80% of the Philippine population survives on less than $2 a day
46 million people are literally starving
Minimum wage is less than $10 a day
One year of high school costs less than $10, yet many still cannot afford it
Squatting is a social and economic problem in the Philippines. Squatters live in self-constructed houses, usually next to rivers contaminated with tons of waste. Most live without running water or electricity. I was completely unaware of squatting before I visited the Philippines. So to see it for the first time, and then to realize just how prevalent it is, was shocking.
I was desperate to get closer pictures but everyone warned that my camera would get swiped.
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