IN PICS! 13 year old girl forced to marry a man 48 years old and become his fifth wife in Philippines

A 13-year-old child living in the Philippines, a country in Southeast Asia, has been forcibly married to a 48-year-old man. It was the fifth marriage of this person and now the child must follow the children of his age.

The child bride wore a white traditional gown as she sat beside the groom during the bizarre ceremony on October 22.Asnaira claimed she is "not afraid" of Abdulrzak because he is "nice to her"."I am learning how to cook because I’m not good at it now. I want to make my husband happy," she said.

Three weeks after getting married, Abdulzrak built a small house for the pair to live together. He works as a farmer while Asnaira carries out household chores and helps take care of Abdulrzak's children from his other marriages, who are the same age as her.

The United Nations defines child marriage as any formal marriage or informal union where one or both parties are under the age of 18.It says child marriage compromises the development of girls and results in early pregnancy and social isolation.

In some parts of the Philippines, the Muslim Law on Personal Status, based on Sharia law, allows marriage at the onset of puberty for girls. According to UNICEF data, the Philippines has 726,000 child brides - the 12th-highest total in the world.