The rise in unemployment in the Philippines accelerated to 6.5 percent in July from 6.4 percent in April as more people lost jobs as a result of the impact of El Nino on agriculture, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said on Wednesday.
A man carries crap plastic bags while the other workers clean up a creek in Payatas, Quezon city to earn a living. (below) A boy, submerged in murky waters, helps out his family do the job of cleaning up. Unemployment in the country accelerated to 6.5 percent in July from 6.4 percent in April as more people lost jobs as a result of the impact of el Nino on agriculture, the National economic and Development Authority (NeDA) said on Wednesday. Photos By Miguel de Guzman