Down On His Luck In The Philippines
by Kay Novy
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Down On His Luck In The Philippines
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Kay Novy
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Photograph - Photography
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With many mentally ill people on the streets and few facilities to cater to them, the Cebu City Council wants the city government to establish its own mental health institution.
In an approved resolution, the City Council is requesting the mayor’s office to appropriate an area and to allocate funds for the construction of a shelter of a mental health institution for the homeless and mentally ill individuals.
Cebu City Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera, who sponsored the resolution, said these mentally ill people are currently loitering the city’s streets.
“The proliferation of street dwellers and mendicants is one of the major problems of the City of Cebu. It is estimated that 20 to 25 percent of homeless people suffer from severe mental illness. Others estimate that up to one-third of the homeless suffer from severe mental illness".
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March 16th, 2019
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