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In the 1990s, Jane Walker arrived in the Philippines on holiday, and her taxi took her by Smokey Mountain. She was intrigued by the Tondo slums, and she returned back to Southampton, where her plan to do something took place. In time, Walker would raise money and funds and build businesses that transformed rubbish into products like handbags.
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It is limited to mountain peaks with, if known, an elevation of at least 200 metres (660 feet) above sea level, and may include those considered as hills. The distinction between a hill and a mountain in terms of elevation is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be less tall and less steep than a mountain. [2]
The Payatas dumpsite, also known as the Payatas Controlled Disposal Facility (PCDF), is a former garbage dump in the barangay of the same name in Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines. Originally established in the 1970s, [ 1 ] the former open dumpsite was home to scavengers who migrated to the area after the closure of the Smokey Mountain ...
Smoky Mountain is an adjective for things related to the Great Smoky Mountains (as in the Smoky Mountain National Park) and may refer to the following landforms: Smoky Mountain (California) , a Guadalupe Mountains summit at 37°26′28″N 120°01′56″W / 37.441064°N 120.032115°W / 37.441064; -120.
A landslide in the southern Philippines left at least seven villagers dead and 48 others missing, including miners waiting in buses for a ride home, officials said Wednesday. Army troops, police ...
The Northern Negros Natural Park is located some 40 kilometres (25 mi) east-northeast of Bacolod, the largest city and capital of Negros Occidental.It covers the highland interior of the island and spans the cities and municipalities of Murcia, Salvador Benedicto, Talisay, Silay, Enrique B. Magalona, Victorias, Cadiz, Sagay, Toboso, Calatrava and San Carlos near the boundary with the province ...
A volcano belched a plume of ash and steam into the night sky in the central Philippines in a powerful explosion that sent more than 700 people fleeing to evacuation camps. The explosion of Mount ...