Our second day began at Escopa, still in the greater Manila City at a local school. These children arrived from 2 locations: the surrounding area as well as the squatter area. Last December a fire under a road bridge displaced the hundred families that lived there. Now they are camped into a covered basketball court, and the government is still arguing where to locate these people. We visited this temporary home and it was pathetic and dirty.
Needless to say, these families greatly appreciated the gift of your bedkit.
In the afternoon, we traveled to the slums of Tagiog. We were privileged to be joined by our Consul General of Canada to the Philippines, Andre Ducas and his lovely wife Gill. 400 hundred more happy faces left our hands today.
Linda Taiabjee
for the SCAW Philippines Travelling Team
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