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A firefighter is seen wearing a facemask as a fire engulfs houses of a slum community on April 15, 2020 in Manila, Philippines. According to authorities, more than a hundred residents were rendered homeless after a fire razed the slum community, amid a government lockdown which has made the country's homeless vulnerable and in need of aid. Close to 70 percent of the homeless population are in Metro Manila and survive by begging, or collecting and reselling plastic and metal scraps. The Philippines' main island Luzon, which includes the capital Manila, remains on lockdown as authorities continue to struggle with the growing number of coronavirus, Covid-19 cases. Land, sea, and air travel has been suspended, while government work, schools, businesses, and public transportation have been ordered shut in a bid to keep some 55 million people at home. The Philippines' Department of Health has so far confirmed 5,223 cases of the coronavirus in the country, with at least 335 recorded fatalities. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

A firefighter is seen wearing a facemask as a fire engulfs houses of a slum community on April 15, 2020 in Manila, Philippines. According to authorities, more than a hundred residents were rendered homeless after a fire razed the slum community, amid a government lockdown which has made the country's homeless vulnerable and in need of aid. Close to 70 percent of the homeless population are in Metro Manila and survive by begging, or collecting and reselling plastic and metal scraps. The Philippines' main island Luzon, which includes the capital Manila, remains on lockdown as authorities continue to struggle with the growing number of coronavirus, Covid-19 cases. Land, sea, and air travel has been suspended, while government work, schools, businesses, and public transportation have been ordered shut in a bid to keep some 55 million people at home. The Philippines' Department of Health has so far confirmed 5,223 cases of the coronavirus in the country, with at least 335 recorded fatalities. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)



Catholic church altar boys walk down the aisle through the empty Holy Rosary parish church with photos of parishioners taped on church pews, as part of social distancing measures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, at the start of a procession for Easter Sunday mass in Angeles City, Pampanga province on April 12, 2020. (Photo by Ted Aljibe/AFP Photo)

Catholic church altar boys walk down the aisle through the empty Holy Rosary parish church with photos of parishioners taped on church pews, as part of social distancing measures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, at the start of a procession for Easter Sunday mass in Angeles City, Pampanga province on April 12, 2020. (Photo by Ted Aljibe/AFP Photo)



Residents retrieve their things as a fire engulfs their houses in a slum community on April 15, 2020 in Manila, Philippines. According to authorities, more than a hundred residents were rendered homeless after a fire razed the slum community, amid a government lockdown which has made the country's homeless vulnerable and in need of aid. Close to 70 percent of the homeless population are in Metro Manila and survive by begging, or collecting and reselling plastic and metal scraps. The Philippines' main island Luzon, which includes the capital Manila, remains on lockdown as authorities continue to struggle with the growing number of coronavirus, Covid-19 cases. Land, sea, and air travel has been suspended, while government work, schools, businesses, and public transportation have been ordered shut in a bid to keep some 55 million people at home. The Philippines' Department of Health has so far confirmed 5,223 cases of the coronavirus in the country, with at least 335 recorded fatalities. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

Residents retrieve their things as a fire engulfs their houses in a slum community on April 15, 2020 in Manila, Philippines. According to authorities, more than a hundred residents were rendered homeless after a fire razed the slum community, amid a government lockdown which has made the country's homeless vulnerable and in need of aid. Close to 70 percent of the homeless population are in Metro Manila and survive by begging, or collecting and reselling plastic and metal scraps. The Philippines' main island Luzon, which includes the capital Manila, remains on lockdown as authorities continue to struggle with the growing number of coronavirus, Covid-19 cases. Land, sea, and air travel has been suspended, while government work, schools, businesses, and public transportation have been ordered shut in a bid to keep some 55 million people at home. The Philippines' Department of Health has so far confirmed 5,223 cases of the coronavirus in the country, with at least 335 recorded fatalities. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)



A statue of Baby Jesus is seen next to other retrieved belongings as a fire engulfs houses in a slum community on April 15, 2020 in Manila, Philippines. According to authorities, more than a hundred residents were rendered homeless after a fire razed the slum community, amid a government lockdown which has made the country's homeless vulnerable and in need of aid. Close to 70 percent of the homeless population are in Metro Manila and survive by begging, or collecting and reselling plastic and metal scraps. The Philippines' main island Luzon, which includes the capital Manila, remains on lockdown as authorities continue to struggle with the growing number of coronavirus, Covid-19 cases. Land, sea, and air travel has been suspended, while government work, schools, businesses, and public transportation have been ordered shut in a bid to keep some 55 million people at home. The Philippines' Department of Health has so far confirmed 5,223 cases of the coronavirus in the country, with at least 335 recorded fatalities. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

A statue of Baby Jesus is seen next to other retrieved belongings as a fire engulfs houses in a slum community on April 15, 2020 in Manila, Philippines. According to authorities, more than a hundred residents were rendered homeless after a fire razed the slum community, amid a government lockdown which has made the country's homeless vulnerable and in need of aid. Close to 70 percent of the homeless population are in Metro Manila and survive by begging, or collecting and reselling plastic and metal scraps. The Philippines' main island Luzon, which includes the capital Manila, remains on lockdown as authorities continue to struggle with the growing number of coronavirus, Covid-19 cases. Land, sea, and air travel has been suspended, while government work, schools, businesses, and public transportation have been ordered shut in a bid to keep some 55 million people at home. The Philippines' Department of Health has so far confirmed 5,223 cases of the coronavirus in the country, with at least 335 recorded fatalities. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)



Vehicles wait in line at a checkpoint at the border between Las Pinas and Cavite province, Metro Manila, Philippines, 14 April 2020. According to reports, the Philippine Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Disease will disclose to the public the personal information of patients who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) to strengthen the country’s contact tracing efforts. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA/EFE)

Vehicles wait in line at a checkpoint at the border between Las Pinas and Cavite province, Metro Manila, Philippines, 14 April 2020. According to reports, the Philippine Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Disease will disclose to the public the personal information of patients who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) to strengthen the country’s contact tracing efforts. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA/EFE)



A Catholic priest kisses the feet of a homeless man during a traditional Holy Thursday ceremony at a university that temporirily shelters the homeless amid the lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manila, Philippines, April 9, 2020 . (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)

A Catholic priest kisses the feet of a homeless man during a traditional Holy Thursday ceremony at a university that temporirily shelters the homeless amid the lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manila, Philippines, April 9, 2020 . (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)



Girls hang out with their dogs on the roof of their house as the Philippine government enforces home quarantine to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Metro Manila, Philippines, April 21, 2020. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)

Girls hang out with their dogs on the roof of their house as the Philippine government enforces home quarantine to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Metro Manila, Philippines, April 21, 2020. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)



Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo “Ponpon” Vasquez Jr, 47, wears personal protective equipment (PPE) as he conducts an impromptu baptism on an infant, after visiting the family's home to give a blessing to one of their relatives who was ill, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 22, 2020. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)

Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo “Ponpon” Vasquez Jr, 47, wears personal protective equipment (PPE) as he conducts an impromptu baptism on an infant, after visiting the family's home to give a blessing to one of their relatives who was ill, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 22, 2020. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)



Filipino Catholic priests Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, and Rey Amancio, 31, wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as they make their way to a home to bless a deceased woman's ashes, amid the prohibition of religious gatherings, including funerals, during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2020. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)

Filipino Catholic priests Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, and Rey Amancio, 31, wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as they make their way to a home to bless a deceased woman's ashes, amid the prohibition of religious gatherings, including funerals, during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2020. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)



Filipino Catholic priest Rey Amancio, 31, wears personal protective equipment as he blesses a deceased person inside a morgue, amid the prohibition of religious gatherings including funerals, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2020. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)

Filipino Catholic priest Rey Amancio, 31, wears personal protective equipment as he blesses a deceased person inside a morgue, amid the prohibition of religious gatherings including funerals, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2020. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)



A security guard stands in front of a banner as residents clap and sing from their windows to pay tribute to health workers, essential personnel and security forces during an enhanced community quarantine to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Manila, Philippines,  Sunday, April 12, 2020. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)

A security guard stands in front of a banner as residents clap and sing from their windows to pay tribute to health workers, essential personnel and security forces during an enhanced community quarantine to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, April 12, 2020. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)



A Muslim woman wears a protective mask as she goes to a public market during an enhanced community quarantine to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Manila, Philippines on Thursday April 23, 20200. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)

A Muslim woman wears a protective mask as she goes to a public market during an enhanced community quarantine to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Manila, Philippines on Thursday April 23, 20200. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)



Motorcycle riders crowd a military checkpoint in Las Pinas city, Metro Manila, Philippines, 20 April 2020. According to reports, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened a martial law-like crackdown in case the number of quarantine violators continues to rise. Police said more than 100,000 individuals have violated the quarantine protocols – caught outside their homes without valid reasons. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Motorcycle riders crowd a military checkpoint in Las Pinas city, Metro Manila, Philippines, 20 April 2020. According to reports, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened a martial law-like crackdown in case the number of quarantine violators continues to rise. Police said more than 100,000 individuals have violated the quarantine protocols – caught outside their homes without valid reasons. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)



A man wearing a protective mask passes by a sign placed in the middle of a road during a stricter community quarantine to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Manila, Philippines, Friday, April 24, 2020. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte angrily threatened to declare martial law after accusing communist rebels of killing two soldiers who were escorting food and cash deliveries during a coronavirus quarantine. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)

A man wearing a protective mask passes by a sign placed in the middle of a road during a stricter community quarantine to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Manila, Philippines, Friday, April 24, 2020. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte angrily threatened to declare martial law after accusing communist rebels of killing two soldiers who were escorting food and cash deliveries during a coronavirus quarantine. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)



A Catholic devotee prays outside a closed church along an empty highway, defying government orders to avoid religious gatherings and stay home to curb the spread of the coronavirus, as he commemorates Good Friday on April 10, 2020 in Manila, Philippines. Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is observed during Holy Week on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday. Most Easter celebrations in the Philippines have been cancelled after religious gatherings have been banned as part of government lockdown measures imposed on the country's main island Luzon to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Land, sea, and air travel has been suspended, while government work, schools, businesses, and public transportation have been ordered shut in a bid to keep some 55 million people at home. The Philippines' Department of Health has so far confirmed 4,076 cases of the new coronavirus in the country, with at least 203 recorded fatalities. The Philippines is the only Roman Catholic majority in Southeast Asia with around 85% practicing the faith. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

A Catholic devotee prays outside a closed church along an empty highway, defying government orders to avoid religious gatherings and stay home to curb the spread of the coronavirus, as he commemorates Good Friday on April 10, 2020 in Manila, Philippines. Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is observed during Holy Week on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday. Most Easter celebrations in the Philippines have been cancelled after religious gatherings have been banned as part of government lockdown measures imposed on the country's main island Luzon to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Land, sea, and air travel has been suspended, while government work, schools, businesses, and public transportation have been ordered shut in a bid to keep some 55 million people at home. The Philippines' Department of Health has so far confirmed 4,076 cases of the new coronavirus in the country, with at least 203 recorded fatalities. The Philippines is the only Roman Catholic majority in Southeast Asia with around 85% practicing the faith. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)



Catholic devotees wearing facemasks hold palm fronds outside their homes as they wait for a priest to bless them with holy water as they celebrate Palm Sunday on April 5, 2020 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. Palm Sunday takes place each year on the Sunday before Easter, when the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem is celebrated in many Christian churches by processions in which palm fronds are carried. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine government has banned religious gatherings as part of social distancing measures to prevent the spread of the virus. Catholic devotees have been advised to wait outside their homes for a priest to bless their palm fronds, or to stay inside their homes to hear mass online. The Philippines is the only Roman Catholic majority in Southeast Asia with around 85% practicing the faith. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

Catholic devotees wearing facemasks hold palm fronds outside their homes as they wait for a priest to bless them with holy water as they celebrate Palm Sunday on April 5, 2020 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. Palm Sunday takes place each year on the Sunday before Easter, when the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem is celebrated in many Christian churches by processions in which palm fronds are carried. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine government has banned religious gatherings as part of social distancing measures to prevent the spread of the virus. Catholic devotees have been advised to wait outside their homes for a priest to bless their palm fronds, or to stay inside their homes to hear mass online. The Philippines is the only Roman Catholic majority in Southeast Asia with around 85% practicing the faith. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)



Children run past used caskets at a crematorium facility in Manila on April 29, 2020. Most of the Philippines is under quarantine to contain the spread of the coronavirus that has infected over 7,000 people and killed at least 500 in the country. (Photo by Maria Tan/AFP Photo)

Children run past used caskets at a crematorium facility in Manila on April 29, 2020. Most of the Philippines is under quarantine to contain the spread of the coronavirus that has infected over 7,000 people and killed at least 500 in the country. (Photo by Maria Tan/AFP Photo)



Filipino Catholic Richard Pineda, 30, stands for a portrait showing his bloodied back and bamboo whip shortly after finishing the ritual of self-flagellation on Maundy Thursday, amid the enforcement of home quarantine to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manila, Philippines, April 9, 2020. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)

Filipino Catholic Richard Pineda, 30, stands for a portrait showing his bloodied back and bamboo whip shortly after finishing the ritual of self-flagellation on Maundy Thursday, amid the enforcement of home quarantine to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manila, Philippines, April 9, 2020. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)



Motorcycle riders crowd a military checkpoint in Las Pinas city, Metro Manila, Philippines, 20 April 2020. According to reports, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened a martial law-like crackdown in case the number of quarantine violators continues to rise. Police said more than 100,000 individuals have violated the quarantine protocols – caught outside their homes without valid reasons. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Motorcycle riders crowd a military checkpoint in Las Pinas city, Metro Manila, Philippines, 20 April 2020. According to reports, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened a martial law-like crackdown in case the number of quarantine violators continues to rise. Police said more than 100,000 individuals have violated the quarantine protocols – caught outside their homes without valid reasons. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)



A Filipino boy flies a kite along the Manila bay on the eve of World Earth day, Philippines, 21 April 2020. According to reports, the rehabilitation of the murky water of Manila Bay put on hold as the Philippine government engulfed in public health response to the spread of the deadly coronavirus COVID-19 crisis. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

A Filipino boy flies a kite along the Manila bay on the eve of World Earth day, Philippines, 21 April 2020. According to reports, the rehabilitation of the murky water of Manila Bay put on hold as the Philippine government engulfed in public health response to the spread of the deadly coronavirus COVID-19 crisis. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
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