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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
World
Jamela Alindogan

Filipinos stranded in capital after losing jobs amid pandemic

Filipinos stranded in capital after losing jobs amid pandemic

It has been more than two months since the Philippines government brought in coronavirus restrictions.

Thousands of unemployed workers who want to return to their home provinces or their jobs overseas are stranded in the capital.

Unable to earn, many of them have been forced to live on the streets.

The government says it is doing the best it can - but public outrage is growing.

Al Jazeera's Jamela Alindogan reports from Manila.

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