Visiting the Philippines for the first time (in my teenage years) made such impact on me. The culture and environment was so different than here in the United States. What I noticed is that tourists usually stay within the confines of Metro Manila, the city full of tall buildings, nice hotels, and huge shopping malls. Since most of my family lives in Manila, I was able to look at the communities lying outside Metro Manila. These are the places that I think of when I think of Manila. They are places that are dirty, run-down and crowded and they are located all over Manila. Although my aunt lives in a nice subdivision, right behind the wall of the community is an even larger community of “squatters.” These people make use of whatever materials they can find to make homes. Their homes are tiny and piled up right against and on top of each other. This is just a starting point but maybe there’s a way to create cheap but safer living environments for the people who live here.
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