PHILIPPINES-ECONOMY-POVERTY

Members of some thirty families who live under a bridge gather on the bridge for the night after the illegal electric supply they had been using was cut in Manila on October 29, 2014. Almost 30 families live under the bridge with some earning money by selling flowers and collecting plastic botlles, earing an average of 4 US dollars a day. The Philippines announced in April 2014 plans to spend more on infrastructure and introduce other reforms to try to lift millions out of poverty. The revised Philippine Development Plan sets more ambitious economic targets to address persistent concerns that poor Filipinos are not enjoying the benefits of the country's recent dramatic economic growth. AFP PHOTO /NOEL CELIS (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)