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Official Publication of the Philippine Information Agency Bicol Regional Office, in cooperation with the RIAC-REDIRAS - RDC Bicol



Thursday, July 24, 2014

100 millionth pinoy will be born on July 27

BY: AIDA A. NAZ

LEGAZPI CITY, July 24 (PIA) – The 100 millionth Filipino will be born in the early morning of Sunday, July 27, 2014 at exactly 12:06 a.m.

The Commission on Population (POPCOM) in Bicol is launching the search for not just one baby but seven babies who will be born exactly or closest to the designated time one each from the six Bicol provinces plus one coming from a chosen city in the region.

Based on estimates derived from the 2010 population projections of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the Philippines will reach 100 million population on the said date and time, POPCOM Bicol Regional Director Magdalena Abellera stated in a press release.

Abellera said that the 100 millionth baby is both a symbol of hope and challenge marking a celebration of life and a prospect for another productive citizen if proper care for his or her growth will be provided sustainably.

POPCOM Bicol Planning Officer Josephine Chua told the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) that the lucky babies will be given each a starter kit worth P5,000.00 provided that they are born in a government licensed facility or hospital through normal or spontaneous delivery.

“We will distribute official nomination forms to the hospitals that need to be certified by the attending doctor based on the Philippine Standard Time (PST),” Chua said.

POPCOM will officially launch the search through a press conference tomorrow in this city. Prior to its launching, PIA – Bicol in its capacity as chair of the Regional Population Executive Board will facilitate the meeting of the technical working group (TWG) composed of representatives from the Department of Health (DOH), National Nutrition Council (NNC), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHILHEALTH) and POPCOM.

According to PSA, the total population of the Philippines as of May 1, 2010 is 92,337,852 based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing. The census counts up to the barangay level were made official with the signing by President Benigno S. Aquino III of Proclamation No. 362 on March 30, 2012.

The 2010 population is higher by 15.83 million compared to the 2000 population of 76.51 million. In 1990, the total population was 60.70 million, PSA further revealed.

This means the Philippine population is increasing at the rate of 1.90 percent annually, on the average, during the period 2000-2010. This means that there were two persons added per year for every 100 persons in the population, the PSA said.

 The same census also revealed that among the 17 regions, CALABARZON (Region IVA) had the largest population with 12.61 million, followed by the National Capital Region (NCR) with 11.86 million and Central Luzon (Region III) with 10.14 million. The population of these three regions together comprised more than one-third (37.47 percent) of the Philippine population.

PSA – National Statistical Coordination Board Bicol reported that there are 5,711,500 Bicolanos in 2010 and the population will rise to 6,278,000 by 2015.

Camarines Sur is the most populated province in Bicol with 1,904,200 population in 2010 and will reach 2,102,200 next year. Albay comes in second with 1,313,900 people in 2010 and will reach 1,433,500 by next year. Meanwhile, Masbate lands at third with 870,200 population in 2010 which will have 960,600 population in 2015.

Sorsogon registered 803,400 population four years ago which is expected to increase to 889,900 next year. Camarines Norte’s totaled 564,000 in 2010 and will rise to 614,300 next year. Catanduanes remains as the less populated province in Bicol with only 255,800 population in 2010 and expects to have an increase of 277,500 in 2015.

The 2010 Census of Population and Housing (2010 CPH) was undertaken by the National Statistics Office in May-June 2010 pursuant to Batas Pambansa Blg. 72 and Commonwealth Act 591. About 82,000 fieldworkers, majority of who were DepEd public school teachers, were deployed during the nationwide census taking in 2010. The 2010 CPH was designed to take an inventory of the population and housing units in the Philippines nationwide and to collect information about their characteristics. Information on the count of the population and living quarters were collected with 12:01 a.m. of May 1, 2010 as the census reference time and date.

For the meantime, the country awaits to hear the first cry of the 100 millionth baby as Abellera referred to as a happy as well as challenging demographic moment in the lives of Filipinos. (MAL/JJJP-PIA5)
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