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Street life: Manila's homeless find shelter in pushcarts

Pushcarts, known as karitons, are a common sight in the city of more than 13 million people. Often made from scraps of wood, the human-powered carts are used as shelter, storage and a source of income, such as collecting trash to sell to recyclers.

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Every night, Abawag and her now four-year-old son sleep inside their pushcart parked under a tree on the footpath of a busy street. The cart is 1.6 metres (5.2 feet) long and 31 centimetres (about one foot) wide and contains all their worldly goods like a torch, radio, soap, pillows, blankets and toys.