What we do not often see are the perseverance and hard work radiating from those children, exerting efforts to reach their dreams and ambitions in life.
800,000 workers affected by TY Hagupit, need emergency employment
The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates 800,000 workers from eight regions in the country have been affected by Typhoon Hagupit, locally known as Ruby, with their source of livelihood damaged or disrupted overnight. About 370,000 of these workers were in vulnerable employment, living in poverty and accepting whatever work is available to them.