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MANILA — Even before the coronavirus arrived in Manila, a saying in the capital’s sprawling San Roque slum — “no one dies from a fever” — crystallized the many threats that its residents faced in their daily lives. Drug-fueled petty crime. Food shortages. Overcrowding and poor sanitation. Fever, body aches …

As food prices continue to go up, many low-income families struggle to put food on the table as salaries are not increasing as quickly so The Food Bank Singapore (FBSG) aims to help with that. What the charity does is that it collects and delivers food donated from individuals and …