Closing time at the top of the building that will turn into a new community house for re-housed slum dwellers.
Manila.
The Philippine economy is booming. In 2017, the country's economy was the tenth fastest growing in the world.
The government initiates many public construction projects that create growth and jobs for a large part of the population, but wages do not always meet rising prices for, among other things, housing and food. Inflation is rising in the country, making the Philippine economic situation unstable. This means that millions of Filipinos find themselves forced to find work abroad or in the informal sector.