A year ago, I was a caregiver. Every Sunday, I spent my mornings at Luwalhati ng Maynila, a home for the aged in Marikina. This was part of Ateneo’s Junior Engagement Program (JEEP), which took Ateneans (who, stereotypically, live in comfort) and thrust them out into the experience the realities of the Philippines’ marginalized sectors. “Luwalhati ng Maynila,” when translated to English, means “Glory of Manila;” however, I quickly learned there was no splendor to be found in that place.
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