OurcorrespondentinMalina, HowardJohnson, explains I Century 41 yearoldRovellifromPersicoManila, isexpectingher 10thchild, conceivedshortlyafterthecitywentunderlockdown.
ThecountrycontinuestohaveoneofthehighestfertilityratesinSoutheastAsia, despite a laweightyearsagothatprovidedstatefundingtomakecontraceptionmorereadilyavailable.
Itcouldbe a Sias, probablyhalfofthepregnanciesnextyearsofarin a bedthatyoucanseeatDrJosefaBelly, a hospitaldoctorDianacarhepayinspectsoneoftheworld's busiestmaternitywardsbeforetheReproductiveHealthAct.