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Residents
living in a squatters area wait for a free meal consisting of rice,
chicken and vegetables given on a daily basis by a South Korean
missionary in Tondo, Manila, Sept. 21, 2012.
The predominately Catholic country has one of Asia's fastest-growing populations together with significant levels of chronic poverty. While neighbors have accelerated towards prosperity, the Philippines has lagged. Full story…
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Mothers
stay with their babies in tandem beds at a ward often occupied by
around 300 mothers at one time, in Jose Fabella maternity hospital in
Manila, Sept. 12.
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Health
workers show the proper use of a condom during a family planning
session held in the Likhaan center, an NGO clinic in Tondo, Manila, Aug.
6. The women, who brought along their children, reacted
enthusiastically to the session. Attendees are offered free
contraception, such as pills or condoms.
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Women
hold their babies while waiting for a free pediatric check-up at a
local government health center in Manila, Aug. 6. About 50 people come
through each day to have their babies checked for common illnesses like
diarrhea and colds.
Erik De Castro / Reuters
Some
of the 14 Cabiya-an siblings sleep side by side in a cramped one
bedroom shanty in Manila, Sept. 12. The household's daily income is $6
U.S.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Philippines defies church to push family planning
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