Junrey Balawing, center, blows a candle as he celebrates his 18th birthday after being declared 'the world's shortest living man' by the Guinness World Records adjudicator Craig Glenday in ceremony at Sindangan Municipal Hall, Sindangan township, Zamboanga Del Norte province in Southern Philippines, Sunday June 12, 2011 which is coincidentally the Philippines' Independence Day. Balawing was officially declared 'the world's shortest living man' with a measurement of 23.5 inches (59.93 centimeters) dislodging Nepal's Khagendra Thapa Magar with a measurement of 26.4 inches. Behind is Balawing's sister Giselle.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)