Blog Posts on slums

Iskwater There’s sumthin’ ‘bout Philippine... by Keep Calm and fArt! on Oct 6, 2011Iskwater There’s sumthin’ ‘bout Philippine slums that amazes me. I just don’t know exactly what it is.

Informal Settlements:Breeding Ground of Criminals by Uncomplicated on Mar 7, 2011The presence of informal settlements commonly referred to as squatter areas or slums is one of the pressing impacts of rapid urbanization. It is one of the major issues being encountered by the government today. The Philippines is among the countries...

Ang maganda sa ‘ting mga Pilipino, marunong ngumiti kahit ano pa man ang sitwasyong... by Pitik Bulag on Feb 22, 2011Ang maganda sa ‘ting mga Pilipino, marunong ngumiti kahit ano pa man ang sitwasyong kinalalagyan natin. ...

Tanghalian sa Paaralan: A Feeding Program by SUSTAINABLE PHILIPPINES on Jun 25, 2010Poor children of  school age drop out of school for many reasons.  Besides being pulled out early by their parents and forced to do labor, having no food to eat for breakfast and to pack as school lunch is also a common reality among poor students...

Getting Introduced to Kibera by Life as Experienced Daily on Jun 5, 2010Together with our team of seven from the Philippines, the first place of ministry we visited today was Kibera, one of the largest if not the largest slums in Africa. I just wanted to share these photos before I upload the rest on Facebook.Just imagi...

Tondo and Its Smoky Mountain by Adventures of the Coconuter on Dec 21, 2009Walk... Observe... See the world around you... in new and as many point of views as possible... READ THE REST OF THIS POST AND VIEW THE PICTURES ...

Don’t fall for that big liar in orange, Manny Villar by The Learning Life of Edward Palomo on Dec 7, 2009

GMA to replicate kariton classrooms – what was she thinking? by cerebral insights on Dec 1, 2009I wonder what GMA meant when she said she wanted to replicate the kariton classrooms initiated by Efren Peñaflorida. I mean, does she not recognize that the reason why these kind of classrooms existed in the first place was because of the inability...

Safety for Residents in banks of Rivers, Lakes by Girbaudz's Universe on Oct 19, 2009Finally, the Office of the President is wizening up to the impact of calamity not only in Metro Manila but on a national scale. On October 15, 2009, Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed an Executive Order stopping squatters or informal settl...

Free New Music Albums and News by on Sep 9, 2009Free New Music Albums and News http://sound-of-slums.blogspot.com/...