4454 / Batpeople: PHILIPPINES, MANILA, 05.12.2007: Partial view of the habitat of the bat people, the Navotas Bridge2. Due to shortage of space, they built their homes from the riverbank right into the water. Some men take their boats to get to the harbour, where they want to dive to the ground of the Novatas river in order to look for metal garbage. They sell the metal in the so-called junk shops for a couple of Pesos. ----- They constructed their homes under the bridges of the Philippine 15 million metropolis Manila. Tiny shacks, shaking when lorries pass over the bridge. They live like bats in the dark under it. That is how they got their nickname: Bat people. In total 40 families live in the shanty town under the Navotas Bridge2. ТWe live under ManilaХs most expensive roof,У they like to make fun of themselves. Most of the times two or three families live in a poor shack made out of garbage that they found in the waters of the harbour. Since several generations now, they life here. They learned how to organize themselves and to live with their situation. Strong families and a distinctive neighbourly help, help to create moments full of happiness. Meanwhile, the community voted a police officer, there is a small kiosk and for disportion a pool table next to the bridge. In 2010 the government wants to clear the settlement under the bridge. Than they want to built a new street and the bat people need to move.
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