The Philippines is a country which has enjoyed rapid economic development in recent years. Annual GDP growth has hovered around 7% in the last decade, underlined by a landscape which has seen the value of national GDP double in the decade between 2007 and 2017.
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”
These simple yet powerfully commanding words of Muhammad Ali remain impactful to a person’s conscience until this day. Even more so can be said for the team of GE Volunteers in the Philippines who decided to take a stand and help the victims of the Taal Volcano natural disaster in the country.