A young man looks out at the highway sitting along side his dog in a congested slum on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines. Manila has a population of 20 million people which is rising by approximately another quarter of a million every year. Due to overcrowding a third of the city dwellers are forced to live on any bit of spare land they can manage mostly in makeshift settlements under bridges, railway lines and even cemeteries. Large families are a common statistic in a conservative Catholic county that is pushing the government's already weak social care system to it's limit.
A boy looks up from a rat infested garbage pile where he is looking for items to recycle in the slums of Tondo on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
Jasper Vito, 22, stands on the streets of the Binondo slums on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
Rolando Delacruz, 35, poses for the camera showing off his feminine side on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
Irish Romes, 19, holds her newborn baby Jay, 2 weeks old, inside a small space where she lives with her family next to a highway in the slums of Binondo on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
A family sits by the river where they reside in a small room under a bridge on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
Children play on a congested street of slum dwellers in Binondo on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
A man stands next to the door of his room under a bridge on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
Residents of a congested high rise apartment building in the Tondo slums look out from the rooftop on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
Young residents of a congested high rise apartment building in the Tondo slums hang out on the rooftop on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
A man washes clothes as the children look out from the small room under a bridge within which they live on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
Residents of a congested high rise apartment building in the Tondo slums look out from the rooftop on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
A pregnant woman sits next to her room living under a bridge on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
John Harris stands next to his family, wife Remedios holding Joshua, 3, Jamie, 11, John, 16, and Joyce, 8, at their small space where they live under a bridge on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
A boy looks out from his home in a congested slum area on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
Residents of a congested high rise apartment building in the Tondo slums look out from the rooftop on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
A boy stands outside his room where he lives with his family under a bridge on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
A woman holds her daughter in their makeshift shack in the Binondo slums where they rent up to a 1,000 pesos or $24.00 a month on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
Children play on a congested street of slum dwellers in Binondo on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
Rolando Delacruz, 35, poses for the camera showing off his feminine side on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
Venus, 14, inhales glue mixed with nail polish remover in a plastic bag living in the slums of Binondo on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
Irish Romes, 19, holds her newborn baby Jay, 2 weeks old, where she lives with her family next to a highway in the slums of Binondo on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
Children play a game on the rooftop of a congested high rise apartment building in the Tondo slums on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
A man grabs some laundry from outside his home in a congested slum area on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
A young boy inhales glue mixed with nail polish remover in a plastic bag living in the slums of Binondo on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
A woman checks the burning garbage for items to recycle in the Tondo slums on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
A young boy inhales glue mixed with nail polish remover in a plastic bag living in the slums of Binondo on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
A young boy holds his stash of bottles filled with solvent, glue mixed with nail polish remover purchased for about 10 pesos or about 20 cents in the slums of Binondo on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
Men cook chicken for dinner on a makeshift grill on the streets of the slums of Binondo as a teen openly sniffs solvent on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
Jasper Vito, 22, stands on the streets of the Binondo slums as young boys carry bags of recycled items they collected on Aug. 21, 2012 in Manila, Philippines.
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