The population of Phillipines has now reached the 100 million mark and the health officials paid a visit to Chonalyn, the baby whose birth brought the country to 100 million citizens, to celebrate. The count of the population has been derived by the Philippine Statistics Authority. It has been claimed by the authority that three babies are now born in every single minute in Philippines, which has left many people worried.

The birth of Chonalyn took place in a government-run Jose Fabella hospital in Manila. The officials gifted the family of Chonalyn with a number of gifts in celebration. The baby's smiling mother received cake, infant clothing, and other gifts.

But many people are not very pleased with the news that population of Philippines has crossed 100 million. According to them, the country's population is likely to increase the pressure on the government to deal with the effective distribution of limited available resources.

Also, the government is not sure that how it will make it possible to ensure every child is receiving the opportunities to live a better life, said Health Secretary Enrique Ona.

Ben de Leon, president of the Forum for Family Planning and Development, said about 26 million of the country's 100 million people are affected by impoverishment. Further rise in population will only put more people under the category of poverty.

Klaus Beck, country representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA), blamed lack of sexual education and not taking protections as the major reasons behind rise in the population. Becks said the country needs to handle the issue of reproductive health care with paramount importance.

"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 official Commission on Population.