Typhoon season in the Philippines puts the dismal quality of life of Filipinos in the spotlight

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Entire families hanging on to a semblance of an existence in little stilted shacks on flood plains, in cling-ons along the edges of storm water canals, and in hives hanging off the undersides of bridges. These paint a picture of a city straining under the weight of population growth that has outpaced an ability of the society to meet the commitments in resources and productivity gains demanded by that growth.

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Bongbong buried his father while Noynoy FAILED to solve his father's murder

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