Myrna Salazar collects pagpag at Joe’s Junk Shop in Payatas. Photo: SCMP Pictures
In Philippine slums, meat scavenged from dumpsters feeds those short of meals and hope
- Consuming pagpag leads to stunted growth in children, and heightens the risk of acquiring hepatitis A, cholera and typhoid
- Despite the government’s incremental success at reducing poverty, eating and selling pagpag is a way of life in slums like Payatas
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The Philippines
Myrna Salazar collects pagpag at Joe’s Junk Shop in Payatas. Photo: SCMP Pictures