It was raining very hard and the wind was picking up as my taxi approached Tondo, the largest and most populated of Manila’s 16 districts. It was September 18, 2018 and Typhoon Mangkhut was ravaging the northern tip of Luzon hundreds of kilometers from Manila. Despite the distance, Mangkhut was having an impact in the Philippine capital.
My first sight of Tondo was of scores of children playing in the rain on a main avenue. They were relishing the downpour in the ankle-deep water that covered the street. Each child was smiling, laughing, and squealing with joy as they ran and splashed about.
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