MANILA (Oct 30): In teeming Manila, where poverty runs deep and millions lack adequate shelter, some of the living have found refuge among the dead. Laileah Cuetara s shanty sits atop a pair of raised tombs inside the Philippine capital s Manila North Cemetery, a sprawling 54ha public graveyard that is home to about 6,000 informal settlers [...]
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