”.
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