11:43 PM on 30th October 2011
Tiny and innocent, little Danica May Camacho
peers out at the world just moments after her birth at a hospital in the
Philippines.
Wearing a hat to keep the heat from escaping
through her head, she nestles against her mother’s skin as her proud parents
look on.
However, Danica’s birth is not only
significant to mother Camille and father Florante. She is one of the world’s
symbolic seven billionth occupants.
populated country in the world, joined the rest of the world as it welcomed its
symbolic seven billionth baby in a simple ceremony at the hospital.
Danica was born two minutes before midnight
and arrived to a celebratory cheer at the packed Government-run Jose Fabella
Hospital in Manila.
Weighing 5lbs 5oz, Danica May Camacho was
delivered amid an explosion of media flash bulbs in the delivery room at
Manila’s Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital.
Mother Camille Dalura said: ‘She looks so
lovely. I can’t believe she is the world’s seventh billion.’
The baby is the second child for Camille and
her partner Florante, who quietly stood in a corner wearing a white hospital
gown as television crews and photographers crowded to get a shot of his
daughter.
The parents and the baby were met by top
United Nations officials in the Philippines, who presented the child with a
small cake.
There were also gifts from local benefactors
including a scholarship grant for the child’s study, and a livelihood package to
enable the parents to start a general store.
Also on hand to witness the landmark event was
12-year-old Lorrize Mae Guevarra, who was declared the world’s symbolic six
billionth baby in 1999 and is now in the sixth grade.
Guevarra said: ‘I am very happy to see this
cute baby. I hope like me she will grow up to become healthy and well loved by
everyone.’
The child is one of several in countries
around the world being declared a symbolic seven billionth human.The United
Nations has declared October 31 as Seven Billion day – the date when the
globe’s population is estimated to reach seven billion.
It was hoped she would arrive at exactly
midnight, but she was delivered two minutes early.
Health Secretary Enrique Ona said the arrival
of the world’s seven billionth baby also presented the Philippines with an
opportunity to assess population related issues.
According to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
State of the World Population Report, the Philippines is the 12th most populous
country in the world with 94.9 million people.
China continues to have the biggest share of
the population at 1.35 billion, followed by India at 1.24 billion.
The report noted that in many parts of the
developing world, where population growth outpaces economic growth, reproductive
health care remains a crucial issue.
UNFPA representative Ugochi Daniels said that
while the Philippine population remains young, with people under 25 making up 54
percent of the total, they needed to be taught proper ‘life skills’ and about
sexual issues.
She said that while women were having fewer
children globally, the overall population continued to go up.
‘While our world of seven billion represents a
complex picture of trends and paradoxes, there are some essential global truths
we observe,’ she said. ‘Conversely, there is no one global population
outlook.’
The UNFPA said 10 percent of Filipino girls
aged 15 to 19 have started child bearing, with many of the young also
increasingly vulnerable to HIV.
There is scepticism over the accuracy of the
UN’s Seven Billion Day estimation, with critics saying there is no way of truly
telling when the population of the human race hits the landmark.
In the past century, the world’s population
has increased fourfold. And it has only been 12 years since the planet marked
six billion people.
Many independent demographers say the UN has
jumped the gun. Early 2013 is their best guess, but it could be as late as 2019
that the landmark is reached.
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using the number/letter grid:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z
Where:
A = 1 J = 1 S = 1
B = 2 K = 2 T = 2
C = 3 L = 3 U = 3
D = 4 M = 4 V = 4
E = 5 N = 5 W = 5
F = 6 O = 6 X = 6
G = 7 P = 7 Y = 7
H = 8 Q = 8 Z = 8
I = 9 R = 9
Danica Camacho
415931 3141386 49
her path of destiny = 49 = Chocolate birthday cake.
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using the number/letter grid:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z
Where:
A = 1 J = 1 S = 1
B = 2 K = 2 T = 2
C = 3 L = 3 U = 3
D = 4 M = 4 V = 4
E = 5 N = 5 W = 5
F = 6 O = 6 X = 6
G = 7 P = 7 Y = 7
H = 8 Q = 8 Z = 8
I = 9 R = 9
Danica May Camacho
DMC
443
her primary challenge (DC) and her salvation number (MC) both = 43 = Congratulations. Celebrating. Birthday.
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