MANILA, May 25 — One by one, Michelle Asinto’s six children take the plate of rice doused in soy sauce and eat their share before passing it on. This is what a meal can look like in the slums around the Philippine capital Manila. Under lockdown since March 16, many families have lost regular...
Maribel Ballena, 28, peels buckets of garlic with her daughter outside their shanty home, in the slum area of Tondo, Manila May 6, 2020. — Reuters pic
This is what a meal can look like in the slums around the Philippine capital Manila. Under lockdown since March 16, many families have lost regular incomes and forced to survive on government aid that can be sporadic and often not enough. They share a common area with dozens of other people, making social distancing almost impossible. Face masks, though mandatory, are an expense few can afford.
At Aimelyn Robeno’s home, three generations are crammed into a tiny, sweltering space, including siblings and 10-month-old baby.“We may be saved from the virus but it doesn’t matter if we’re going to die of hunger anyway.”
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