Archival: NGOs should stop street giving amid mendicancy row

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival urged non-government organizations (NGOs) and private donors to stop directly giving food or money to street dwellers. The mayor said that such acts would encourage more mendicants to flock to the city amid intensified enforcement of the city’s anti-mendicancy campaign. Archival made the appeal days after the arrest of 68-year-old harmonica player Ireneo Vidal along Colon Street triggered a public backlash, allegations of abuse, and debate over whether Cebu City’s anti-mendicancy drive punishes poverty instead of addressing it. The issue escalated further on Thursday after Councilor Pastor “Jun” Alcover Jr. posted bail for […]... Keep on reading: Archival: NGOs should stop street giving amid mendicancy row

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