Catholic Missionaries Feed the Homeless in Manila Amid the Pandemic

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - DECEMBER 15: Homeless people queue to receive free meals distributed by members of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) on December 15, 2020 in Manila, Philippines. The COVID-19 pandemic will make 2.7 million more Filipinos poor this year on top of a record slide in the Philippines gross domestic product (GDP), the World Bank said. On their December economic update for the Philippines, the World Bank nonetheless remains optimistic that the economy will recover starting 2021 as quarantine restrictions ease and as COVID-19 vaccines become available. The Philippines so far has confirmed more than 451,000 cases of the coronavirus disease, with more than 8,700 deaths, making it the second-worst hit country by the pandemic in Southeast Asia. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)