The Philippines set a new world record on forming the longest line of pencils on Saturday.

Spearheaded by the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), Departments of Education and Social Welfare and Development and SM Cares, the corporate social responsibility arm of SM Supermalls, some 2,000 students aged 14 to 17 formed a pencil line of 859 meters, besting the 459 meters set by Germany in 2015.

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