110 9 million Pinoys seen in 2021
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PH population to hit 110 8M in 2021 -- Popcom
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Covid-19: The Philippines and its lockdown baby boom
BBC
Rovelie Zabala is heavily pregnant with her 10th child.
As we talk, the 41-year-old leans at an awkward angle, leveraging all her back strength to hold her ninth child in her arms. Carl, Jewel, Joyce… As Rovelie names her children, six-year-old Charlie shoots his mother a look of disapproval. Sorry, his name is Charlie, says Rovelie, innocently.
Rovelie had had seven children before she learnt about family planning, but this latest addition was a surprise conceived during one of the world s strictest lockdowns, which saw soldiers patrolling the streets in armoured personnel carriers, police checkpoints restricting movement and only one family member allowed out to shop for food supplies.