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Philippine infant pushes population over 100m mark
A 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 impoverished nation.
The newborn, 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.”
“This is both an opportunity and a challenge ... an opportunity we should take advantage of and a challenge we recognize,” said Juan Antonio Perez, executive director of the Philippine Commission on Population.
While a growing population means a larger workforce, it also means more dependents in a country where about 25 percent of people live in poverty, he said.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/07/28/2003596095
