The situation of the Filipino children: More reasons to support my charity

29 July 2007 153 views by: rhodilee One Comment

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Out of 25 million Filipino children, about 4 million are forced to work to feed their families
221,000 of these children engage in heavy physical work
1.1 million of these children face physical hazards

In a 1996 statistics, Metro Manila alone has 100,000 street children that are working as pickpockets, beggars and prostitutes.

Please support Children’s Hour, a charity that helps in providing a better future for the Filipino children.

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Congrats! one more post and you’re DONE!

# 29 July 2007 at 8:40 pm