Together with ACCE we visited Smoky Mountain at Tondo, Manila.
Philippines has many beautiful spots ^^, but also some eye sores(T_T)
So what did I saw on Smoky Mountain?
Naked children running and playing around garbage, not knowing the danger they are encountering.
Wood Debris being change to charcoal then sold for money.
The soot brings health hazards to the lungs of the people there.
Lastly, Philippine people even though they suffer poverty they can still managed to smile to life.
I am grateful for these Japanese persons member of ACCE because they bring light of hope to my fellow Filipinos.
This NPO ( non profit organization) or NGO ( non government organization) as they are called.
They were able to provide a pharmacy which sells medicines for low cost.
By home visit the locals, the homeowners may feel important that they are still part of the community because even in their humble state they can still received visitors from local and foreign lands.
Having someone to listen to you even in the lowest state will still give you pride.
I am glad even though they are poor they still have dreams for their children.
I hope Philippine government will really help them by giving them a security to have a home.
Smoky Mountain lands are private, they have electricity yes, but they are connected illegally.
What surprised me was they should not be paying for those illegal connections but, it turns out that houses with illegal connections pays more than the legal ones. In one of the family we visited and local folks living there, we learned that they pay electric bills 400~800 pesos per month. I was surprised because in the apartment we lived in our averaged electric bill per month was only 200~500 pesos, well we have a tv, 5 electric fans, a flat iron, my laptop, cellphone chargers and lights.
They can't have a legal connections because the land is private, it seems that rich people owning the land seems don't want them to established a decent community there, if that happens it will be hard for them to be kick out from their land.
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