MANILA — The Philippine government is moving forward with plans to relocate tens of thousands of squatters who live along waterways and flood-prone areas in the Manila region, after two weeks of typhoons and monsoon rains in early August caused dangerous flooding. But those slated to move to higher ground are ambivalent about the plan. Sofia Garque and a group of residents displaced from storm-damaged shanty homes next to a major port along Manila Bay visited their new ...
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