Baby Jacob is 100 millionth baby in Region 1
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - A baby boy born at 12:19 am on Sunday was Ilocos Region's symbolic 100 millionth Filipino baby.Baby Jacob Rico Bien Francisco, who was born at the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center (ITRMC), was one of 100 babies born in state hospitals all over the country who received the symbolic designation of “100,000,000th baby.”
Jacob’s parents Jovelyn and Marbien, of Balaoan, La Union, received P5,000-worth of baby starter kit from the Population Commission while the ITRMC waived delivery charges.
The search for babies to be born on July 27 marks the birth of the symbolic baby to be counted as the 100 millionth Filipino, based on the 2010 population projections by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Other state hospitals in 81 provinces and 17 cities to include one city each from Metro Cebu and Metro Davao participated in the search, PopCom Director Irma Yapit said.
The government said the 100 millionth Pinoy baby is a symbol of hope and a challenge to make every Filipino count in development by ensuring that each Pinoy is able to live in a healthy, productive and livable environment.
Yapit said the symbolic event also highlights the significance of the Philippine population management program in pursuing national and local development.
State agencies will closely monitor the symbolic baby’s development throughout his life stages, to ensure that his basic physiological (food, clothing and shelter) and psycho-social (health, education, and eventually employment) needs are met. (Miriam Aquino/MCA/MPA/PIA1 La Union)
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