A whole bunch of fishermen and their households who’ve settled in precarious floating homes north of Manila Bay endure an environmental and concrete siege as a result of rise in sea stage, the development of an airport and the tons of drifting rubbish that choke their livelihood.
Vincent Omolida, 41, and his spouse, Melissa Salvación, 37, reside within the Sitio Pariahan settlement, about 30 kilometers north of Manila. 4 years in the past, earlier than the relentless rise of the waters, they needed to abandon their home and construct a brand new dwelling a number of hundred meters additional again in a row of dilapidated and windowless shacks.
It was unprotected from the onslaught of typhoons and storms.
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