'The Philippines is undergoing one of the longest city lockdowns in the world. President Rodrigo Duterte first announced the lockdown on March 16 2020, which has been extended on multiple occasions. It’s estimated that over 10 million Filipinos lost their jobs and livelihoods to the pandemic. Many are starving, especially those living in slums. 16-year-old Leia lives with her mother, 23 other siblings, nieces and nephews in a slum at Tondo, Manila. In order to feed herself and her family, she breaks quarantine restrictions to look for food scraps and leftover produce in markets. While community initiatives have tried to help the urban poor, donations are quickly drying up in this extended six-month lockdown. WATCH the full #Insight episode on COVID-19 In Philippines: The Starving Urban Poor: https://youtu.be/MQ5aYS4YFlQ ALSO WATCH: How Are Developing Countries Fighting COVID-19?: https://youtu.be/peqJF0vdLFI Crisis In Bali\'s Paradise: The COVID-19 Impact: https://youtu.be/MyDu0MjWrHM For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnainsider/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnainsider/ Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider'
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