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LIVING ON WHEELS
Caught by Bulatlat’s camera in one of the more prosperous parts of
Quezon City is this family, literally living on wheels. They have
apparently made this dumping ground of used tires their “home,” as the
improvised cart containing what look like their belongings indicates. The
tires on which they have placed the piece of plywood they rest upon serve
as their only protection from the heat or cold that would emanate from the
pavement, depending on the time of the day. All over Metro Manila,
considered the country’s most prosperous region, are multitudes of
families in circumstances similar to those faced by this mother and her
three children – bitter indictments of a society where poverty can sink to
such low levels amid abundant wealth.
Photo by Aubrey SC Makilan/Bulatlat
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