Joy, toys and bumper cars as Manila’s children reclaim the city

Malls, restaurants and arcades in the Philippines capital are packed with children as Covid curbs ease

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Ten-year-old Gabriel Estrella beams as he talks about T-shirts he bought on his first day out at a shopping mall after nearly two years of staying away due to coronavirus restrictions in the Philippines.

Before the pandemic, buying T-shirts used to be boring," he said, sweaty after playing with his eight-year-old sister. Now, it's exciting! I bought four shirts. They're anime shirts.