Tj (not his real name), 13, is a former child laborer who has been in crutches for about a year after sustaining an injury in his left ankle while working in the gold mines of Mt. Diwata in Monkayo, Compostela Valley Province. Tj used to earn P10 to P15 pesos for a day’s work. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
