The ride from San Jose del Monte City in Bulacan to Diliman in Quezon City—a distance of about 23 kilometers—shouldn’t take more than one hour and a half. But for commuters like students Sarwen Abad and Lei Ann Soreto, it takes two and a half hours. “It’s suffering before the success,” 19-year-old Abad said. He...
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There’s no way home for some residents of 4 Marawi villages
MARAWI CITY, Philippines—Bantog Panomblayan firmly stomps on broken red tiles abandoned on the ground. “Eto na ngayon ang bahay ko,” he says. “Na-mimiss ko nga ‘to. Nu’ng nakita ko, parang sumama loob ko.” (This is my house now. When I saw these tiles, I felt angry. I miss my home.) The house is gone. Only...